Ovanes Ohanian (Armenian: Հովհաննես Օհանյան, Persian: اوانس اوهانیانس; October 1896 – September 1960) was an Armenian-Iranian filmmaker, inventor, founder, doctor, scientist with PhD in medicine, film,[clarification needed] science[clarification needed] and languages.

Since he found it impossible to initiate any production without professionals in the field, Ohanian decided to begin a film school in Tehran.

The film, lensed by Mo'tazedi, was shot silent on 35mm black and white stock and ran 1,400 meters long.

The main actors were Abolghassem Ashti, Ahmad Dehghan and M. Ali Ghotbi as reflected in the book titled Filmshenakht Iran by Mr. Abbas Baharloo.

The Diploma de L'ecole Cinematograpique a' Tehran signed by Ohanian and one other person and sealed on the picture of Abolghassem Ashti does still exist.

As Ghafari states: "This film was patterned directly after the comic acts of the Danish cinema couple Pat and Paterson.

Unfortunately the only copy of the film burnt to ashes two years after its release in a fire accident in cinema Mayak, one of the first theatres in Tehran.

Not only were there technical shortcomings, but additionally, the release of the first Persian talkie (produced in India) diminished its prospects for profit.

Published by the International Federation of Scientific Research Societies (Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe & America) Academic Professor Dr. O. G. Ohanian (Mojdeh) D. Sc.

His activities in sciences and arts: Amongst his pupil received diploma have been: the late Ahmad Deikhan (Member of Parliament) Shahani, Gorji, Moorad, Kodbi, Rashidi, Kobadi, Sooltani, Edalatpoor, and Saphi.

1937 – 39 President of the International Motion Picture Institute of Asia which has granted the first prizes for the best Indian Films in 1939.

Patel (Opera House Cinema), P. K. Kapadia (Evergreen Pictures) in Bombay, Satu Roy (Film Director), Chandrasohekhar (Editor of Calcutta Dipaly weekly).

Amongst his pupils who received diplomas was the late Ahmad Deikhan (Member of Parliament), Shahnai, Gorji, Moorad, Kodbi, Rashidi, Kobadi, Sooltani, Edalatpoor, Saphi, Eng.

India: 1924 Founder of the first Motion Picture Institute for training screen actors and film directors.

1937-1939 – President of the International Motion Pictures Institute of Asia which has guaranteed first prizes for the best Indian films in 1939: – 'Pukar' of Sohrab Mody's Production Devika Rani and Moti Lal as the best 'Admi' of V. Shantaram's Production screen actors of India in 1939 Member of Society of all Russian writers since 1929 in Moscow.

His drama 'Coup d'État' from the life of the late Reza Shah the Great was personally accepted by His Imperial Majesty in 1932.