Asif Ali (Malayalam: ആസിഫ് അലി; born 4 February 1986 in Thodupuzha, Kerala, India) is a Malayali film actor. He made his debut in 2009 in the acclaimed film Ritu and has acted in three films. He is considered one of the youth icons of Kerala and has become inevitable in low budget youth films.

Asif Ali was born in Thodupuzha, Kerala, to M. P. Shaukat Ali and Molly. He has a younger brother Azkar Ali. His initial schooling was at Rajershi Memmorial School, Puthankurishu. He did his degree in Business Administration from Marian College, Kuttikkanam. While pursuing his degree, he was selected by Shyamaprasad to play one of the lead roles in his film Ritu. After that film's critical and commercial success, Asif made himself one of the most sought after young actor of Malayalam cinema.

Asif Ali made debut through Shyamaprasad's Ritu^[1], co-starring Nishan and Rima Kallingal. This film, though did not click well in the box-office, was critically acclaimed and was a break in the career of all the three actors. He was then approached by veteran Sathyan Anthikkad to play an important role in his 50th film Kadha Thudarunnu, starring Jayaram and Mamta Mohandas in the lead roles. This film was a runaway success and completed 75 days all over Kerala. In his third film Apoorvaragam, directed by veteran Sibi Malayil, he again co-acted with Nishan. Apoorvaragam was a Campus-Suspense-Thriller, which became a huge hit in the box-office and was reviewed as a trendsetter by all the critics. His next projects are M. A. Nishadh's Best Of Luck^[2] and debutante Rajesh Kannamkara's Ithu Nammude Katha^[3].

• Asif Ali at IMDb