6 films Ajith lost to other stars, including A.R Murugadoss' blockbuster

Here's the list of film Tamil superstar Ajith lost to other actors

Ajith was director Vasanth's original choice opposite Vijay for this blockbuster drama. However, Ajith left the project after 18 days, and the makers replaced him with Suriya

Nerukku Ner (1997)

Shankar's Jeans was originally offered to Ajith, but due to scheduling conflicts, he had to opt out of the film, and Prashanth replaced him

Jeans (1998)

Not R Madhavan, but Ajith was the original choice for Run. Reportedly, director Lingusamy approached Ajith with the script. But Ajith wasn't convinced of action, so he rejected the film

Run (2002)

Ajith was the original choice of director Saran, but he was not convinced by the character. Thus he rejected the film, and Vikram got a blockbuster with Gemini

Gemini (2002)

One of the biggest blockbusters of Tamil cinema, A.R. Murugadoss' Ghajini, was originally offered to Ajith, but he walked out after the initial photo shoot. Thus, Suriya gained another blockbuster

Ghajini (2005)

Director Bala's National Awardee Naan Kadavul was planned with Ajith. The actor even grew long hair for the film, but due to production delays, Ajith walked out from the film

Naan Kadavul (2009)

On the work front, Ajith was last seen in Thunivu (2023)

He will next be seen in Vidaa Muyarchi (2024)