Film comedian Ali, who enthralled the cine goers for over three decades, was conferred with Honorary Doctorate.
The European United University of Coimbatore has conferred the honorary doctorate on him. The robes will be presented to him on May 25.
Ali, who entered Telugu film industry as a child artiste has been in films for a long time and has many memorable roles to his credit. He also acted as a hero in a film.
He is hosting a successful game show "Ali 369" for a Telugu TV channel.