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Ajay Natraj is an Indian film actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi industry. He made his debut with a Tamil movie Madurai Sambhavam in 2009. As of January 2024, he has starred in over 25 films as the main lead, villain and in supporting roles. Turkish Tharkkam is his next expected release film.

Career
Ajay Natraj started his career as a junior artist. He first appeared in a Malayalam movie, Kakki Nakshathram in 2002.

Natraj was known for his dance performances during his school college days. In the year 2008 he got selected as one among the 16 out of 16000 contestants in a dance reality show in the Jeevan TV, and he won third prize as best male dancer. Director Harikumar was the one among the judges of the show, and he invited Mr.Natraj to play the character of a police officer in his upcoming tamil movie Madurai Sambhavam. It was his first appearance as a character role. There after in 2009 he got selection in a biggest acting really show Mammootty the best actor season -1 in Asianet (TV channel). He was one among the finalist in the contest.

His first movie as a central character was Korattipattanam Railway Gate in 2011. His first notable character in tamil movie industry was "Maruthu Pandi" in Nedunalvaadai as main antagonist, Directed by Selvakannan in 2019. After releasing this movie he got an offer from one of the biggest film making company Sun Pictures to play a comedy character in the great director Pandiraj's movie Namma Veettu Pillai in the year 2019 with Soori (actor) and Sivakarthikeyan. Mean while he had worked with Bollywood director Shoojit Sircar's Madras Cafe with John Abraham. He is known for his Malayalam movies like Honey Bee, Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi, Oru Mexican Aparatha, Sir CP, Tourist home, History of Joy, 5 Sundarikal and the Tamil movies like Madurai Sambhavam, Bumper.

Personal Life
Ajay Natraj was born in  Cherthala, Alleppey district in Kerala. He got married with his long time Greek girlfriend Sofia Digaletou in 2015, and he has a daughter Eirini Xrisovalantou. At present he is settled in Kochi, Kerala