Irshad Ali (actor)
Irshad 'Ali, professionally credited as Irshad', is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam films and television.
Career
He has acted in numerous award-winning art-house films including those directed by acclaimed filmmakers such as Pavithran, T. V. Chandran, P. T. Kunju Muhammed, and K. R. Mohanan. He has also appeared in supporting roles in a few mainstream films. He debuted as an actor in Sibi Malayil's campus story Pranayavarnangal then appeared in Garshom. His notable films include T. V. Chandran's Dany, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam, Vilapangalkkappuram and Bhoomi Malayalam, P. T. Kunju Muhammed's Paradesi, Madhu Kaithapram's Madhya Venal, Priyanandanan's Pulijanmam and Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku, and Dr. Biju's Veettilekkulla Vazhi.
He was born to Puthenpura Nalakathu Abdu and Nafeesa, as the fourth son among six children, in Kechery, Thrissur. He has four brothers and a sister. He is married to Ramseena, a bank employee. They have a son, Arshaq.