Munavvar Kalantarli
Munavvar Samad qizi Kalantarli (Azerbaijani: Münəvvər Kələntərli) was an Azerbaijani actress and folk singer.
Born to a wealthy landowner family descended from Iranian émigrés, Munavvar "Mina" Kalantarli received her primary education at Maryam Bayramalibeyova's Uns School for Girls in Lankaran. Her aunt-in-law and prominent Azerbaijani folk singer, Yavar Kalantarli, noticed young Mina's talent for singing and encouraged her to pursue career in music. In the early 1930s, Munavvar Kalantarli moved to Baku to work at the Azerbaijan State Opera Theatre, where together with Yavar Kalantarli and Munavvar's brother Hashim, she performed folk songs. Prior to becoming an actress Munavvar Kalantarli had not received professional training in acting. Nevertheless, her artistic personality, natural talent and good sense of humour soon got the attention of theatre directors, and in the mid-1930s she was offered a job as an actress at the Azerbaijan Musical Comedy Theatre. In 1937, she got married and give birth to a daughter. Having had to choose between her career and her personal life, Kalantarli divorced her husband when their daughter was still a toddler. Her career in comedy was a successful one. In 1945, she starred in her first movie "The Cloth Peddler" (dir. Ismayil Afandiyev) as Auntie Jahan. Overall she acted in 9 movies between 1945 and 1962. She quit theatre after being appointed assistant producer at the Vatan cinema in Baku.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 1.229 |
Birthday | 1912-01-01 |
Place of Birth | Lankaran, Azerbaijan |
Also Known As | Münəvvər Kələntərli, Минавар Калантарли, Минавар (Мина) Калантарли, |
1956
If Not This, Then That
5.6/8
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If Not This, Then That
1955
The Meeting
3.3/3
The film is about Azerbaijanian and Uzbekistan's cotton-growers contest and about two young people's love.
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The Meeting
1957
Under the Burning Sun
0/0
The hero of the film coming to the village for a short while decided to stay there by his medical duty.
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Under the Burning Sun
1955
Bakhtiyar
1/2
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Bakhtiyar
1962
The Labour and Rose
0/0
The film is about famous Chechen ballet and folk dancer Mahmud Essembayev's life.
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The Labour and Rose
1958
Her Great Heart
0/0
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Her Great Heart
1945
Arshin Takes a Wife
6.5/5
Set in Baku at the turn of the 20th century, a young successful businessman Asgar wishes to marry. He wants his bride to be the choice of his heart, h...
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Arshin Takes a Wife
1958
The Shadows are Crawling
7/2
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The Shadows are Crawling
1958
In New Year Night
0/0
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In New Year Night
1958
The Packet of "Kazbek"
7/1
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