Asif Ali (actor)

Asif Ali
Asif in 2018
Born (1986-02-04) 4 February 1986 (age 38)
Thodupuzha, Kerala, India
Alma materMarian College, Kuttikkanam
Occupations
Years active2009–present
SpouseZama Mazreen Ali
RelativesAskar Ali (brother)

Asif Ali (born 4 February 1986)[1] is an Indian actor and producer, who works in the Malayalam film industry.[2] He started his film career with Shyamaprasad's 2009 film, Ritu.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5][6] His success streak continued by starring in the 2016 romantic movie Anuraga Karikkin Vellam, the 2017 movie Sunday Holiday, the campus thriller Btech (2018) and Vijay Superum Pournamiyum (2019), which produced a hat-trick of hits for him with Jis Joy.

He made his debut as a producer in the 2015 film Kohinoor under his production company 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.[7]

  1. ^ Soman, Deepa (4 February 2015). "Asiali enjoys birthday in retro costume party". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. ^ Menon, Meenakshy (30 May 2018). "The Asif Ali interview: 'I want to do less but quality films'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Asif Ali, an actor who matured with time". The Times of India. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  4. ^ "A Panorama of choice" Archived 20 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Khaleej Times. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  5. ^ Dinas (15 July 2011). "Salt N'Pepper opens good". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Mixed bag of fortunes for Mollywood in Onam season". The Hindu. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Asif Ali turns producer". Deccan Chronicle. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2022.