Ajith At 25: 7 Striking Similarities Between ‘Thala’ & ‘Thalaivar’

Both Rajinikanth and Ajith are stars of Kollywood but they are not Tamilians by birth. Rajinikanth was born as Shivaji Rao Gaekwad in a Marathi family in Bangalore, whereas, Ajith was born in Secunderabad, Telangana, to a Malayali father and Sindhi mother. Interestingly, Ajith didn’t know Tamil until he became an actor. And only after that Thala excelled in the language.

Neither Thala nor Thalaivar had any sort of connections with the industry in their childhood. Unlike most of the other stars, both of them were born into ordinary middle-class families, and their only connection to films was the theatre screenings they went to. Still, they broke all the barriers and became two giant stars in Indian Cinema.

While it is difficult for many other stars to keep their personal life to themselves, these two have mastered it. In this case, it won’t be wrong to say that Thala follows Thalaivar. Both of them lead a simple life and clearly have set boundaries between their on-screen and off-screen lives. Rajinikanth and Ajith like to travel on their own without a wagon of personal assistants. They never let their stardom come in the way of their regular life. In fact, both of them are not at all bothered about their off screen appearances. They come in front of public as they are and this makes them public favourite.

We all remember, how Rajinikanth opened up all his properties to public during the Chennai floods. This itself shows that for the superstar charity begins at home. Similarly, Thala has never shown any kind of restrictions in helping the needy. He has in fact openly advocated that celebrities should have a social responsibility and they should consider helping the poor as a part of their lives. Both the stars extensively use their fans associations when it comes to philanthropic activities.

Rajinikanth never misses an opportunity to meet and greet his fans. Same way, Ajith considers his fans as part of his life. At many instances, both Thalaivar and Thala have set examples of how to be close to their fans. Both of them interact and keep contacts with their fans as not a star but a guardian. That is why Ajith and Rajini have never-ending fans list.

An interesting similarity when it comes to on-screen between our Thalaivar and Thala is their choice of movies. Both of them started their career as supporting cast. Later on stylish films became their success mantra. If someone can pull off a commercially successful mass entertainer without much of script weight, then their name is either Rajinikanth or Ajith. On a closer look, both the actors are the biggest attraction of their movies, as their choice of movies is also very similar.

Obviously and always, Stylemannan will be our own Superstar Rajinikanth. But if we have to think of someone after him, then the only answer will be Ajith. Thala rocks the screen with his style. If we check the movies of both the stars, their style has a big role to play in it. In fact, Thala may be the only Indian actor who has pulled off the salt & pepper look with such grace on the screen.