Mustafa Mardanov

Mustafa Mardanov was born on March 10, 1894, in the city of Marand in East Azerbaijan, Persia (now Iran).

A bright folk comedy was combined in the art of Mardanov with subtle humor and irony.

Mustafa Mardanov was surrounded by the great actors of Azerbaijan, such as Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh, Sidgi Ruhulla, Agasadig Garaybayli, Alasgar Alakbarov, from whom he learned a lot.

His best roles are Atakishi, Imamverdi (Sevil, 1905 Jafar Jabbarly), Khlestakov ("Inspector General", Nikolai 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", Molière), etc.

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?"

In[4][circular reference] 1959, his book "50 Years on the Azerbaijani Stage (My Memories)" was published in Baku.