For a very long time, there was a public notion of a rivalry between Vijay and Ajith Kumar. Provided that the duo is among the many high stars of Kollywood, their followers and most of the people would assume there’s a rivalry between them. Nevertheless, when requested about them at an awards present, Shalini Ajith Kumar made it clear that the 2 share an excellent relationship regardless of their movies competing on the field workplace.
Shalini on Ajith Kumar and Vijay
On the JFW Film Awards in Chennai, Shalini was requested to talk about Ajith and Vijay and their relationship. Shalini responded, “It’s an excellent relationship; they each are very joyful for one another’s success and the whole lot. It’s stunning.” Followers had been thrilled to listen to this, with one in all them commenting, “Each are good souls.” One other wrote, “Completely happy to see her after very long time.” However a few of Ajith’s followers weren’t satisfied, leaving feedback like, “However his (Vijay’s) followers exist, no?” hinting their rivalry with them and “You’re giving award to everybody however you might be asking everybody about Thalapathy. It isn’t honest. Give some respect to their onerous work.”
When Ajith wished GOAT to be a becoming farewell to Vijay
Venkat Prabhu had directed each Ajith’s 2011 hit Mankatha and Vijay’s 2024 movie GOAT. Speaking to Ananda Vikatan in August 2024, he revealed that Ajith wished him properly for the movie and even requested him to make it ‘100 instances higher’ than Mankatha, because it was presupposed to be Vijay’s farewell movie. In the course of the movie’s launch, Venkat even posted an outdated image of his with Ajith and Vijay on social media, writing, “Thank q #Thala #AK my anna for the primary want for @actorvijay na, me and workforce #GOAT all of us love u.”
Ajith Kumar busted rumours of rivalry with Vijay
Final yr, when Ajith was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, there have been rumours that Vijay hadn’t congratulated him. Nevertheless, his workforce launched a press release saying: “These claims are solely baseless. Vijay was among the many first to congratulate Ajith Sir on his racing victory. Equally, when the Padma Bhushan award was introduced, Vijay Sir additionally congratulated him. Each share a real and heartfelt friendship. So, there isn’t a reality to the declare that Vijay Sir did not lengthen his needs.”
In November 2025, in an audio interview with Rangaraj Pandey, Ajith immediately addressed reviews of rivalry and stated, “Some are making issues up and making a false impression between Vijay and me, leading to followers clashing with one another. It is higher if these miscreants stay quiet … I’ve all the time wished properly for Vijay.”
Ajith has but to announce his upcoming movie after venturing into racing final yr. Vijay will contest within the Tamil Nadu elections together with his TVK occasion. His movie Jana Nayagan has been postponed attributable to a censor delay.
