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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Irshad Ali
| image =
| birth_date =
| birth_name = Irshad Ali
| birth_place = [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], India
| years_active = 1995-present
| children = 1
| parents =
| spouse = Ramseena
}}

'''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 film|art-house films]] including those directed by acclaimed filmmakers such as [[V. K. Pavithran|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'' (''Colours of Love'', 1998) then appeared in ''Garshom'' (1999).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/863/ |access-date=19 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219091055/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/863/ |archive-date=19 December 2013 |title=വിലാപങ്ങളിലേക്ക് വീണ്ടും, Interview |website=Mathrubhumi Movies }}</ref> His notable films include T. V. Chandran's ''[[Dany (film)|Dany]]'' (2002), ''[[Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam]]'' (''Lesson One: A Wail'', 2003), ''[[Vilapangalkkappuram]]'' (2008) and ''[[Bhoomi Malayalam]]'' (''The Mother Earth'', 2009), P. T. Kunju Muhammed's ''[[Paradesi (2007 film)|Paradesi]]'' (''Foreigner'', 2007), [[Madhu Kaithapram]]'s ''[[Madhya Venal]]'' (2009), [[Priyanandanan]]'s ''[[Pulijanmam]]'' (''Tiger Life'', 2006) and ''[[Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku]]'' (2011), and Dr. Biju's ''[[Veettilekkulla Vazhi]]'' (''The Way Home'', 2010).<ref>Rasmi Binoy. (5 May 2011). [http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article1993529.ece "Career moves"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 9 May 2011.</ref>

==Personal life==
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.<ref>[http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/254669?page=0,0 ആണും പെണ്ണും ചുംബിച്ചാല്‍ ലോകം ഇടിഞ്ഞുവീഴുമോ?]. mangalam.com.</ref> He is married to Ramseena, a bank employee. They have a son, Arshaq.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/malayalam/400653/ |access-date=24 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024035513/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/malayalam/400653/ |archive-date=24 October 2013 |title=ഇനി ഞാനൊരു പുള്ളി,പ്പുലി, Malayalam |website=Mathrubhumi Movies }}</ref>

