B. Ajithkumar

{{short description|Indian film editor and director}}

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| name = B. Ajithkumar

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| birth_place = Kothamangalam, Kerala, India

| alma_mater = Film and Television Institute of India, Pune

| occupation = {{Flatlist|

• Film editor
• director

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| awards = National Film Award for Best Editing (2007)

| yearsactive = 1998{{En dash}}present

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B. Ajithkumar (also known B. Ajith Kumar) is an Indian film editor and director. He has won the National Award for Best Editing in 2007 for Naalu Pennungal as well as the Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor in 2002 (for Nizhalkuthu and Bhavam),{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2003/04/10/stories/2003041006270400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041108162805/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2003/04/10/stories/2003041006270400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-11-08|website=The Hindu|title='Nizhalkuth' bags seven awards|date=2003-04-10|access-date=2017-11-06}} 2013 for Annayum Rasoolum,{{Cite web|url=http://www.madhyamam.com/en/node/9373?destination=node/9373|title=Prithviraj, Rima Kallingal bag State Film Awards|website=madhyamam.com|date=22 February 2013|access-date=2017-11-06}} and 2017 (for Kammatipaadam).{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmelon.com/news/47th-kerala-state-film-awards-2016-2017-winners-list|title=47th Kerala State Film Awards 2016-2017: Winners List|website=Filmelon|access-date=2017-11-06|archive-date=29 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429205919/http://www.filmelon.com/news/47th-kerala-state-film-awards-2016-2017-winners-list|url-status=dead}}

Ajithkumar graduated from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.{{Cite news|url=https://www.legrandsoir.info/le-cinema-est-un-genre-d-art-martial.html|title=Le cinéma est un genre d'art martial (Countercurrents) -- B Ajithkumar|last=Ajithkumar|first=B|work=Le Grand Soir|access-date=2017-11-06|language=fr-FR}} After graduating, he started his career as film editor. His debut directorial film was Eeda, which depicts the violent political atmosphere of Kannur.{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/oct/05/national-award-winning-editor-ajithkumar-turns-director-with-eeda---first-look-poster-1667190.html|title=National award-winning editor Ajithkumar turns director with 'Eeda' - First look poster|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-03-18|archive-date=12 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012043634/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/oct/05/national-award-winning-editor-ajithkumar-turns-director-with-eeda---first-look-poster-1667190.html|url-status=dead}}