Asif Ali (actor)


Asif Ali is an Indian actor and producer, who works in the Malayalam film industry. He started his film career with Shyamaprasad's 2009 film, Ritu.
During the subsequent years Asif went on to act in critically and commercially successful films including the romantic thriller, Apoorvaragam, the road thriller film Traffic, the romantic comedy film Salt N' Pepper and the period drama movie Ozhimuri, which got an official selection in the Indian Panorama section of the 43rd International Film Festival of India. His 2013 film Honey Bee was one of the major hits in that year and his 2015 film Nirnayakam won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues. His success streak continued by starring in the 2016 romantic movie Anuraga Karikkin Vellam, the 2017 movie Sunday Holiday, the campus thriller B.Tech and Vijay Superum Pournamiyum, which produced a hat-trick of hits for him with Jis Joy. His performances in the films Kishkindha Kaandam and Level Cross earned him a special jury award at the Kerala State Film Awards.
He made his debut as a producer in the 2015 film Kohinoor under his production company Adam's World Of Imagination|Adam's World of Imagination, which went on to be a success. Later he produced the 2016 film Kavi Uddeshichath and distributed various films including Vimaanam and Iblis.
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Early life

Asif Ali was born in Karikode, Thodupuzha, Idukki, India on 4 February 1986. He obtained graduation degree from the Marian College, Kuttikkanam in Business Administration. While studying Asif modelled for ads and worked as a video jockey.

Personal life

Asif married Zama Mazrin in 2013. They have two children.

Acting career

He was selected by Shyamaprasad to play one of the lead roles in his film Ritu and received positive reviews from critics and audiences. He was then approached by Sathyan Anthikkad to play an important role in his film Kadha Thudarunnu. His third film was Apoorvaragam, directed by Sibi Malayil.
Since then, he had acted in the films Best of Luck and Traffic. His next film was Ithu Nammude Katha written and directed by Rajesh Kannankara. In 2011 Ali signed to appear in Aashiq Abu's second movie Salt N' Pepper in which he played the role of Manu Raghav, a carefree youngster character who often puts himself into awkward situations trying to be over friendly.
He played cameo roles in Doctor Love, Indian Rupee, Mallu Singh and Ustad Hotel. In 2013 he appeared In Jean Paul Lal's directorial debut, Honey Bee where he played the role of Sebastian which he followed with debutant Jis Joy's Bicycle Thieves. Ali sang four lines of the song "Aayiram Kannumaai", which was originally featured in Fazil's Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu.His next releases were Pakida, Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal and Hi I'm Tony. He played the role of Shabab in Sapthamashree Thaskaraha and had a cameo role in Vellimoonga.
In 2015 he appeared In Nirnayakam, Kohinoor and Rajamma @ Yahoo. His movie Anuraga Karikkin Vellam went on to become one of the Superhit of 2016. He reunited with Jean Paul Lal for Honey Bee 2. Sequel of 2013 Box office success Honey Bee. Then he appeared in Mahesh Naryanan's
Take Off. The film was shot in various parts of Dubai and released to widespread critical acclaim. In 2018, his major releases were B Tech, Iblis and Mandharam. B Tech became a financial success, running for 100 days in Kerala.
He started the year 2019 with Vijay Superum Pournamiyum, which became a successful venture at box office. He played a critical role in the movie Uyare, which had Parvathy and Tovino Thomas playing other characters. He played another critical role in the film Virus, based on a true story that occurred in Calicut. He later acted in Nissam Basheer's directorial debut Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha, which was a box office success and gained critical acclaim. Director Lal Jose appraised it to be his career's best. In 2021, his appearances included Ellam Sheriyakum and Kunjeldho.

Filmography

As an actor

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2009RituSunny ImmattyDebut film
2010Kadha ThudarunnuShanavas Ahammad
2010ApoorvaragamTomy
2010Best of LuckManu
2011TrafficRajeev
2011Ithu Nammude KathaVinod / Appu
2011ViolinAby
2011Salt N' PepperManu Raghav
2011SevenesSooraj
2011Doctor LoveNarratorCameo appearance
2011Indian RupeeLand BrokerCameo appearance
2012AsuravithuDon Bosco
2012UnnamAloshy
2012OrdinaryBhadran
2012Mallu SinghHarinder SinghCameo appearance
2012Bachelor PartyTony
2012Ustad HotelHimselfCameo appearance
2012OzhimuriSharath
2012Husbands in GoaArjun
2012Jawan of VellimalaKoshi Oommen
2012916Prasanth
2012IdiotsMessi
2012Scene Onnu Nammude VeeduHimselfCameo appearance
2012I Love MePrem
2013CowboyVinay
2013Kili PoyiChacko
2013Red WineRamesh
2013Honey BeeSebastian/Seban
2013D CompanyChinnanSegment: "Oru Bolivian Diary 1995"
2013Bicycle ThievesKunchakko/Chacko
2014PakidaAadhi
2014Mosayile Kuthira MeenukalAlex
2014Hi I'm TonySameer
2014ApothecaryPrathapan
2014Sapthamashree ThaskarahaShabab
2014VellimoongaJosootty / CharlieCameo appearance
2014Mylanchi Monchulla VeeduAnwar
2015You Too BrutusAbhi
2015NirnayakamAjay Siddharth
2015Double BarrelHeCameo appearance
2015KohinoorLouis
2015Amar Akbar AntonyFaizalCameo appearance
2015Rajamma @ YahooVishnu Yohannan / Yahoo
2016Ithu Thaanda PoliceRamakrishnan
2016Anuraga Karikkin VellamAbhilash
2016Kavi Uddheshichathu..?Kavalam Jimmy
2017Honey Bee 2Sebastian
2017Take OffFaizalCameo appearance
2017Adventures of OmanakkuttanOmanakuttan
2017Avarude RaavukalAashik Abu / Aashik Pattavayal50th film
2017Sunday HolidayAmal
2017Thrissivaperoor KlipthamGirija Vallabhan
2017Honey Bee 2.5HimselfCameo appearance
2017KaattuNuhukkannu
2018B TechAnand Subrahmaniam
2018IblisVaishakan
2018MandharamRajesh
2019Vijay Superum PournamiyumVijay
2019Mera Naam ShajiShaji George
2019UyareGovind Balakrishnan
2019VirusVishnu Bhaskaran
2019UndaSI RajanCameo appearance
2019Kakshi: AmminippillaAdv. Pradeepan Manjodi
2019Under WorldStalin John
2019Kettyolaanu Ente MalakhaSleevachan
2021Mohan Kumar FansHimselfCameo appearance
2021Aanum PennumKuttikrishnanAnthology film
Segment: Rachiyamma
2021Ellam SheriyakumVineeth
2021KunjeldhoKunjeldho
2022Kuttavum ShikshayumCI Sajan Philip
2022Innale VareAadhi Shankar
2022MahaveeryarVeerabhadran
2022KotthuShanu
2022RorschachDileep
2022KoomanCPO Giri
2022KaapaAnand Anirudh
2023Maheshum MarutiyumMahesh
20232018Nixon
2023KasargoldAlby
2023OttaS Hariharan
2023A Ranjith CinemaRanjith
2024Varshangalkku SheshamJohnCameo appearance
2024Marivillin GopurangalHimselfCameo appearance
2024ThalavanSI/SHO Karthik Vasudevan
2024Level CrossRaghu
2024Adios AmigoPrince
2024Kishkindha KaandamAjaychandran K.V
2025RekhachithramCI Vivek Gopinath
2025SarkeetAmeer Karuvandivalappil
2025Aabhyanthara KuttavaaliSahadevan
2025MirageAswin