Did you know, Ajith was initially hesitant to play THIS award-winning role?

Popular Tamil actor Ajith

is fondly called Thala by his fans, and the

actor

has been ruling the industry for more than 20 years. The talented actor has never failed any of the different roles he has portrayed in his films till date, and he has bagged several awards for his outstanding performances. But did you know that Ajith was initially unsure about playing one of the three award-winning roles in the 2006 film '

Varalaru

'?

Ajith had played the triple role as a father and his two sons in the film 'Varalaru', which was directed by KS Ravi Kumar. The father’s character of Ajith had a slight feminine side to it and Ajith had been reluctant to take it up as he was worried that he would be teased. Director

KS Ravi Kumar

then encouraged Ajith to do the role and assured that his haters too would like this role. Ajith is also seen performing

Bharatanatyam

as part of the role and was hailed for having given the best variations for all three roles.

Later, Ajith went on to bag the Filmfare Award for Best Actor and Tamil Nadu State Film Award for his triple performances in 'Varalaru'.