''Mr. Muhsin'' ( tr, Muhsin Bey) is a 1987 Turkish drama film, written and directed by

Yavuz Turgul Yavuz Turgul is a Turkish film director and screenwriter, known for his box-office hit ''The Bandit (1996 film), The Bandit'' (1996). Early life and education Yavuz Turgul graduated from the Istanbul University Institute of Journalism and wor ...

, featuring

Şener Şen Şener Şen (born 26 December 1941) is a Turkish film and theatre actor who has won the Golden Orange for Best Actor twice for his roles in '' Mr. Muhsin'' (1985) and '' Lovelorn'' (2005), the Golden Orange for Best Supporting Actor for '' Çö ...

as a solitary middle-aged music producer, approached by a young man who dreams of becoming a folk singer. The film was screened in competition at the 24th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, where it won Golden Oranges for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Script, and the 6th

International Istanbul Film Festival The Istanbul Film Festival ( tr, İstanbul Film Festivali) is the first and oldest international film festival in Turkey, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts. It is held every year in April in movie theaters in Istanbul, Tu ...

, where it won a Special Jury Prize, and was voted one of the 10 Best Turkish Films by the Ankara Cinema Association.

Plot

Ali Nazik seeks help from producer Muhsin Kanadikirik to become a ''Türkücü'' (a folk singer). Muhsin who is a fan of Müzeyyen Senar and Safiye Ayla is against the

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type music that is favored by Nazik. Muhsin eventually relents and takes him under his wing and they work together to make Nazik a star.

Cast

(Muhsin Bey) *

Uğur Yücel Uğur Yücel (born 26 May 1957) is a Turkish film actor, producer and director. He graduated from the Theater Department of the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory (İstanbul Belediye Konservatuarı Tiyatro Bölümü). He took part in several pl ...

(Ali Nazik) * Sermin Hürmeriç (Sevda) * Osman Cavcı (Osman) * Erdoğan Sıcak (Şakir) * Doğu Erkan (Madam) * Erdinç Üstün (Laz Nurettin) *

Tayfun Çorağan Tayfun is a Turkish name and may refer to: * Tayfun Bademsoy (born 1958), Turkish-German actor * Tayfun Cora (born 1983), Turkish footballer * Tayfun Korkut (born 1974), Turkish footballer * Tayfun Pektürk (born 1988), German footballer * Tayfun R ...

(Sunucu) * Kutay Köktürk (Dolandırıcı)

Awards

''Muhsin Bey'' won Best Film, Best Actor (for Şener Şen), Best Supporting Actor (for Uğur Yücel) and Best Screenplay (for Yavuz Turgul) at the 24th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and the Special Jury Award at the İstanbul Film Festival.

References

Kampusteyiz.com Muhsin Bey Movie Stills

External links

* {{GoldenOrangeAwardBestFilm 1987 films 1980s musical comedy-drama films 1980s buddy comedy films Films set in Turkey Films shot in Turkey Golden Orange Award for Best Film winners Films scored by Attila Özdemiroğlu Films about music and musicians Turkish musical films Turkish comedy-drama films 1987 drama films 1980s Turkish-language films