Family

Ajith began dating his Amarkalam co-star Shalini in 1999. At that time , their involvement made him a regular subject of tabloid gossip , a role to which he was unaccustomed . They were married in 2000 in Chennai , where they invited many other Kollywood actors and actresses including Rajnikanth, Kamal Hasan , Vijay , Surya and R. Madhavan . As both were of different religions , Ajith being a Hindu and Shalini being a Christian , they were married together in the customs of both religions . After their marriage in the year 2000 , Shalini retired as an actress and became a full time housewife . However she did accompany Ajith to the sets of his films as moral support . On January 3 , 2008 , the couple were blessed with a baby girl , Anoushka