 In recent years, Abbas has appeared in television serials, while he also portrayed scientist Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in "Ramanujan" (2014).Abbas married Erum Ali, in 1999, a fashion designer; and the couple has a son Aymaan and a daughter Emira.Erum worked as costume designer in many films notably "Aayirathil Oruvan" and "Guru En Aalu" where his co-star Madhavan's wife, Saritha, too worked as designer.