Ajmal Ameer


Ajmal Ameer is an Indian film actor and physician, who works in the Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu film industries. He has also acted in one English movie. He has won two Filmfare Awards South.

Background

Ajmal was born in Aluva, Kerala. He studied medicine in National Pirogov Memorial Medical University in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, and had plans to open a hospital in future. Ajmal has one brother Askar.

Career

Ajmal's debut film was Pranayakalam, opposite Vimala Raman. This was followed by the Tamil film Anjathe, directed by Myshkin, in which he played an angry young man. The film became a high critical as well as commercial success, with Ajmal receiving several awards for his performance. He next starred in the Malayalam film Madambi alongside Mohanlal. It remains his only hit in Malayalam. He also acted in an international production De Nova, which went unnoticed. The anti-hero character, Vasanthan Perumal, he portrayed in the 2011 Tamil movie Ko earned him a lot of appreciation. Based on an online poll conducted by The Times of India, Ajmal won the Chennai Times Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role Male. In 2013 he played an independent cinematographer in the suspense thriller Bangles.
He also acted in the Telugu film Prabhajanam in which he played the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Apart from Prabhajanam he also did two more Telugu films Tanu Monne Vellipoyindi and Chaitanyam. In Tamil he acted in Vetri Selvan and Ula in which he played a rockstar and in Malayalam he has finished V. K. Prakash's Mazhaneerthullikal which is delayed.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2005February 14College StudentTamil
2007PranayakalamRenjithMalayalam
2008AnjatheKirubakaran TamilFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor
2008D-17AjmalMalayalam
2008MadambiRamakrishnan PillaiMalayalam
2009TN 07 AL 4777Gautham IyengarTamil
2009Thiru Thiru Thuru ThuruArjunTamil
2010De NovaKhaildMalayalam
2011KoVasanthan PerumalTamilFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor
2011Lucky JokersVishalMalayalam
2012RachchaJamesTelugu
2012ArikeSanjay ShenoyMalayalam
2013KaruppampattiKothai Cocopardo/ManoharTamil
2013BanglesVivekMalayalam
2014PrabhanjanamChaitanyaTelugu
2014Vetri SelvanVetri SelvanTamil
2015LohamAzhagan PerumaalMalayalam
2015Two CountriesUllas KumaranMalayalam
2015BenPriestMalayalamGuest appearance
2015MazhaneerthullikalPadmanabhanMalayalamRelease Delayed
2016Vennello Hai HaiSusheelTelugu
2018White MatterJimmyHindiWebseries on Hot Star
2018Iravukku Aayiram KangalGaneshTamil
2019Chithiram Pesuthadi 2VickyTamil
2019Devi 2RudhraTamil
2019Abhinetri 2RudhraTelugu
2019Amma Rajyam Lo Kadapa BiddaluY S JaganTelugu
2019NungambakkamTamilFilming
2019KshanamMalayalamFilming