==Filmography==

{{Pending films key}}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|rowspan=2|1995|| ''Puthukottayile Puthumanavalan'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Parvathy Parinayam]]'' || ||
|-
|1997||''[[Kudamattom]]''|| ||
|-
|rowspan=3|1998||''[[Pranayavarnangal]]''|| College Chairman ||
|-
||''[[Manjukalavum Kazhinju]]''|| ||
|-
|| ''British Market''||Johny ||
|-
|1999||''[[Garshom]]''|| ||
|-
|2000||''[[Narasimham (film)|Narasimham]]''||Gopalan ||
|-
|2000||''[[Ingane Oru Nilapakshi]]''|| ||
|-
|rowspan=2|2001||''[[Praja]]''|| Sundaram ||
|-
||''[[Ravanaprabhu]]''|| ||
|-
|rowspan=3|2002||''[[Neythukaran]]''|| ||
|-
||''[[Bhavam]]''|| ||
|-
||[[Dany (film)|''Dany'']] ||Murukan ||
|-
|rowspan=4|2003|| ''[[Pulival Kalyanam]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Ivar (2003 film)|Ivar]]'' || Nambi ||
|-
||''[[Mizhi Randilum]]'' || ||
|-
||''[[Padam Onnu Oru Vilapam]]'' ||Rasaq ||
|-
|rowspan=3|2004||''[[Kanninum Kannadikkum]]'' || Abhirami's husband ||
|-
||''[[Vajram (2004 film)|Vajram]]'' || George ||
|-
||''[[Kathavasheshan]]''|| Gopi's colleague ||
|-
|2005||''[[Kochirajavu]]''|| Prakashan ||
|-
|2006||''[[Pulijanmam]]'' || Ashraf ||
|-
|rowspan=3|2007|| ''Atheetham'' || C.E.O ||
|-
||''[[Paradesi (2007 film)|Paradesi]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal]]'' || Sajeevan ||
|-
|rowspan=4|2008|| ''[[Aandavan (2008 film)|Aandavan]]'' || Const.Rameshan ||
|-
||''[[Vilapangalkkappuram]]'' || ||
|-
||''Mayabazar''|| ||
|-
||''Anthiponvettam''|| ||
|-
|rowspan=4|2009||''[[Aayirathil Oruvan (2009 film)|Aayirathil Oruvan]] ''||Rameshan ||
|-
||''[[Bhoomi Malayalam]]''|| ||
|-
|| [[Sufi Paranja Katha (film)|''Sufi Paranja Kadha'']] || Beeran ||
|-
|| ''[[Madhya Venal]]''|| ||
|-
|rowspan=4|2010||''[[Annarakkannanum Thannalayathu]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Cocktail (2010 film)|Cocktail]] ''|| ||
|-
|| ''[[24 Hrs (film)|24 Hrs]] ''|| Hazari ||
|-
|| ''[[Drona 2010]]'' || Aadishankaran ||
|-
|rowspan=6|2011||''[[Indian Rupee (film)|Indian Rupee]]'' || Asharuf ||
|-
||''[[Veetilekkulla Vazhi]]'' ||Abdulla ||
|-
|| ''[[Priyappetta Nattukare]]'' || ||
|-
||''Yathra Thudarunnu'' || ||
|-
||''[[Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku]]''||Viswanathan ||
|-
||''[[Swapna Sanchari]]'' || Raveendran Nair ||
|-
|rowspan=8|2012 || ''[[Masters (film)|Masters]]'' || Sam George ||
|-
|| ''[[Thappana|Thaappaana]]'' || Sudhakaran ||
|-
||''[[Namukku Parkkan]]'' || ||
|-
||''Streetlight'' ||Sakhavu ||
|-
||''[[Nidra (2012 film)|Nidra]]'' || ||
|-
||''[[Ardhanaari]]'' ||Jaganathan ||
|-
|| ''[[Banking Hours 10 to 4]]'' || ||
|-
||''[[Veendum Kannur]]''|| ||
|-
|rowspan=18|2013|| ''[[Cowboy (2013 film)|Cowboy]]'' || Mohan ||
|-
||''[[Radio (2013 film)|Radio]]'' || Pradeesh Nair ||
|-
||''[[Black Butterfly (2013 film)|Black Butterfly]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla]]'' || ||
|-
||[[Celluloid (film)|''Celluloid'']] || ||
|-
||[[Red Wine (2013 film)|''Red Wine'']] || Dinesh ||
|-
||[[Climax (2013 film)|''Climax'']] || Victor Lenus ||
|-
|| [[Left Right Left (film)|''Left Right Left'']] || Policeman ||
|-
|| ''[[Vallatha Pahayan]]'' || Faisal ||
|-
|| ''[[Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum]]'' ||Chakka Maniyan ||
|-
||[[Memories (2013 film)|''Memories'']]||Issac ||
|-
|| ''3G Third Generation'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Ginger (2013 film)|Ginger]] '' || Mohan ||
|-
|| ''[[D Company (film)|D Company]] '' || Narendran ||
|-
|| ''[[Pottas Bomb]]'' || Baby||
|-
|| ''[[Punyalan Agarbattis]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal]]'' ||Sound for police officer ||
|-
|| ''[[Drishyam]]'' ||SI Suresh Babu ||
|-
|rowspan=9|2014|| ''[[Parayan Baaki Vechathu]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''Garbhasreeman''|| Ancient King||
|-
|| ''Naattarnagu'' || ||
|-
|| ''On The Way'' ||Ravindran ||
|-
|| ''[[Vikramadithyan]]'' || George Alexander ||
|-
|| ''[[Varsham (2014 film)|Varsham]]'' ||Mohanan ||
|-
|| ''[[To Noora with Love]]'' ||Photographer ||
|-
|| ''[[Mylanchi Monchulla Veedu]]''||Ramesh Kurup ||
|-
|| ''[[Sapthamashree Thaskaraha|Sapthamsree Thaskaraha]]'' ||Christo Mathew ||
|-
|rowspan=7|2015|| ''[[Alif (2015 film)|Alif]]'' ||Abu ||
|-
|| ''Mayapuri 3D''||Adithyan's father ||
|-
|| ''[[Loham]]'' ||Jayan ||
|-
|| ''[[Onnum Onnum Moonu]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''Namukkore Aakaasam'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Mariyam Mukku]]''|| Kaala George ||
|-
|| ''[[Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam]]''||Kurup||
|-
|rowspan=4|2016|| ''[[Maalgudi Days]]''|| Sudarshan||
|-
|| ''[[Anuraga Karikkin Vellam]]'' ||Irfan Khan ||
|-
|| ''[[Kasaba (2016 film)|Kasaba]]'' || Antony ||
|-
|| ''[[Kaadu Pookkunna Neram]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan=2|2017|| ''[[Rarandoi Veduka Chudham]]'' ||Prabhakar || Telugu film
|-
|| ''[[Jomonte Suvisheshangal]]''||CA Joshy ||
|-
|2018|| ''[[Joseph (2018 film)|Joseph]]''|| Siddique ||
|-
|Rowspan=4|2019
|''[[Janamaithri]]''||Ashok Kumar||
|-
|| ''[[Thanneer Mathan Dinangal]]''||Principal ||
|-
||''[[Vikruthi]]''|| Nazar ||
|-
||''[[My Santa (2019 film)|My Santa]]''|| Deepa's Brother ||
|-
|rowspan=3|2020||''Silencer''|| ||
|-
||''[[Big Brother (2020 film)|Big Brother]]''||||
|-
||''Aandaal''|| Irulappan ||
|-
|rowspan=3|2021||''[[Wolf (2021 thriller film)|Wolf]]''|| Joe ||
|-
|''[[Bharathapuzha (film)|Bharathapuzha]]''|| Galfukaran||
|-
|''[[Operation Java]]''|| [[Sub-inspector|SI]] Prathapan ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2022 || ''[[Randu (film)|Randu]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=It's a wrap for Vishnu Unnikrishnan's 'Randu' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/feb/17/its-a-wrapfor-vishnuunnikrishnans-randu-2264967.html |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=The New Indian Express|date=17 February 2021 }}</ref>
|-
|''[[Sayanna Varthakal]]'' || Rajeev ||
|-
| ''Two Men'' || Sanjay Menon ||
|-
| ''Nalla Samayam'' || Samy Ettan ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Case against Omar Lulu's Nalla Samayam dismissed, director confirms OTT release |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/mar/11/case-against-omar-lulus-nalla-samayam-dismissed-director-confirms-ott-release-40929.html |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=11 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2023 || ''Padmini'' || ||
|-
| ''Bhagavan Dasante Ramarajyam'' || Ravi ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhagavan Dasante Ramarajyam review |date=22 July 2023 |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/bhagavan-dasante-ramarajyam-movie-review/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2022-09-22 |title=TG Ravi headlines Bhagavan Dasante Ramarajyam |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2022/Sep/22/tg-ravi-headlines-bhagavan-dasante-ramarajyam-34954.html |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Corona Dhavan]]'' || Rocket Shibu ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corona Dhavan (2023) - Movie {{!}} Reviews, Cast & Release Date in Chennai |url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/chennai/movies/corona-dhavan/ET00365979 |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=in.bookmyshow.com}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Imbam]]'' || Premarajan ||<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-22 |title=Deepak Parambol - Lalu Alex starrer 'Imbam' to release on October |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/deepak-parambol-lalu-alex-starrer-imbam-to-release-on-october/articleshow/103863510.cms |access-date=2023-10-27 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2024 || ''[[Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil]]'' || Cheriyammavan ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guruvayoor Ambala Nadayil first look out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/jan/16/guruvayoor-ambala-nadayil-first-look-out-51281.html |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=16 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[DNA (2024 film)|DNA]]'' || CI Eldho Varkey ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-11 |title=Raai Laxmi's DNA gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/May/11/raai-laxmis-dna-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-27 |title=Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam trailer promises a gripping investigative thriller |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Oct/27/oru-anweshanathinte-thudakkam-trailer-promises-a-gripping-investigative-thriller |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2025 || ''Ariku'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santhosh |first=Vivek |date=2025-02-12 |title=KSFDC production Ariku gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Feb/12/ksfdc-production-ariku-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Thudarum]]'' || Shaji ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2025-04-07 |title=Mohanlal-starrer Thudarum gets a new release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Apr/07/mohanlal-starrer-thudarum-gets-a-new-release-date |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2026 || ''[[Pennu Case]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Cinema Express |date=2025-12-17 |title=Nikhila Vimal's Pennu Case gets release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Dec/17/nikhila-vimals-pennu-case-gets-release-date |access-date=2025-12-17 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Valathu Vashathe Kallan]]'' || Head Constable Johnny Vincent ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2025-05-26 |title=Jeethu Joseph-Biju Menon-Joju George's Valathu Vashathe Kallan launched |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/May/26/jeethu-joseph-biju-menon-joju-georges-valathu-vashathe-kallan-launched |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Channel



