[4] 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, and was given a role.

When he was too old to be a child actor he struggled to get roles and later became a comedian in Telugu cinema.

Ali is a brand ambassador for anti-itching medicine Manmohan Jaadoo Malaam.

[8] He was appointed as Electronic Media Adviser to Government of Andhra Pradesh on 27 October 2022.