Ajith Kollam
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Ajith Kollam | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ajith Kumar Haridasan 7 April 1962 |
| Died | 5 April 2018 (aged 55) |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 1984–2018 |
| Spouse | Prameela Ajith |
| Children | 2 |
Ajith Kollam (7 April 1962 – 5 April 2018) was an Indian actor, who predominantly appeared in Malayalam cinema. He had acted in more than 500 films in all South Indian languages.[1] He mainly acted in villain roles.[2][3] He acted in the Tamil movie Airport (1993).
Background
[edit]Ajith Kumar Haridas hailed from Kottayam, Kerala. He was one of six children born to Haridasan and Devakiamma in 1962. His father was a railway officer and mother was a house wife. He completed his primary education at Krist Raj High School, Kollam and Bachelors in Arts Degree from Sree Narayana College, Kollam.[4]
Since his father was a Railway Station Master who was working at Kollam, he was brought up at Kadappakada in Kollam and adopted Kollam as the suffix for his name.[5]
He went to the director Padmarajan to become an assistant director but, seeing his talent, Padmarajan cast him in his movie Parannu Parannu Parannu, and thus made his debut in a Malayalam movie in 1984. After that, he was a permanent actor in all Padmarajan movies. He turned director and scriptwriter in the Malayalam movie Calling Bell.[citation needed]
Family
[edit]He was married to Prameela. The couple has a daughter Gayathri and a son Sreehari. They are residing in Kochi. The Malayalam film director Anil Das is his brother.
Death
[edit]He died on 5 April 2018 from a stomach-related illness in Amrita Hospital in Kochi. He was 56 years old at the time of death. His funeral took place at his native place Kollam.[6]
Partial filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Parannu Parannu Parannu | [7] | |
| 1985 | Ee Thalamura Ingane | ||
| Akalathe Ambili | Aravind | ||
| 1986 | Adiverukal | Attapadi Somu | |
| Yuvajanotsavam | Das | ||
| Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal | Gunda | ||
| Veendum | Robert's henchman | ||
| Naale Njangalude Vivaham | |||
| 1987 | Naalkavala | ||
| Vrutham | |||
| Nadodikkattu | Nambiar's henchman | ||
| Irupatham Noottandu | Kasim | ||
| 1988 | 1921 | Kunjalavi | |
| Aparan | Criminal's accomplice | ||
| Pattanapravesham | |||
| Manu Uncle | |||
| 1989 | Vaadaka Gunda | ||
| Agnipravesham | Venukumar | ||
| Jaathakam | |||
| Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam | Chettiyar's Goonda | ||
| Kaalal Pada | Kareem | ||
| Mahayanam | |||
| 1990 | Samrajyam | ||
| No.20 Madras Mail | Goon | ||
| Lal Salam | |||
| 1991 | Bhoomika | ||
| Abhimanyu | |||
| Oru Prathyeka Ariyippu | |||
| 1992 | Aardram | Pandiyan | |
| Sooryachakram | |||
| 1993 | Airport | Tamil film | |
| 1995 | Nirnayam | Peethambaran | |
| Spadikam | Georgekutty | ||
| 1996 | Hit List | ||
| 1997 | Aaraam Thampuran | Prabhu | [7] |
| Asuravamsam | |||
| Virasat | Inspector | Hindi film[7] | |
| 1998 | Illamura Tampuran | ||
| British Market | |||
| 1999 | Friends | Goonda | |
| Olympian Anthony Adam | Sub Inspector Vivek | ||
| 2000 | Mark Antony | S. I. Jagannathan | |
| Valliettan | Marodi Abu | ||
| Narasimham | Vasudevan | ||
| Daivathinte Makan | Constable Ponnappan | ||
| 2001 | Ee Nadu Innale Vare | Pappy | |
| Sooryachakram | |||
| 2002 | Kanmashi | ||
| Sthree Vesham | |||
| 2003 | Chronic Bachelor | ||
| Balettan | |||
| 2004 | Sethurama Iyer CBI | Sub-inspector | |
| Vettam | Abdullah | ||
| 2005 | Bharathchandran I.P.S. | Udayan Shetty | |
| Pandippada | Murugan | ||
| Boyy Friennd | CI Georgekutty | ||
| The Tiger | Nasser | ||
| 2006 | Prajapathi | Kunjachan | |
| Don | |||
| Red Salute | Muniswamy | ||
| Yes Your Honour | Gopikrishnan's friend | ||
| Avan Chandiyude Makan | Si Hari | ||
| 2007 | Nagaram | S. I. Sugunan | |
| Mission 90 Days | Inspector Raghoothaman | ||
| Kichamani MBA | |||
| 2008 | Twenty:20 | ||
| LollyPop | |||
| 2009 | 2 Harihar Nagar | ||
| Gulumaal: The Escape | |||
| 2010 | Thanthonni | ||
| Nallavan | |||
| Chekavar | Musthafa | ||
| Advocate Lakshmanan – Ladies Only | |||
| Kootukar | DYSP Idiyan Narayanan | ||
| 2011 | Note Out | ||
| China Town | |||
| Manushyamrugam | |||
| Teja Bhai & Family | Srank | ||
| 2012 | Kunjaliyan | ||
| No.66 Madhura Bus | |||
| Simhasanam | Razool Musthafa | [7] | |
| Ardhanaari | |||
| 2013 | Blackberry | ||
| 2014 | Alice a True Story | ||
| 2016 | Calling Bell | Also director[7] | |
| 2017 | Neeranjanapookkal | ||
| Pakal Pole | [7] |
References
[edit]- ^ "From in front to behind the camera | the New Indian Express". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ Aiyappan, Ashameera (5 April 2018). "Who was Kollam Ajith?". The Indian Express. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ E., Anagha Jayan (5 April 2018). "Kollam Ajith, the familiar henchman of Malayalam movies". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "നടന് കൊല്ലം അജിത്ത് അന്തരിച്ചു". Mangalam.com. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Kollam Ajith". Malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ Shrijith, Sajin (6 April 2018). "Veteran actor Kollam Ajith breathes his last". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Shrijith, Sajin (12 May 2018). "Veteran actor Kollam Ajith breathes his last". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ajith Kollam at IMDb
- Kollam Ajith at MSI Archived 24 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Profile, Malayalamcinema.com; accessed 7 April 2018.