Most young actors in Tamil filmdom declare Ajith as their favorite hero. The list is only getting bigger and stronger by the day. The man affectionately called 'Thala' finds favor among many young heroes including Simbu, Jai and Nakul.

Jai who is currently enjoying tremendous success, debuted in a Vijay film playing the star's brother. But then his favorite star is Ajith and even goes on to say that he talks to 'thala' frequently and even gets some invaluable tips from the star.

Simbu has declared many a time that he is a fan of Ajith. His soon-to-be-released film 'Silambattam' would showcase him as an Ajith fan.

With so many young stars fervently declaring that they like Ajith, has Vijay been left out? Well, not exactly …. Bharath who is called 'Chinna Thalapathi' is reportedly a die hard fan of 'Illaya Thalapathi' Vijay and talks to him whenever he can for inspiration.