Overview

• Abbas rose to fame in the late 1990s with Tamil hits such as Kadhal Desam, VIP and Kandukondain Kandukondain.
• A series of early-2000s box-office failures and the flop of his Bollywood debut Ansh: The Deadly Part drove him out of mainstream cinema.
• He relocated to New Zealand and supported his family by working as a bike mechanic and taxi driver.
• During the COVID-19 pandemic, Abbas used Zoom calls to reconnect with fans and offer support to those facing hardship.
• Aside from a one-off toilet-cleaning commercial, his last credited screen role was recorded a decade ago.