Ali (born 10 October 1967) is an Indian actor, comedian, and TV presenter who works predominantly in
Telugu
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films and television. He acted in more than 1000 films in Telugu. He is a recipient of two
Nandi Awards and two
Filmfare Awards South.
Early life
Ali was born in
Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry, officially known as Rajamahendravaram, is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and District headquarters of East Godavari district. It is the sixth most populated city in the state. During British rule, the District of Ra ...
, Andhra Pradesh, India. His father was a
tailor and his mother was a home maker. He has one younger brother named
Khayyum, who is also an actor.
Ali married Zubeda Sultana in 1994. The couple has two daughters and a son.
Career
Ali came into the movie industry with the help of Jit Mohan Mitra, Rajahmundry's musical company. He debuted in the movie Nindu Noorellu in 1979 under the direction of
K. Raghavendra Rao. He went to
Chennai
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when director
Bharathi Raja was looking for child actors for his movie ''
"Seethakoka Chiluka"'', and was given a role (he previously played a role in ''Nindu Noorellu''). As a child Ali acted in several movies. When he was too old to be a child actor he struggled to get roles and later became a comedian in
Tollywood.
Director
S. V. Krishna Reddy
Satti Venkata Krishna Reddy is an Indian film director, screenwriter, composer, and actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has garnered three state Nandi Awards and the Filmfare Best Telugu Director Award.
His notable f ...
gave him comic roles in his movies, creating new roles for him. Ali developed his own style, which was popularly known as ''Chaata''. Ali acted in the 2010
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
film, ''
Super
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'', which was highly acclaimed.
Ali is a brand ambassador for anti-itching medicine Manmohan Jaadoo Malaam. He became host for a talkie show called ''Ali Talkies'' in MAA TV. He is also host of the popular talk show ''
Alitho Saradaga
''Alitho Saradaga'' () was an Indian Telugu-language television talk show hosted by Ali and produced by Gnapika Entertainments. The show was primarily broadcast on ETV. The show was premiered on the television on 24 October 2016. Kadiyala Prav ...
'' on ETV. He also makes his ''
Jabardasth'' debut as an ad hoc judge of the show.
Political career
Ali joined
YSRCP on 11 March 2019.
He was appointed as Electronic Media Adviser to
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Government of Andhra Pradesh, abbreviated as, GOAP, or, Andhra Government, is the subnational government for the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is an elected government with 175 MLAs elected to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh fo ...
on 27th October 2022.
Awards
Filmography
References
External links
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Male actors from Andhra Pradesh
Indian male film actors
Living people
Telugu male actors
Indian male comedians
Telugu stand-up comedians
Filmfare Awards South winners
Nandi Award winners
People from Rajahmundry
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Telugu comedians
Male actors in Telugu cinema
1968 births
People from East Godavari district
People from Andhra Pradesh
Male actors from Rajahmundry
Male actors in Telugu television
Indian television talk show hosts
Indian game show hosts