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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Abbas
| image =
| caption = Abbas Ali
| birthname = Mirza Abbas Ali
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|5|21|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/celeb/abbas.html|title=Nilacharal|website=www.nilacharal.com}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Howrah]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].
| occupation = Actor, Model, Motivational Speaker
| years_active = 1996—2003 (Lead actor) 2004—2015 (Supporting actor)
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Erum Ali]] |1997}}
| children = 2
}}
'''Abbas''' (born 21 May 1975 as '''Abbas Ali''') is a former Indian actor and model from Kolkata, who has predominantly appeared in Tamil and Telugu films, and a few films in [[Malayalam]], [[Hindi]] and [[Kannada]] Movies. He made his movie debut with [[Kadhir]]'s ''[[Kadhal Desam]]'' in 1996.

== Career ==
Abbas grew up watching Hindi and Bengali films, with his maternal grandfather being a film actor and his paternal family being related to actor [[Feroz Khan (actor)|Feroz Khan]].<ref name="red10">{{cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/sep/15/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-abbas.htm#4|title=10 years later, Abbas returns to Kannada cinema}}</ref> He partook in modelling assignments since his college days and subsequently wanted to become an actor in Indian films. Initially after hearing that director [[Kadhir]] was looking for a new actor for his latest venture, Abbas had recommended his friends who knew Tamil to audition, and took part in a speculative audition at the insistence of his friends. Kadhir was impressed with Abbas' performance and invited him to a screen test for ''[[Kadhal Desam]]'' (1996), before eventually signing him on to play a leading role.<ref name="red02">{{cite web|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2002/jan/30abbas.htm|title=rediff.com, Movies: The world according to Abbas|website=in.rediff.com}}</ref> Unfamiliar with the Tamil language, Abbas memorised his lines on the set of the film and Kadhir began the shoot with easier portions, in order to ease Abbas into his role.<ref name="red02"/> Featuring alongside [[Vineeth]] and [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], ''Kadhal Desam'' became a critical and commercial success and Abbas was dubbed by the media as a "heart-throb" and garnered several more acting offers.<ref name="abb">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/dec/01ss.htm|title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> His busy schedule meant that he missed out on successful films including ''[[Kadhalukku Mariyadhai]]'' (1997) and ''[[Jeans (film)|Jeans]]'' (1998), and the Tamil films he appeared in such as ''[[Jolly]]'' (1998) ''[[Ini Ellam Sugame]]'' (1998), ''[[Aasai Thambi]]'' (1998) were predominantly box office failures. Meanwhile, the success of ''Kaadhal Desam'''s dubbed Telugu version, allowed him to make a breakthrough in Telugu films and his next ventures ''Priya O Priya'' (1997) and ''Rajahamsa'' (1998) were profitable. He also appeared in the youth-centric Kannada film, ''[[Shanti Shanti Shanti]]'' (1999), featuring alongside debutant [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]] for the first time.<ref name="abb"/>

Following a spell of commercially disappointing Tamil films as the lead actor, Abbas worked on several prestigious films in the early 2000s as a second hero.<ref name="red02"/> He appeared as [[Rajinikanth]]'s son-in-law in ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999), before portraying the role of a doctor in [[Kamal Haasan]]'s historical film, ''[[Hey Ram]]'' (2000). Abbas then appeared in [[Rajiv Menon]]'s multi-starrer ''[[Kandukondain Kandukondain]]'' (2000), in which he was paired with [[Aishwarya Rai]], and the film went on to win positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/tamil-film-director-rajiv-menon-sets-a-trend-with-kandukondain-kandukondain/1/246924.html|title=Tamil film director Rajiv Menon sets a trend with Kandukondain Kandukondain|website=India Today}}</ref> In 2001, he made further supporting appearances in the commercially successful films, ''[[Minnale (film)|Minnale]]'' by [[Gautham Menon]] and ''[[Aanandham]]'' by [[N. Linguswamy]], with [[Mammootty]] as well in ''[[Pammal K. Sambandam]]'' (2002) with [[Kamal Haasan]] again, and critics labelled the period as a "career high".<ref name="red02"/> He appeared in a music video for Rajshri Pictures and was subsequently given the opportunity from producers to appear in Hindi films, then made his debut with ''Ansh'' (2002).<ref name="red02"/> The failure of the film prompted two further films, including ''Aur Phir'' with [[Bipasha Basu]] to be shelved, and he continued to appear in Tamil films in supporting roles through the mid-2000s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/04/05/stories/13050789.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170101025954/http://www.thehindu.com/2001/04/05/stories/13050789.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-01-01|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Moving into the fast lane}}</ref>

