Ali (born 10 October 1967) is an Indian actor, comedian, and TV presenter who works predominantly in

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films and television. He acted in more than 1000 films in Telugu. He is a recipient of two

Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...

and two Filmfare Awards South.

Early life

Ali was born in

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, Andhra Pradesh, India. His father was a

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and his mother was a home maker. He has one younger brother named

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, 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

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. He went to

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when director

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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 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

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film, '' Super'', 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 Pravee ...

'' on ETV. He also makes his '' Jabardasth'' debut as an ad hoc judge of the show.

Political career

Ali joined

YSRCP The Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP or YCP; ) is an Indian regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Its president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy serves as the state's chief minister. It is currently the fifth la ...

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 administrative division, subnational government for the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is an elected government with 175 Member of the Legislative ...

on 27th October 2022.

Awards

Filmography

References

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