Mustafa Mardanov

Mustafa Mardanov

Mustafa Mardanov was born on March 10, 1894 in the city of Merend in Iranian Azerbaijan. In 1916 he graduated from the Tiflis Men's Gymnasium. From 1922 to 1924 he studied at the Moscow State Institute of Theater Arts. Stage activity began in 1910 in the Tiflis Muslim Drama Circle. His first roles in the theater were the roles of Haji Ganbar ("From the rain and under the downpour" by Najaf-bek Vezirov), Karamali ("Haji Kara" Mirza Fatali Akhundova), Adham ("Nadir Shah" Nariman Narimanov). From 1921 to 1922 Mardanov was the director of the Tiflis Azerbaijani Theater. Since 1924 he has been performing on the stage of the Azerbaijan State Drama Theater. Here he created a series of images of Azerbaijani, Russian and Western drama. Mustafa Mardanov was noted for his subtle humor and comedy. A bright folk comedy was combined in the art of Mardanov with subtle humor and irony. His best roles are Atakishi, Imamverdi (Sevil, 1905 Jafar Jabbarli), Khlestakov ("Inspector General", Nikolay Gogol), Luka ("At the bottom" Maxim Gorky), Shmaga ("Without fault" Alexander Ostrovsky), Polonius ("Hamlet", William Shakespeare), Shvandiya (Love for spring, Konstantin Trenev), Sganarelle (" Don Juan" ,Moliere ), etc. Mustafa Mardanov was one of the first and famous Azerbaijani movie actors. Mustafa Mardanov played in such films as "In the Name of God", "Haji Gara", "Sevil", "Lyatif", "Baku People", "Kandlilar", "Sabuhi", "Black Stones", "Morning", "Meeting" , "Where is Ahmed?" and others. Mardanov was very popular with the role of intelligent Hasan-bek in the film "Not that, so this". The first significant role of M.Mardanov in the cinema is the role of Karamali in the film "Haji Gara". In general, in most films shot from the late 20's to early 30's, M. Mardanov was given the role. The high actor's talent of Mustafa Mardanov is evidenced by the film shot by his brother, the famous film director Samad Mardanov, "Peasants" in which M. Mardanov played two opposing roles. In 1943 he was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR. Since 1945 - a member of the CPSU. From 1962 to 1968, Mardanov was chairman of the Azerbaijan Theater Society. He translated a number of plays into Azerbaijani. In 1959, his book "50 Years on the Azerbaijani Stage (My Memories)" was published in Baku. One of the streets of Baku is called the Mardanov Brothers in memory of Mustafa Mardanov and his brother Samad Mardanov. The actor died on December 28, 1968 in Baku. He was buried in the Alley of Honor.

  • Title : Mustafa Mardanov
  • Popularity : 0.109
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1894-02-28
  • Place of Birth : Marand, Iran
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  • Also Known As : Mustafa Mərdanov, Мустафа Марданов
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Mustafa Mardanov Movies

  • 1956
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    If Not This, Then That

    If Not This, Then That

    5.6 1956 HD

    Popularly known by the name of the main character, "Mashadi Ibad" was based on a musical comedy by composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov and written in the early...

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  • 1964
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    Where is Ahmad?

    Where is Ahmad?

    5.5 1964 HD

    When his parents try to marry him to their neighbors' daughter, Ahmad runs away from home and his family try to find him.

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  • 1955
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    The Meeting

    The Meeting

    3.3 1955 HD

    The film is about Azerbaijanian and Uzbekistan's cotton-growers contest and about two young people's love.

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  • 1968
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    In the Name of the Law

    In the Name of the Law

    1 1968 HD

    The film is about the public prosecutor who fought against the criminality but was killed by them.

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  • 1962
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    The Labour and Rose

    The Labour and Rose

    1 1962 HD

    The film is about famous Chechen ballet and folk dancer Mahmud Essembayev's life.

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  • 1938
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    Baku's People

    Baku's People

    1 1938 HD

    The film is about the revolution which began bacause of dissemination of Bolshevik ideas among workers.

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  • 1929
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    Sevil

    Sevil

    5.4 1929 HD

    After the play of same name of Jafar Jabbarli. This melodrama is about the woman who had unhappy homelife and tried to free herself from shariat...

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  • 1930
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    Latif

    Latif

    6 1930 HD

    Latif a seven year old boy living during the collectivization policy in USSR.

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  • 1941
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    Sabuhi

    Sabuhi

    7 1941 HD

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  • 1947
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    Fatali Khan

    Fatali Khan

    7 1947 HD

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  • 1929
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    Hadji Gara

    Hadji Gara

    1 1929 HD

    After the comedy of the same name of Mirza Fatali Akhundov.

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  • 1940
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    The New Skyline

    The New Skyline

    6.5 1940 HD

    Young engineer is fighting against conservatives who don't want to find new oil deposits.

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  • 1939
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    The Peasants

    The Peasants

    5 1939 HD

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  • 1926
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    On Different Shores

    On Different Shores

    1 1926 HD

    The film is about the opposition between working-class people and the certain power.

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  • 1925
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    In the Name of God

    In the Name of God

    3.7 1925 HD

    Religiously themed early Soviet propaganda film in Azerbaijan against Islam. Unlike earlier propaganda films in the region, this was actually made by...

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  • 1956
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    The Black Stones

    The Black Stones

    1 1956 HD

    After the novel of the same name of Mehdi Huseyn.

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  • 1960
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    The Morning

    The Morning

    1 1960 HD

    After the novel of the same name of Mehdi Huseyn.

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