Ajith is currently waiting for the release of his 61st film Thunivu with H Vinoth, and it marks the actor's third continuous film with the director. But this will be a different genre from their previous two films. While all his fans called Ak -Thala do you know who is the first one to use this name on him? Read to know more

Mahanadhi Shankar is famous for his roles as stuntmen and gangsters in many films, and he also played a notable role in Ajith starrer 'Dheena'. Also, he is the one, who was first addressed Ajith as Thala on big screens, then the name emerged as the title for the actor.

Mahanadhi Shankar has been roped in to play a supporting role in the film, and this will be his second film with Ajith after 'Dheena'. But it took 20 years for the actor to rejoin Ajith for a film. Recently he revealed what happened during their reunion in an interview and it is the sweetest news you will read today.

"On my First day at Thunivu shooting spot, Ajith Kumar came and Hugged me for 10 mins. Then he took me to Camera Man Nirav shah and told him "Sir he is the first person to call me THALA"