With multi-starrers diminishing in Tamil cinema, Abbas appeared in some low-budget ventures such as ''[[Unarchigal (2005 film)|Unarchigal]]'' (2005) and ''[[47A Besant Nagar Varai]]'' (2006), before opting to pursue anti-hero roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/scripting-a-successful-career/article3193706.ece|title=Scripting a successful career|date=3 June 2006|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> He starred as a womaniser in the horror film ''[[Shock (2004 film)|Shock]]'' (2004) and ''[[Thiruttu Payale]]'' (2006), and then also played a comic villain in ''[[Sadhu Miranda]]'' (2008) and ''[[Guru En Aalu]]'' (2009). In 2010, he made a return to Kannada films with the family drama ''Appu and Pappu'', portraying the father of young boy.<ref name="red10"/> In recent years, Abbas has appeared in television serials, while he also portrayed scientist [[Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis]] in ''[[Ramanujan (film)|Ramanujan]]'' (2014).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kollyinsider.com/2013/10/abbas-returns-as-ramanujam-in-kollywood.html|title=Abbas returns as Ramanujam in Kollywood|website=www.kollyinsider.com}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Abbas married [[Erum Ali|Erum Hussain]], in 1997, a fashion designer; and the couple has a son Aymaan and a daughter Emira.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20041023201807/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/highlights/1997/1997high.htm</ref> Erum worked as [[costume designer]] in many films notably ''[[Aayirathil Oruvan (2010 film)|Aayirathil Oruvan]]'' and ''[[Guru En Aalu]]'' where his co-star [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]]'s wife, Saritha, too worked as designer. Abbas currently resides with his family in [[Auckland, New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2008/07/26/stories/2008072651041200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204213148/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2008/07/26/stories/2008072651041200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-12-04 |title=Metro Plus Chennai : It takes two pairs to tango |date=2008-07-26 |access-date=2012-06-05 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Language
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
|| 1996 || ''[[Kadhal Desam]]''|| Arun ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1997 || ''[[V. I. P. (1997 film)|V.I.P]]''|| Santhosh ||Tamil||
|-
| ''Priya O Priya'' || Vamsi || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| ''[[Poochudava]]'' || Kannan || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="6"| 1998 || ''[[Ini Ellam Sugame]]'' || Aravind || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Shanti Shanti Shanti]]'' || Raju || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| ''[[Jolly (film)|Jolly]]'' || Gauri Shankar || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Rajahamsa'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Aasai Thambi]]'' || Vijay || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Pooveli]]''|| Arun ||Tamil||
|-
| rowspan="8"| 1999 || ''[[Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu]]''|| Moosakutty || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| ''[[Raja (1999 film)|Raja]]''|| Sanjay ||Telugu||
|-
| ''[[Padayappa]]''|| Chandraprakash ||Tamil||
|-
| ''[[Suyamvaram]]''|| Indiran ||Tamil||
|-
| ''[[Malabar Police]]''|| Raja ||Tamil||
|-
| ''Anaganga Oka Ammai''|| Sathya ||Telugu||
|-
| ''[[Krishna Babu (1999 film)|Krishna Babu]]''|| Vijay Babu ||Telugu||
|-
| ''[[Alludugaaru Vachcharu]]'' || Madhu ||Telugu||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2000 || ''[[Hey Ram]]'' || Munavar || Tamil [[Hindi]] ||
|-
| ''[[Dreams (2000 film)|Dreams]]'' || Shiva || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Kandukondain Kandukondain]]'' || Srikanth ||Tamil||
|-
| ''Madhuri'' || ||Telugu||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2001 || ''[[Minnale (film)|Minnale]]'' || Rajiv Samuel ||Tamil||
|-
| ''[[Vinnukum Mannukum]]'' || Himself || Tamil || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Aanandham]]'' || Kannan || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2002 || ''[[Pammal K. Sambandam]]'' || Anand ||Tamil||25th Film
|-
| ''[[Nee Premakai]]''|| Prabhu ||Telugu||
|-
| ''[[Ansh: The Deadly Part|Ansh]]''|| Rajnath Guru || Hindi||
|-
| ''[[Kadhal Virus]]''|| Rajiv ||Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="6"| 2003 || ''[[Kadhaludan]]'' || Durai || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Banda Paramasivam]]'' || Madhavan ||Tamil||
|-
| ''[[Parasuram (film)|Parasuram]]''|| Shiva ||Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Zinda Dil (2003 film)|Zinda Dil]]''|| Vijay || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Three Roses]]''|| ||Tamil || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Sindhamal Sitharamal]]''|| Saravanan ||Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="8"| 2004 || ''[[Manasthan]]'' || Selvarasu ||Tamil||
|-
| ''[[Swetha Naagu]]'' || Praveen || Telugu Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Shock (2004 film)|Shock]]'' || Ajay || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Adi Thadi]]'' || Arjun || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Kadha'' || Gautham || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Azhagiya Theeye]]'' || Himself || Tamil || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Greetings (2004 film)|Greetings]]'' || Swaminathan || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Adhu]]'' || Raj || Tamil || Guest appearance

