 In 2005, the failure of the Linguswamy film "Ji", despite garnering positive reviews and taking a strong opening, saw Ajith take a sabbatical from acting to re-work his image.Of the five films released between 2003 and 2005, his only box office hit was "Attagasam".During 2006, Ajith returned from his hiatus by appearing in P. Vasu's "Paramasivan" for which he had lost twenty kilograms to portray the lead role.