AJITH KUMAR

D.O.B: 01/05/1971

GENETIC WEAPONS: An ultra-majestic stride and the salt-and- pepper look.

MOMENT OF SPARKS: Aasai. And it was his very first flick as the main character! Surprise, surprise.

THE COMPLETE 411: The George Clooney of South India is every bit as high-toned as the real deal. Although he had made a place for himself among the fore-figures of Kollywood right at his arrival, his struck gold with his fan-base in ‘Varalaru’, his first comeback film that got critically recognized for its huge success. Since then, hardly any of his projects have gone unnoticed, especially since he began to up the ante with each. One does not simply take on a remake of a Rajini-starrer and turn it into an equally compelling blockbuster, but we suppose for Thala, (whose moniker is interestingly enough, a subset of ‘Thalaivar’) there is no glory if it isn’t a formidable challenge. Not only has this Kollywood giant built for himself a charismatic empire in the industry, he has also maintained an image of elegance and polish – his slow-mo entries are the stuff of mega stardom and his slow drawl the best vessels of Tamil punchlines! We could also go on about his Ray-Ban- friendly face and his suave parading of the bow-tie but we’d only be stating the self-evident.