Ali
-
Son
Of
A
Poor
Tailor
Ali
was
born
in
a
poor
family
in
Rajahmundry,
Andhra
Pradesh
and
his
father
was
a
tailor.
He
has
a
brother
named
Khayyum,
who
is
also
an
actor.
He
got
married
on
23
January,
2004,
at
Mandapeta
and
has
two
daughters
and
a
son.
Ali
Had
A
Great
Passion
For
Acting
As
young
boy,
Ali
had
a
great
passion
for
acting
and
he
used
to
perform
mimicry
shows
during
festivals
and
marriage
events.
He
became
popular
with
the
help
of
Jitu
Mohan
Mitra,
well
known
musical
company
from
Rajahmundry.
As
Child
Artist
In
Bharathi
Raja's
Film
Once
Ali
heard
that
Bharathi
Raja
was
looking
for
child
artist
for
his
1981
movie
Seethakoka
Chiluka.
He
went
to
Chennai
and
attended
the
screening
at
his
office.
Impressed
with
his
performance,
the
director
gave
him
his
first
film
role.
Comedian
-
Ali's
Second
Career
As
a
child
artist,
Ali
acted
in
a
variety
of
movies,
but
as
he
grew
older,
he
had
to
wait
for
a
breakthrough
role.
After
a
long
wait,
he
started
his
second
career
in
Tollywood
as
a
comedian.
SVK
Reddy
Gave
Ali
Break
With
Comic
Roles
Director
SV
Krishna
Reddy
gave
him
the
much-needed
break
with
comic
roles
in
his
movies.
He
used
to
create
new
roles
for
Ali.
It
was
he
who
made
him
develop
his
own
style
of
dialogue
delivery.
Ali
-
A
Favourite
Comedian
Of
Puri
And
Pawan
Ali,
who
has
acted
in
more
than
800
films,
is
favourite
comedian
of
director
Puri
Jagannath
and
actor
Pawan
Kalyan,
who
have
always
made
sure
that
he
has
a
role
in
their
movies.
He
is
a
regular
actor
in
their
films.
Ali
Turned
Hero
With
Ammayi
Kaapuram
Ali
became
hero
with
the
movie
Ammayi
Kaapuram
in
1994
and
he
acted
as
hero
in
a
total
of
five
films
in
the
same
year.
But
it
was
Yamaleela,
which
brought
him
to
limelight
besides
giving
him
a
big
break.
So
far,
he
has
played
hero
in
49
movies.
Ali's
Mark
On
Small
Screen
Ali,
who
is
adept
at
anchoring
in
filmy
events,
has
also
made
his
mark
in
the
TV
industry.
He
has
appeared
on
several
shows.
Currently,
he
is
a
host
on
a
hit
TV
shows
Ali
369,
who
is
the
katravalli,
which
is
aired
in
Telugu
ETV
channel.
Ali's
Commercial
Brands
He
has
also
endorsed
a
few
products
and
promoted
them
on
TV.
He
is
the
brand
ambassador
for
Manmohan
Jaadoo
Malaam,
an
anti-itching
medicine.
Awards
For
Ali
The
actor
has
also
been
honoured
with
several
awards.
He
has
won
two
Best
Comedian
awards
from
Filmfare
for
his
performance
in
Amma
Nanna
O
Tamila
Ammayi
and
Super.
He
has
also
bagged
a
Best
Comedian
award
from
SIIMA
for
the
film
Ishq.
Doctorate
Honour
For
Ali
He
recently
received
a
Doctorate
honour.
The
Academy
of
Global
Peace
conferred
an
honorary
doctorate
to
Ali
on
25
May,
2013,
at
Coimbatore,
Tamil
Nadu.
Ali
Is
Great
Human
Being
Too
Ali,
who
is
a
big
fan
of
Megastar
Chiranjeevi,
is
a
very
kind-hearted
man
and
has
respect
for
one
and
all.
In
an
interview,
Kota
Srinivas
Rao
once
said,
"Ali
is
older
than
me
in
films,
but
he
has
never
made
me
feel
it.
He
is
noble
actor
and
a
great
human
being."