India, Sept. 12 -- For more than two decades, Ajith Kumar and Vijay have been treated as Tamil cinema's biggest rivals. Their films were compared. Their box-office numbers were compared. Their fan clubs were compared. And whenever an Ajith film and a Vijay film arrived around the same time, the "Thala vs Thalapathy" debate would explode. But did Ajith and Vijay actually fight?

There is no established evidence of a major personal feud between the two actors. In fact, Ajith has previously described Vijay as a competitor rather than an enemy, while Ajith's wife Shalini has spoken about the two stars having a good relationship and being happy for each other's success. The rivalry was real.

The personal war, however, appears to have been lar...