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Ali Akbar (Director), Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Ali Akbar (Director), Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

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Age: 62 Years

Wife: Lucyamma

Marital Status: Married

Bio/Wiki
Other name Ram Singh (He named himself Ram Singh after being converted to Hinduism from Islam in December 2021) check sources
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Profession(s) • Director
• Screenwriter
• Lyricist
Famous For Changing his religion from Islam to Hinduism after the incident of the aircraft crash of CDS Bipin Rawat
was trolled on social media by a section of the Islam community in December 2021 check sources
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Physical Stats & More
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Salt and Pepper
Politics
Political Party 2014: Aam Aadmi Party (Koduvally constituency)




2014: Bharatiya Janata Party (Kozhikode Corporation)
Debut Film- Mamalakalkkappurathu (1988)
Awards 1988: The Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director
1996: 44th National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film titled 'Rabia Chalikkunnu'
Personal Life
Date of Birth 20 February 1963 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2025) 62 Years
Birthplace Wayanad, Kerala, India
Zodiac sign Pisces
Nationality Indian
Hometown Wayanad, Kerala, India
School Government High School, Meenangadi, Kerala
College/University St. Mary's College, Sultan Bathery, Kerala
Educational Qualification(s) check sources
Ali Akbar's Facebook Profile		 • School education at Government High School, Meenangadi, Kerala
• Bachelors in Commerce at St. Mary's College, Sultan Bathery, Kerala
Religion Hindu check sources
India Today
Relationships & More
Marital Status Married
Marriage Date 15 August 1987
Family
Wife Lucyamma
Children He has two daughters.
Parents Father- Name Not Known
Mother- Name Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ali Akbar

  • Ali Akbar is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist who predominantly works in Malayalam Film Industry. Grama Panchayath (1998), Bamboo Boys (2002), Junior Mandrake (1997), Kudumba Vaarthakal (1998), and Pai Brothers (1995) are some popular Malayalam movies that are directed by Ali Akbar. He is known for being the director of more than twenty Malayalam movies.

  • In 1988, Ali Akbar made his debut as a film director with the movie Mamalakalkkappurathu.

    Young Ali Akbar

  • Ali Akbar worked as a lyricist for the movies Senior Mandrake in 2010 and Bamboo Boys in 2002.

  • In 2014, Ali Akbar joined Indian politics and contested from the Koduvally constituency in Kerala as an Aam Aadmi Party candidate. In the same year, he shifted to Bharatiya Janata Party and contested the municipal corporation elections from Kozhikode Corporation and was elected as the committee member. In October 2021, Ali Akbar quit the post due to some disagreements with the Bharatiya Janata Party members. check sources News18

    Ali Akbar interacting in a media conference while joining the BJP

  • In 2015, Ali Akbar gave a public statement that when he was eight years old, he was sexually abused by an ustad (teacher) at his school (madrasa) at Meenangadi in Wayanad, Kerala. Ali Akbar added that he was the victim of child abuse in childhood.

    A childhood picture of Ali Akbar

  • In 2020, Ali Akbar directed the movie which was based on the Malabar Rebellion that happened in Northern Kerala in 1921. This movie titled ‘1921: Puzha Muthal Puzha Vare’ was directed through crowdfunding and gained immense popularity.

    Ali Akbar while directing a film

  • In August 2020,  a film production company named ‘Mama Dharma’ was founded under the leadership of director Ali Akbar. The head of Kolathur Advaithasramam named Swami Chidanandapuri inaugurated his production house.

  • Various renowned Indian newspapers often cover the life journey of Ali Akbar in their articles.

    A newspaper article on Ali Akbar

  • Ali Akbar remains very active on his social media accounts. He has more than 173k followers on his Facebook account.

  • Ali Akbar is a dog lover. He often posts pictures of his pet dog on her social media accounts.

    Ali Akbar with his pet dog

  • In 2021, Ali Akbar stated on his Facebook account that he and his wife were converting their religion from Islam to Hinduism as a protest against a particular section on social media that posted jubilant reactions after the death of General Bipin Rawat . Ali Akbar changed his name to Ramasimhan from Ali Akbar. check sources India Today He criticised those who belonged to a particular community and reacted smiling and laughing emoticons on the death post of General Bipin Rawat who died in a helicopter crash on 8 December 2021 in Nilgiris. He said,

    I am not a Muslim from today onwards. I am an Indian.  I could not stand with the anti-nationals anymore. Today, I am throwing away an attire I received by birth. Ramasimhan is a person who was killed while adhering to the culture of Kerala… Now Ali Akbar will be called Ram Singh. That’s the best name.”

    He further stated that he could not stand with the anti-nationals anymore. He further asked the religious leaders,

    It’s a protest against those who were putting smileys on posts related to the death of CDS General Bipin Rawat. Why are religious leaders not correcting them?”

இன்று முதல் நான் முஸ்லிம் அல்ல பாரதியன் நானும் என் குடும்பமும் He was known as Ali Akbar. A Muslim by birth.

On the death of Gen.Bipin Rawat, many people made celebrations in Kerala on social platforms.

By being deeply hurt with the facts pic.twitter.com/vJ2wvCdxmM

— 𓄂𖤍Bhairavi Nachiyar𖤍 பாண்டிய நாட்டு இளவரசி 𓄂 (@Bhairavinachiya) December 11, 2021

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