Murad Kostani Kostanyan (25 August 1902, Haftvan,

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- 3 January 1989,

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) was an Armenian actor, People's Artist of Armenia (1956).

Biography

From 1920 to 1925 and from 1927 to 1928 he studied at Moscow Armenian Theatral Studio. From 1925 to 1927 he was an actor of Tbilisi Armenian Theatre. He is one of the founders of Leninakan Drama theatre after Mravian. In 1930 he became an actor of the

Sundukyan State Academic Theatre of Yerevan The Gabriel Sundukyan State Academic Theatre ( hy, Գաբրիել Սունդուկյանի անվան ազգային ակադեմիական թատրոն), founded on February 25, 1922 in Yerevan, is the oldest modern theatre in Armenia. Well-know ...

where he worked until his death. He played more than 1500 roles. Kostanyan also starred in films, including Dzakhord Panose (1980), Harsnatsun hyusisits (1975) and 01-99 (1959).Murad Kostanyan
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kostanyan, Murad 1902 births 1989 deaths People from Salmas Persian Armenians Armenian male stage actors Armenian male film actors 20th-century Armenian people 20th-century Armenian male actors Iranian emigrants to the Soviet Union