Henrik Sureni Malyan ( hy, Հենրիկ Մալյան, also transliterated Henrik Malian; September 30, 1925 – March 14, 1988) was an

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

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and

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. He was born in

Telavi Telavi ( ka, თელავი ) is the main city and administrative center of Georgia's eastern province of Kakheti. Its population consists of some 19,629 inhabitants (as of the year 2014). The city is located on the foothills of the Tsiv-Gombo ...

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. Malyan's uncle was famous actor

David Malyan David Melkumovich Malyan ( hy, Դավիթ Մալյան, 17 April 1904 in Zakatala - 17 July 1976 in Yerevan) was a Soviet and Armenian film and stage actor. Education and career David Malyan studied at Armenian Drama studio in Tbilisi from 1922 ...

. He studied chess at an early age, along with

Tigran Petrosian Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian (, ; 17 June 1929 – 13 August 1984) was a Soviet-Armenian chess grandmaster, and World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969. He was nicknamed "Iron Tigran" due to his almost-impenetrable defensive playing style, ...

. From 1942 to 1945 he worked as a draftsman and designer at a factory in

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the ...

. In 1951 he graduated from the

Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography The Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography (YSITC; hy, Երևանի թատրոնի և կինոյի պետական ինստիտուտ) is a state university and higher education institution based in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. ...

. Between 1951 and 1954, he was a director at various theatres in Armenia. In 1953, he graduated from the Moscow Theatre Institute. From 1954 on he worked with the film studio

Armenfilm Armenfilm (russian: Арменфильм; hy, Արմենֆիլմ), also known as Hayfilm ( hy, Հայֆիլմ), is an Armenian film studio located in Yerevan. The studio was founded on 16 April 1923 as a production unit of the Soviet State Cinem ...

. His 1977 film ''

Nahapet ''Nahapet'' ( hy, Նահապետ) is a 1977 Soviet Armenian-language drama film about a man who tries to rebuild his life after losing his wife and child in the Armenian genocide. It is based on a novel written by Hrachya Qochar. The film has been ...

'' (''Life Triumphs'') is considered to be one of the most important Armenian films to deal with the

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. It was exhibited in the 1978

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. In 1980 he founded the Henrik Malyan Theatre-Studio for stage works. In 1982 he was named a

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

Films

:As director unless noted. * ''

Guys from the Army Band ''Guys from the Army Band'' ( hy, Նվագախմբի տղաները, russian: Парни музкоманды) is a 1960 Armenian comedy film directed by Henrik Malyan and Henrik Margaryan. Plot Bolshevik Tsolak Darbinyan infiltrates the Dash ...

'' (1961) * '' Road to the Stage'' (1963) * '' Mr. Jacques and Others'' (1966, "The Sham Informer" segment) * ''Triangle'' (1967) * ''

We and Our Mountains We and Our Mountains ( hy, Մենք ենք, մեր սարերը; russian: Мы и наши горы) is a 1969 Armenian comedy film directed by Henrik Malyan and starring Azat Sherents, Frunzik Mkrtchyan and Sos Sargsyan. It is widely considered t ...

'' (1970) * ''

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'' (1973) * '' Life Triumphs'' (''Nahapet''; 1977, also writer) * '' A Piece of Sky'' (1980, also writer) * '' Gikor'' (1982, writer) * '' A Drop of Honey'' (1984, also writer) * '' White Dreams'' (1985, writer) * '' Yearning'' (1990, writer)

Awards

* State Prize of the Armenian SSR (1975) *

People's Artist of the Armenian SSR People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (Народный артист Армянской ССР), is an honorary title awarded to citizens of the Armenian SSR in the Soviet Union. It is awarded for outstanding performance in the performing arts, wh ...

(1977) *

(1982)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Malyan, Henrik Armenian screenwriters 1925 births 1988 deaths People's Artists of Armenia People from Telavi People's Artists of the USSR Georgian people of Armenian descent Soviet Armenians 20th-century screenwriters Armenian film directors