 In 1999, during the shoot of Saran's "Amarkalam", Ajith began to date his co-star Shalini At that time, their involvement made him a regular subject of tabloid gossip.Despite the fact actor Ramesh kanna advised Ajith not to marry an actress, Ajith proposed to actress Shalini in June 1999 and they were married in April 2000 in Chennai.On 3 January 2008, their daughter, Anoushka, was born in Chennai.