|-
| rowspan="5"| 2005 || ''[[Kalyana Kurimanam]]'' || Vishnu || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Political Rowdy]]'' || Karthik || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Unarchigal (2005 film)|Unarchigal]]'' || Balaji || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Dil Ke Peeche Peeche'' || Arjun || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Vanakkam Thalaiva]]'' || Mano || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2006 || ''[[47A Besant Nagar Varai]]'' || Ramakhrishnan || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Thiruttu Payale]]'' || Ramesh ||Tamil||
|-
| ''[[Woh Lamhe]]'' || || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2007 || ''Mauryan'' || Shivashangaran || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''Chandrahas'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Anasuya (film)|Anasuya]]'' || Anand || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2008 || ''[[Sadhu Miranda]]'' || Ram Mohan ||Tamil||50th Film
|-
| ''[[Idi Sangathi]]'' || Sathyamurthy || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2009 || ''[[Bank (film)|Bank]]'' || Abbas || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Guru En Aalu]]'' || Krishna || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2010 || ''Appu Pappu'' || Ramesh || Kannada ||
|-
| ''Ramdev'' || Ram || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2011 || ''[[Ko (film)|Ko]]'' || Himself || Tamil || Guest Appearance
|-
|''[[Maaro (film)|Maaro]]'' ||Raj Mohan || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2014 || ''[[Savaari 2]]'' || Dinakar Shetty || Kannada||
|-
| ''Ala Jarigindi Oka Roju'' || Rahul || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Ramanujan (film)|Ramanujan]]''|| [[Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis]] ||English Tamil||
|-
| rowspan=''1''| 2015||''[[Pachakkallam (film)|Pachakkallam]]''|| Venkitesh|| Malayalam||
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! Television !! Notes
|-
| 2012 || [[Dharmayutham]] || Rammohan || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[Star Vijay|Vijay TV]] ||
|-
| 2013 - 2014 || [[Vaidehi (Tamil TV series)|Vaidehi]] || || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[Jaya TV]] ||
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0007806}}

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