Ali Akbar is an Indian film director. He works in the Malayalam film industry. Ali Akbar is a famous screenwriter and lyricist. He has directed more than twenty Malayalam films including Pai Brothers (1995), Junior Mandrake (1997), Grama Panchayath (1998), Kudumba Vaarthakal (1998), and Bamboo Boys (2002). In December 2021, he made news for converting his religion from Islam to Hinduism after the news of General Bipin Rawat’s death was trolled with smiley emoticons by certain sections of the community on social media.
Wiki/Biography
Ali Akbar was born on Wednesday, 20 February 1963 (age 58 years; in 2021) in Wayanad, Kerala, India. His zodiac sign is Pisces. He had his school education at Government High School, Meenangadi, Kerala. Then, he went to College St. Mary in Sultan Bathery, Kerala to obtain a degree in Bachelor of Commerce.
Physical appearance
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye Color: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
His parents’ names are unknown.
Ali Akbar with his mother
Wife & Children
Ali Akbar married Lucyamma on 15 August 1987.
Ali Akbar with his wife
The couple has two daughters.
Religion/Religious Views
In a conversation with a television media house, Ali Akbar publicly stated that he had left his religion from Islam to Hinduism after the majority of smiling reactions to the post of Bipan Rawat’s death were from Islamist social media users. He said,
Unfortunately, 99% (slanderous posts) are from my religion. So I decided to leave religion. I am ashamed to be a Muslim after many hateful and offensive tweets about General Bipin Rawat were seen. All Muslims are not jihadists but all jihadists are Muslims. I can’t change them but I can change myself so I left my religion, there are so many leaders in Islam but they don’t speak a single word against them. They will fight over Waqf board appointments but say nothing against anti-Indian men.”
Career
Director
Ali Akbar started working as a director in 1988 with the film Mamalakalkkappurathu (meaning beyond the mountains). In 2002, he started writing songs for Malayalam films such as Bamboo Boys and Senior Mandrake. In 2020, a film titled ‘1921: Puzha Muthal Puzha Vare’ directed by Ali Akbar was a hit. The film is based on the real incident of the ‘Malabar Rebellion’ which took place in North Kerala in 1921. The specialty of this film is that it was made from crowdfunding.
‘1921 Puzha Muthal Puzha Vare’ movie poster
Ali Akbar has his own production company ‘Mama Dharma’ which he established in August 2020. This production house was inaugurated by Swami Chidanandapuri who is the head of Kolathur Advaithasramam, an ashram in Kerala.
Ali Akbar while directing a film
Politics
Ali Akbar entered politics in 2014 when he contested as an Aam Aadmi Party candidate and contested the elections from Koduvally constituency. He was unsuccessful in this election and switched to the Bhartiya Janata Party nomination. At the same time, he was elected as a committee member when he contested from Kozhikode Corporation in the municipal corporation elections. This post was left by Ali Akbar in October 2021 due to some disagreements with party members.
Ali Akbar interacted in a press conference while joining the BJP
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Ali Akbar earned the ‘Kerala State Film Award’ for Best Debut Director in 1988.
- He received the ’44th National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film titled ‘Rabia Chalikkunnu’ in 1996.
Facts/Trivia
- Ali Akbar changed his religion from Islam to Hinduism and also changed his name to Ram Singh from Ali Akbar in December 2021.
- According to Ali Akbar, he was a victim of child abuse as a child when he was a student at a madrasah in Meenangadi in Wayanad, Kerala. His teacher molested him at school when he was eight years old.
Childhood photos of Ali Akbar
- Ali Akbar is often featured in prominent Indian newspaper articles.
Newspaper article about Ali Akbar
- Ali Akbar is a social media influencer. He often posts pictures of himself on his social media accounts while directing films. He is followed by more than 173k people on his Facebook account.
- Ali Akbar is a passionate animal lover. He has a pet dog, and he often shares pictures of his pet dog on his social media.
Ali Akbar with his pets
- In December 2021, Ali Akbar, along with his wife Lucyamma, changed his religion from Islam to Hinduism in protest against Islamist social media users reacting with smiley emoticons to the death of General Bipin Rawat. Bipin Rawat died on 8 November 2021 in a helicopter crash in the Nilgiris. He recounted that he changed his name from Ali Akbar to Ram Singh and also lashed out at anti-national social media users who celebrated Bipin Rawat’s death. He wrote on his Facebook account,
I am not a Muslim from today. I am an Indian. I can’t stand the anti-state people anymore. Today, I throw away the clothes I received from birth. Ramasimhan was the one who was killed while sticking to Kerala culture… Now Ali Akbar will be called Ram Singh. That’s the best name.”
He continued that he wanted answers from religious leaders who did not correct their followers with a shameful attitude. He said,
This is a protest against those who put a smile on the posts related to the death of CDS General Bipin Rawat. Why don’t the religious leaders correct them?”
அக்கு மாட்டு நு மும் முல் அல் பர்தியை நெய் நை குட்டும்மும் He is known as Ali Akbar. A Muslim since birth.
On the death of General Bipin Rawat, many people celebrated in Kerala on social platforms.
Very hurt by the fact pic.twitter.com/vJ2wvCdxmM
— Bhairavi Nachiyar December 11, 2021
- Before his conversion, Ali Akbar posted a video on his Facebook account and slammed those who smiled at the death of General Bipin Rawat. Soon after, his account was suspended due to the many hateful comments he received on his videos. Enraged, he opened a new account and declared on it that he left his religion because he was blocked on Facebook when he raised his voice against wrongdoing. He wrote,
Within five minutes of speaking out against those who installed the emoji, the account was blocked. I couldn’t accept it, I couldn’t agree with it, so I left my religion. Neither I nor my family have any religion anymore. That’s the decision. That is my reply to those who posted thousands of smiley emoticons against India.”
He further stated that those who celebrate the death of military personnel must be punished. He stated,
The state should identify those who smile at the death of CDS and punish them.
- Ali Akbar shared screenshots of those celebrating Rawat’s death on social media showing certain sections of Indian society in December 2021.
The names of social media users who mocked the death of Bipin Rawat
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
