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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Ali<br />
| image = Ali Telugu actor.jpg<br />
| caption = Ali in 2019<br />
| other names = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|10|10|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy Birthday Ali: ఆలీ.. కేరాఫ్ నవ్వుల కాట్రవల్లి.. |url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/happy-birth-day-tollywood-comedian-ali-ta-332118.html |access-date=14 February 2021 |website=News18 Telugu |date=10 October 2019 |language=te}}</ref><br />
| birth_name = <br />
| birth_place = [[Rajahmundry]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India<br />
| otherparty = [[YSR Congress Party]] (2019–2024)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ali: నేనిప్పుడు ఏ పార్టీ మనిషిని కాదు.. వీడియో విడుదల చేసిన అలీ |url=https://www.eenadu.net/videos/playvideo/video-actor-ali-resigned-ysrcp/1/55085 |website=EENADU |language=te}}</ref><br />[[Telugu Desam Party]] (1999–2019)<br />
| occupation = {{hlist | Actor | television presenter }}<br />
| yearsactive = 1990–present<br />
| works = [[Ali filmography|Full list]]<br />
| relatives = [[Khayyum]] (brother)<br />
| spouse = Zubeda Sultana<br />
| father = <br />
| mother = <br />
| children = <br />
| awards = [[Filmfare Award for Best Comedian – Telugu]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Mohammed Ali''' (born 10 October 1967), known professionally as '''Ali''', is an Indian actor, comedian, and television presenter who works predominantly in [[Telugu language|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]].<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Ali was born in [[Rajahmundry]], Andhra Pradesh, India, to a [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-speaking [[Muslim]] family. His father was a [[tailor]] and his mother was a home maker. He has one younger brother named [[Khayyum]], who is also an actor.<ref name="nettv4u">{{cite web |title=South Indian movies popular Comedian Ali |url=http://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/movie-actor/ali |website=nettv4u.com |access-date=27 October 2016 |archive-date=17 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017124220/http://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/movie-actor/ali |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ali married Zubeda Sultana in 1994. The couple has two daughters and a son.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Comedian Ali's mother Mohammad Zebeda passes away - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/comedian-alis-mother-mohammad-zebeda-passes-away/articleshow/72880857.cms |access-date=14 February 2021 |website=The Times of India |date=19 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Ali came into the movie industry with the help of Jit Mohan Mitra, Rajahmundry's musical company. He went to [[Chennai]] when director [[Bharathi Raja]] was looking for child actors for his movie ''[[Seethakoka Chiluka (1981 film)|Seethakoka Chiluka]]'', and was given a role. 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 [[Telugu cinema]]. Director [[S. V. Krishna Reddy]] gave him comic roles in his movies, creating new roles for him. Ali developed his own style including his Katravalli dialogue and "Endha Chaata" dialogue in ''[[Rajendrudu Gajendrudu]]'' (1993).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.iqlikmovies.com/news/article/2016/02/18/Ali--039-s-Endha-Cheta-Song-in-Discussion/13867 | title=Ali's Endha Cheta Song in Discussion }}</ref> Ali acted in the 2010 [[Kannada]] film, ''[[Super (2010 Indian film)|Super]]'', which was acclaimed.<br />
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Ali is a brand ambassador for anti-itching medicine Manmohan Jaadoo Malaam. He became the host for a talkie show called ''Ali Talkies'' on MAA TV.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.in.com/live-tv/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010051833/https://www.in.com/live-tv/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 October 2017 |title=LIVE TV - Watch Indian TV Channels - Live Streaming and Catchup TV - LIVE News Online |website=in.com}}</ref> He also hosts the popular talk show ''[[Alitho Saradaga]]'' on ETV. He also made his ''[[Jabardasth (TV series)|Jabardasth]]'' debut as an ad hoc judge of the show.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jabardasth written update, May 30, 2019: Actor-TV host Ali makes his Jabardasth debut |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/jabardasth-written-update-may-30-2019-actor-tv-host-ali-makes-his-jabardasth-debut/articleshow/69596889.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |date=31 May 2019 |access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Political career==<br />
Ali joined [[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]] on 11 March 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indtoday.com/actor-ali-joins-ysrcp/ |title=Actor Ali Joins YSRCP |date=11 March 2019}}</ref> He was appointed as Electronic Media Adviser to [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] on 27 October 2022.<ref name="Tollywood actor Mohammad Ali appointed as media advisor">{{cite news |last1=The New Indian Express |title=Tollywood actor Mohammad Ali appointed as media advisor |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2022/oct/28/tollywood-actor-mohammad-ali-appointed-as-media-advisor-2512489.html |access-date=3 November 2022 |date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103174903/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2022/oct/28/tollywood-actor-mohammad-ali-appointed-as-media-advisor-2512489.html |archive-date=3 November 2022}}</ref><ref name="Actor Ali calls on CM Jagan">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=Actor Ali calls on CM Jagan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/actor-ali-calls-on-chief-minister/article66087388.ece |access-date=3 November 2022 |date=3 November 2022 |language=en-IN}}</ref> Ali quit [[Politics]] on 28 June 2024.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIHQibVUUJM |title=నేనిప్పుడు ఏ పార్టీ మనిషిని కాదు.. వీడియో విడుదల చేసిన అలీ #ali |date=2024-06-28 |last=EENADU |access-date=2024-06-28 |via=YouTube}}</ref><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
{{Main|Ali filmography}}<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year<br />
! Award<br />
! Category<br />
! Film<br />
! Result<br />
|-<br />
|1981<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[Nandi Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008) |trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008) |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf |access-date=27 November 2024 |publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]] |language=Telugu}}</ref><br />
|[[Nandi Award for Best Child Actor|Best Child Actor]]<br />
|''[[Seethakoka Chiluka (1981 film)|Seethakoka Chiluka]]''<br />
| {{won}}<br />
|-<br />
|1996<br />
|[[Nandi Special Jury Award|Special Jury Award]] <br />
|''[[Pittala Dora (film)|Pittala Dora]]''<br />
| {{won}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2003<br />
| rowspan="2"|[[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]]<br />
| rowspan="2"|[[Filmfare Best Comedian Award (Telugu)]]<br />
| ''[[Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/51stFilmfareAwardsTeluguwinnersforBestSupportingVillaincomedianroles | title=51stFilmfareAwardsTeluguwinnersforBestSupportingVillaincomedianroles | date=11 February 2025 }}</ref><br />
| {{won}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2005<br />
| ''[[Super (2005 film)|Super]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/filmfareawards2006/pages/image031.html | title=Filmfare South awards 2006 - Telugu cinema }}</ref><br />
| {{won}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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