Munavvar Kalantarli

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.

  • Popularity : 0.066
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1912-01-01
  • Place of Birth : Lankaran, Azerbaijan
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Munavvar Kalantarli 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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  • 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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  • 1955
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    Bakhtiyar

    Bakhtiyar

    1 1955 HD

    The film is about oilman who had beautiful voice. He didn't attach great importance to his friends is advice to get special music reward. But he...

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  • 1957
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    Under the Burning Sun

    Under the Burning Sun

    1 1957 HD

    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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  • 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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  • 1958
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    Her Great Heart

    Her Great Heart

    1 1958 HD

    This is a story about World War II. The adultery of her husband didn't wreck her life because she could stand all difficulties with a little help of...

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  • 1945
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    Arshin Takes a Wife

    Arshin Takes a Wife

    6.5 1945 HD

    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,...

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  • 1958
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    The Shadows are Crawling

    The Shadows are Crawling

    7 1958 HD

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  • 1958
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    In New Year Night

    In New Year Night

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Packet of "Kazbek"

    The Packet of "Kazbek"

    7 1958 HD

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