Who Is Ajith's Younger Brother Anil Kumar & Is He Really A Sibling Of Thala? Details Inside

Lot of developments have been happening around Ajith in the last one month. His Tamil film Good Bad Ugly became a hit at the box office after his Vidaamuyarchi turned out to be a dud at the box office.

Adding to the highlights, Ajith received the prestigious Padma Bhushan award from President Droupadi Murmu on Monday, April 28, 2025, just days before celebrating his 54th birthday on Thursday, May 1st. These events have kept the star firmly in the media spotlight.

How Many Brothers Do Ajith Have?

Amidst this period of heightened attention on Ajith, his younger brother, Anil Kumar, has also garnered focus following his posts on social media platform X. While many are aware of Ajith, fewer know that he has two siblings. Ajith is the middle of three brothers; his elder brother is Anup Kumar, and his younger brother is Anil Kumar.

It is Ajith's younger brother Anil who is in the news after he opened up on on his brother Ajith receiving the Padma Award. He shared a few pictures from the Rashtrapati Bhavan with a caption: "What a day! It was a day of celebration and yet one filled with moments of reflection. It was a day to look forward to, and it goes down as one to remember. I had enough reason to feel proud (QT). With the rich official tribute now (pic), I see I wasn't off the mark."

The Viral Posts

However, non-Tamil fans of Ajith were quite surprised to know that he has a sibling. But many doubted whether he is really a sibling of the actor as they could not find any picture of their family.

As some of the questions raised over his links with the actor, Anil came up with a post in which he is spotted with Ajith family as the actor received the award from the President. He wrote: "I never got around to a "16 hours in Trichy" photo essay - along the lines of @nytimes' 36 Hours series - last fall. Since done is better than perfect, as with my previous post late last night, here are some pics for my Delhi 2025 time capsule. A photo essay may yet follow."

So who is Ajith's brother Anil Kumar?

He is the founder and CEO of FreeElective, the parent company of Jodi365.com Going by his profile, he was earlier an angel investor, consulting engineer, and researcher who is settled in the US.

He was associated with Hyde Park Angels in the midwestern United States. Prior He also spent seven years at a boutique consulting firm in Seattle, providing specialized engineering and consulting services to clients in the marine industry.

"I am a graduate and Institute Blue of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and hold a Master's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Iowa and a PhD in computational hydrodynamics from the University of Michigan. I also earned an MBA in entrepreneurship and strategic management from the Chicago Booth School of Business. In addition to receiving a KPMG Award for Leadership and Scholarship at Chicago Booth, I was one of two graduating students to receive a Dean's Award of Distinction," the message in his profile reads.

Anil has claimed that he filed his first patent application at the age of 16, just months out of high school. However, not much information is available about his personal life.