Abbas (actor)
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| Abbas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mirza Abbas Ali 21 May 1975 [1] Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Actor, Model |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Spouse(s) | Erum Ali |
| Children | Emira, Aymaan |
Mirza Abbas Ali (born 21 May 1975), known as Abbas, is an Indian film actor and model of Bangladeshi descent. He has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films.[2]
Born in and educated in Kolkata, West Bengal, India is originally from Dhaka, Bangladesh. he was discovered modeling in Bangalore. Since 2003, he has become less engaged in the industry and is running a family-based business in Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Contents
[hide]- 1 Personal life
- 2 Career
- 3 Filmography
- 3.1 Television
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Personal life[edit]
He is married to Erum Ali, a fashion designer; the couple has a son and a daughter, Erum worked as Costume designer in many films notably Aayirathil Oruvan andGuru En Aalu where his co-star Madhavan's wife Saritha too worked as designer.[3]
Career[edit]
Acting was not his first priority. Abbas wanted to become an Air Force pilot. Failing that, he wanted to go in for Masters in Business Management (MBA). But he landed in films after he was done with college. He has been a professional model since std X. His colleagues were Suman Ranganathan, Rahul Dev, Sameer Malhotra, Rajeev Gopalkrishna and Dino Morea.[4][5][6] Mumbai model Abbas was in Bangalore during his holidays, when he bumped into director Kathir who asked him to act in his Tamil film. Initially reluctant due to his little knowledge of the language, he opted out and left for his college in Mumbai. A year later, Abbas received a call from producer K. T. Kunjumon asking him to come over for a screen test as a result of Kathir's insistence for Kadhal Desam.[7][8] The film was successful and earned him many female fans, Post-success, Abbas revealed that he felt the "Mustafa Mustafa" song catapulted him to stardom and enjoyed a strong female base after Kadhal Desam.[9] As a result of respect for his first director, Abbas made a guest appearance in kathir's Kadhal Virus. He appeared in the music videos of Hindi pop albums such as Yeh Hai Prem (1999) and also appeared in Television commercials of Harpic Toilet Cleaner. He made a special appearance in the Tamil game show Deala No Deala, hosted by Rishi on 28 November 2009 for Bakrid. The show is a remake of the popular game show Deal Or No Deal.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Kadhal Desam | Arun | Tamil | |
| 1997 | Pagaivan | Tamil | ||
| V.I.P | Santhosh | Tamil | ||
| Priya O Priya | Telugu | |||
| Poochudava | Kannan | Tamil | ||
| 1998 | Ini Ellam Sugame | Aravind | Tamil | |
| Shanti Shanti Shanti | Raju | Kannada | ||
| Jolly | Gauri Shankar | Tamil | ||
| Rajahamsa | Telugu | |||
| Aasai Thambi | Tamil | |||
| Pooveli | Arun | Tamil | ||
| 1999 | Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu | Moosakutty | Malayalam | |
| Raja | Telugu | |||
| Padayappa | Chandraprakash | Tamil | ||
| Suyamvaram | Indiran | Tamil | ||
| Malabar Police | Raja | Tamil | ||
| Anaganga Oka Ammai | Sathya | Telugu | ||
| Krishna Babu | Vijay Babu | Telugu | ||
| 2000 | Hey Ram | Munnu | Tamil Hindi | |
| Dreams | Shiva | Malayalam | ||
| Kandukondain Kandukondain | Srikanth | Tamil | ||
| Madhuri | Telugu | |||
| 2001 | Minnale | Rajiv Samuel | Tamil | |
| Vinnukum Mannukum | Himself | Tamil | Guest appearance | |
| Aanandham | Kannan | Tamil | ||
| 2002 | Pammal K. Sambandam | Anand | Tamil | |
| Nee Premakai | Prabhu | Telugu | ||
| Ansh | Rajnath Guru | Hindi | ||
| Kadhal Virus | Rajiv | Tamil | ||
| 2003 | Kadhaludan | Durai | Tamil | |
| Banda Paramasivam | Madhavan | Tamil | ||
| Parasuram | Shiva | Tamil | ||
| Zinda Dil | Hindi | |||
| Three Roses | Tamil | |||
| Sindhamal Sitharamal | Saravanan | Tamil | ||
| 2004 | Manasthan | Selvarasu | Tamil | |
| Shweta Naagu | Telugu | |||
| Shock | Ajay | Tamil | ||
| Adi Thadi | Arjun | Tamil | ||
| Kadha | Malayalam | |||
| Azhagiya Theeye | Himself | Tamil | Guest appearance | |
| Greetings | Swaminathan | Malayalam | ||
| Adhu | Raj | Tamil | ||
| 2005 | Kalyana Kurimanam | Vishnu | Malayalam | |
| Political Rowdy | Telugu | |||
| Unarchigal | Tamil | |||
| Vanakkam Thalaiva | Mano | Tamil | ||
| 2006 | 47A Besant Nagar Varai | Tamil | ||
| Thiruttu Payale | Ramesh | Tamil | ||
| Woh Lamhe | Hindi | |||
| 2007 | Mauryan | Shivashangaran | Malayalam | |
| Chandrahas | Telugu | |||
| Anasuya | Anand | Telugu | ||
| 2008 | Sadhu Miranda | Ram Mohan | Tamil | |
| Idi Sangathi | Murthy | Telugu | ||
| 2009 | Bank | Telugu | ||
| Guru En Aalu | Krishna | Tamil | ||
| 2010 | Appu Pappu | Ramesh | Kannada | |
| 2011 | Ko | Himself | Tamil | Guest Appearance |
| Maaro | Raj Mohan | Telugu | ||
| Ayudha Porattam | Tamil | |||
| 2014 | Savaari 2 | Kannada | ||
| ala jarigindi oka roju | Telugu | |||
| Ramanujan | Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis | English/Tamil |
Television[edit]
| Television | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Television | Notes |
| 2012 | Dharmayutham | Rammohan | Tamil | Vijay TV | |
| 2013 | Vaidhegi | Tamil | Jaya TV | ||
| 2014 | Harpic (Advertisement) | All Languages | All TV | ||
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