Mohammad Ali

Biography

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

Ali was born in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India. His father was a tailor and his mother was a homemaker. 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.

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 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 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 film, Super, which was highly acclaimed.

Ali is a brand ambassador for the anti-itching medicine Manmohan Jaadoo Malaam. He became the host of a talkie show called Ali Talkies on MAA TV. He is also the host of the popular talk show Alitho Saradaga on ETV. He also makes his Jabardasth debut as an ad hoc judge of the show.

Ali joined YSRCP on 11 March 2019. He was appointed as Electronic Media Adviser to the Government of Andhra Pradesh on 27th October 2022.