# Abbas filmography

Abbas is a former Indian actor known for his works in Tamil and Telugu films. He also acted in Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi cinema as well. He made his acting debut in Kadhal Desam (1996), with Vineeth and Tabu, which became a great success. He made his Telugu debut with — Priya O Priya (1997), followed by Rajahamsa (1998), which were successful. After a series of failures, Abbas appeared alongside Karthik in Pooveli (1998), which later became a blockbuster. In 1999, he debuted in Malayalam cinema with Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu, which became a super-hit.
He then co-starred with Venkatesh and Soundarya in Telugu romantic-drama Raja (1999), which became a blockbuster. Abbas played role of Rajinikanth's son-in-law in Padayappa (1999), which became highest grossing Tamil film of the year. His next venture was Suyamvaram (1999), which holds the Guinness World Record for casting the most stars in a film and also for being the quickest ever feature-length film made, with filming being completed in 23 hours and 58 minutes. Then he co-starred with Sathyaraj in Malabar Police (1999), which became one of the biggest blockbuster hits of 1999.
In 2000, Abbas starred in Rajiv Menon's multi-starred Kandukondain Kandukondain, alongside Mammootty, Ajith Kumar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Tabu. The film became a success at the box office and casting was praised. In 2001, Abbas co-starred with Madhavan and Reema Sen in Minnale (2001), which became another biggest hit of his career. This was second collaboration of Abbas and Madhavan after Shanti Shanti Shanti (1998). Abbas appeared in multi-starer Aanandham, which was second collaboration of Abbas and Mammootty. The film met with positive reviews and became one of the "blockbusters" of the year and became most successful film of his career. For the next decades Abbas appeared in multi starrer films — Nee Premakai (2002), Pammal K. Sambandam (2002), Adi Thadi (2004) and Anasuya (2009). In 2010, Abbas starred in Kannda film — Appu and Pappu which became a surprise success.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
| 1996 | Kadhal Desam | Arun | Tamil | |
| 1997 | V.I.P. | Santhosh | Tamil | |
| 1997 | Priya O Priya | Vamsi | Telugu | |
| 1997 | Poochudava | Kannan | Tamil | |
| 1998 | Ini Ellam Sugame | Aravind | Tamil | |
| 1998 | Shanti Shanti Shanti | Raju | Kannada | |
| 1998 | Jolly | Gauri Shankar | Tamil | |
| 1998 | Rajahamsa | Raju | Telugu | |
| 1998 | Aasai Thambi | Vijay | Tamil | |
| 1998 | Pooveli | Arun | Tamil | |
| 1999 | Raja | Sanjay | Telugu | Special appearance |
| 1999 | Padayappa | Chandraprakash | Tamil | |
| 1999 | Alludugaaru Vachcharu | Madhu | Telugu | |
| 1999 | Suyamvaram | Indiran | Tamil | |
| 1999 | Malabar Police | Raja | Tamil | |
| 1999 | Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu | Moosakutty | Malayalam | |
| 1999 | Anaganaga Oka Ammai | Sathya | Telugu | |
| 1999 | Krishna Babu | Vijay Babu | Telugu | |
| 2000 | Hey Ram | Munavar | Tamil Hindi | |
| 2000 | Dreams | Shiva | Malayalam | |
| 2000 | Kandukondain Kandukondain | Srikanth | Tamil | |
| 2000 | Madhuri | | Telugu | |
| 2001 | Minnale | Rajiv Samuel | Tamil | |
| 2001 | Vinnukum Mannukum | Himself | Tamil | Cameo appearance |
| 2001 | Aanandham | Kannan | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Pammal K. Sambandam | Anand | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Nee Premakai | Prabhu | Telugu | |
| 2002 | Ansh | Rajnath Guru | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Kadhal Virus | Rajiv | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Kadhaludan | Durai | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Banda Paramasivam | Madhavan | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Parasuram | Shiva | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Zinda Dil | Vijay | Hindi | |
| 2003 | Three Roses | Himself | Tamil | Cameo appearance |
| 2003 | Sindhamal Sitharamal | Saravanan | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Greetings | Swaminathan | Malayalam | |
| 2004 | Swetha Naagu | Praveen | Telugu Kannada | |
| 2004 | Shock | Ajay | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Adi Thadi | Arjun | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Manasthan | Selvarasu | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Kadha | Gautham | Malayalam | |
| 2004 | Azhagiya Theeye | Himself | Tamil | Cameo appearance |
| 2004 | Adhu | Raj | Tamil | Cameo appearance |
| 2005 | Kalyana Kurimanam | Vishnu | Malayalam | |
| 2005 | Political Rowdy | Karthik | Telugu | |
| 2005 | Dil Ke Peeche Peeche | Arjun | Hindi | |
| 2005 | Vanakkam Thalaiva | Mano | Tamil | |
| 2006 | Unarchigal | Balaji | Tamil | |
| 2006 | 47A Besant Nagar Varai | Ramakrishnan | Tamil | |
| 2006 | Thiruttu Payale | Ramesh | Tamil | |
| 2007 | Mouryan | Shivashangaran | Malayalam | |
| 2007 | Chandrahas | Firoj | Telugu | |
| 2007 | Anasuya | Anand | Telugu | |
| 2008 | Sadhu Miranda | Ram Mohan | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Idi Sangathi | Sathyamurthy | Telugu | |
| 2009 | Bank | Abbas | Telugu | |
| 2009 | Guru En Aalu | Krishna | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Appu and Pappu | Ramesh | Kannada | |
| 2010 | Ramdev | Ram | Telugu | |
| 2011 | Ko | Himself | Tamil | Cameo appearance |
| 2011 | Maaro | Raj Mohan | Telugu | |
| 2014 | Savaari 2 | Dinakar Shetty | Kannada | |
| 2014 | Ala Jarigindi Oka Roju | Rahul | Telugu | |
| 2014 | Ramanujan | Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis | English Tamil | |
| 2015 | Pachakkallam | Venkitesh | Malayalam | |

### Music videos

| Year | Album | Music Video | Other notes |
| 1997 | Yeh Hai Prem | Yeh Hai Prem Trilogy | Actor |

### Television

List of television shows and roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
| 2012 | Dharmayutham | Rammohan | Tamil | |
| 2013–2014 | Vaidehi | | Tamil | |