|-
|1999||'' Ninavukal Novukal''
| [[DD Malayalam]]
|-
|2000||'' Jwala''
| [[DD Malayalam]]

|-
|2003||'' Prayanam''
| [[DD Malayalam]]
|-
|2004||'' Mizhi Thurakkumbol''
| [[Surya TV]]
|-
|2004||'' Kayamkulam Kochunnni''
| [[Surya TV]]
|-
|2005||'' Anweshi''
| [[DD Malayalam]]
|-
|2006||'' Velutha Kathreena''
| [[Kairali TV]]
|-
|2006||''Unniyarcha''
| [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|-
|2006||'' [[Swami Ayyappan (TV series)|Swami Ayyappan]]''
| [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|-

|2007||'' Chandrodayam''
| [[DD Malayalam]]
|-
|2007||''Kanalpoovu''
| [[Kairali TV]]
|-
|2007||'' Minnal Kesari''
| [[Surya TV]]
|-
|2008||'' MT Kathakal''
| [[Amrita TV]]

|-
|2008||'' Kudumbayogam''
| [[Surya TV]]
|-
|2010||'' Kunjali Marakkar''
| [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|-
|2013||''Radhamadhavam''
| [[Surya TV]]
|-
|2015||'' Manasariyathe''
| [[Surya TV]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1537406|name=AliIrshad}}

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