Mirza Abbas Ali (born 21 May 1975), is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu cinema, and few Malayalam and Hindi films.
[2] Following a career as a fashion model, he made his film debut with Kathir's Kadhal Desam (1996), which became a great success and gave him instant recognition.
He expressed interest in making a comeback, while looking for good offers and continuing to appear in interviews and TV shows such as Bigg Boss.
Mirza Abbas Ali was born into a Tamil speaking Muslim family on 21 May 1975 in Howrah, a twin city of Kolkata.
[5] However, he wasn't successful in clearing the entrance examination for the National Defence Academy (India), which is the premier training institute for the Indian Armed Forces.
[5] After his dream of becoming an Air Force pilot didn't materialize, Abbas had an alternate plan to pursue MBA.
His maternal grandfather, Farrukh Mirza, acted in Neel Darpan (Bengali) and his paternal family was related to actor Feroz Khan.
[6] His model colleagues included Dino Morea, Suman Ranganathan, Rajeev Gopalkrishna, Rahul Dev and Sameer Malhotra.
[7] Kadhir was impressed with Abbas' performance and invited him to a screen test for Kadhal Desam (1996), before eventually signing him on to play a leading role.
[7] Featuring alongside Vineeth and Tabu, Kadhal Desam became a critical and commercial success and Abbas was dubbed by the media as a "heart-throb", garnering several more acting offers.
[8] Dreams (2000), a Malayalam film, was released after Hey Ram (2000), where Abbas appeared with Dileep and Meena.
[25] In 2002, Abbas collaborated once again with Kamal Hassan in comedy film Pammal K. Sambandam, where he shared the screen with Simran and Sneha again.
[28][29][30][31] He then collaborated with Vineeth again in romantic drama Nee Premakai (2002), directed by Muppalaneni Shiva, with Laya playing the female lead role in the film.
[34][35][36] He worked in an ensemble cast alongside Ashutosh Rana, Om Puri, Milind Gunaji, Rajat Bedi, Sharbani Mukherjee, Shama Sikander and Ashish Vidyarthi.
[39] Abbas then appeared alongside R. Sarathkumar and Sakshi Shivanand in Manasthan (2004), directed by Marumalarchi Bharathi.
He respired his role in its Telugu remake Political Rowdy (2005), which was not great success like original film.
[44] Abbas played a negative role in black comedy thriller Thiruttu Payale (2006), with Jeevan and Sonia Agarwal.
[51] A Tamil comedy thriller film, Abbas co-starred with Prasanna and Kavya Madhavan, where he played a negative role.
[54] He starred with Jackie Shroff, Raghuvaran, Rahul Dev and Veda in Telugu heist-film Bank (2009), which received negative reviews.
[55] Abbas once-again collaborated with Madhavan in comedy Guru En Aalu (2009), which also features Mamta Mohandas, Vivek and Brinda Parekh.
[65] In 2013, it was announced that Abbas would play a role in Malayalam film titled Love Story, where Maqbool Salmaan would to be the main hero.
In recent years, Abbas has appeared in television serials, while he also portrayed scientist Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in Ramanujan (2014).
[67] Due to his fading interest in acting, he moved to Auckland, New Zealand, where he worked in menial jobs such as gas stations and construction to support his family before becoming a motivational speaker.
In Dubai, in the major property loss — Rajinikanth and Shahrukh Khan were the biggest losers but Abbas was a much smaller name who lost a chunk.
[75] Abbas is known for his charming screen presence and his ability to portray a range of characters, from romantic leads to supporting roles.
[76] He shared screen space with several leading actors and actresses in the Tamil film industry and is well-liked by audiences for his performances.
[76] The film had music by A. R Rahman and the album turned out to be a hit with songs including "Enai Kaanavillaye" and "Hello Doctor".