Parviz Mammadrzayev

Acting

Parviz Mammadrzayev

Born

1971-02-13 (55)

Place of birth

Baku, USSR, [now Azerbaijan]

Known for

Acting

Credits

29 titles

Parviz (son of Muzaffar) Mammadrzayev was born on February 13, 1971 in Baku. In 1977-1987, he studied at secondary school number 252. In 1989-1994, he graduated with honors in directing at the "Director of Theater Group" department of the University of Culture and Arts (former Azerbaijan State Art Institute named after M.A. Aliyev). In 1993, he started working as an actor of the auxiliary staff at the Azerbaijan State Young Audience Theater and in a short time won the trust of the professional directors of the theater, People's Artist Vagif Asadov, Honored Artist Rafig Aliyev and others, and skillfully coped with the main roles assigned to him. Since 1994, he has been working in the theate…

Known for

Russian Translation poster
6.0

Russian Translation (Русский перевод) is a 2007 Russian miniseries based on Andrey Konstantinov's 1996 novel about Soviet military advisors and translators in the 1980s, specifically in Arab countries like Yemen and Libya.

Russian Translation

2007

Ali and Nino poster
6.5

Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of Azerbaijan. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s struggle for Baku’s oil. Ultimately they must choose to fight for their country’s independence or for each other.

Ali and Nino

2016

The Council of The History poster
NR

The documentary series "Tarixin divanı" explores critical turning points in Azerbaijani history, focusing on the ideological conflicts between prominent 20th-century figures like Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh and Nariman Narimanov. It highlights how internal struggles between nationalist and internationalist factions weakened the nation during the First World War and ongoing ethnic tensions. The final episodes shift back to the 18th and 19th centuries, analyzing the fragmentation of various Khanates following the decline of the Safavid and Afshar empires.

The Council of The History

2026

Taghiyev: Oil poster
6.5

August 1922. An American journalist, Jerry Thompson, travels to the Soviet Union and arrives in Azerbaijan. He visits the settlement of Mardakan in Baku. There, he meets an elderly man at a villa. Thompson can hardly believe what he hears. Standing before him is Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, a once-great oil producer, millionaire, and philanthropist who lost all his wealth after the establishment of Soviet rule. Haji recounts his life story to the guest, a journey that saw him rise from a humble mason to an influential oil industrialist.

Taghiyev: Oil

2024

Qaranlıqlar çiçəyi poster
NR

A girl named Lala, who witnessed the treacherous murder of her father as a child, decides to become a lawyer and take revenge. Lala falls in love with the man she thinks is her father's killer. Later, it turns out that the killer is not that man.

Qaranlıqlar çiçəyi

2011

The Game poster
NR

Russian mobster Yuri's man Nikolai betrays him, steals the map of the famous "Heart of the East" diamond and flees to Istanbul. Yuri sends his men to Istanbul after Nikolay. By chance, the map falls into the hands of 3 wandering Turks Derya, Tayfun and Sedat.

The Game

2017

Film credits

2020s · 5 titles

Taghiyev: Oil poster
6.5

August 1922. An American journalist, Jerry Thompson, travels to the Soviet Union and arrives in Azerbaijan. He visits the settlement of Mardakan in Baku. There, he meets an elderly man at a villa. Thompson can hardly believe what he hears. Standing before him is Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, a once-great oil producer, millionaire, and philanthropist who lost all his wealth after the establishment of Soviet rule. Haji recounts his life story to the guest, a journey that saw him rise from a humble mason to an influential oil industrialist.

Taghiyev: Oil

2024

Taghiyev: The Tsar poster
NR

In the autumn of 1888, Baku is preparing for the visit of His Majesty Alexander III. Millionaire and member of the Baku City Duma, Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, is fighting for influence and status in society. The city mayor, Orlovsky, taking advantage of his position, seeks to seize the oil field of Teymurbekov, who has committed suicide. Meanwhile, Ismail, the eldest son of Haji, meets General’s daughter, Nurjahan Arablinskaya, and intends to marry her.

Taghiyev: The Tsar

2025

Slave poster
NR

The film tells the story of Rustam and Nargiz, a family with two young children who are going through difficult times. For more than six months, the family has been facing serious financial problems. In order to escape this difficult situation, Rustam is forced to work as a day laborer. One day, a client comes to the labor market and offers him a job for a “good” amount of money. The main events begin after this. This job changes the lives of both Rustam and his friend Babek.

Slave

2023

Taghiyev: School poster
NR

August 1922. Jerry Thompson, filled with respect, prepares to hear Haji’s story. May 1901. Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev works on opening the first school for Muslim girls in Baku, with support from his wife Sona. Cleric Akhund Abu Ziyad opposes the idea, sparking public debate. Reformers — Hasan bey Zardabi, Alimardan bey Topchibashev, Ahmed bey Agaev, and progressive clergy led by Mirza Abuturab — support education. The conflict escalates to attacks on teachers. Haji changes strategy and sends a representative abroad. He returns with approvals from major Islamic centers, confirming girls’ right to education. Victory is Haji’s. In October 1901, the school opens.

Taghiyev: School

2026

Taghiyev III: Sona poster
NR

In May 1896, Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev was still strong and enterprising, but he openly felt bored spending the warm season at his summer house in Mardakan. Haji wanted a family. He decided to propose to Sona Arablinskaya, the younger sister of Nurjahan Arablinskaya, Ismail’s wife. Haji’s plan caused bewilderment among the Arablinsky family and angered Ismail. Yet Haji succeeded —Sona herself agreed, her parents gave in, but the marriage between Haji and Sona destroyed the relationship between Haji and Ismail.

Taghiyev III: Sona

2025

2010s · 7 titles

Ali and Nino poster
6.5

Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of Azerbaijan. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s struggle for Baku’s oil. Ultimately they must choose to fight for their country’s independence or for each other.

Ali and Nino

2016

The Game poster
NR

Russian mobster Yuri's man Nikolai betrays him, steals the map of the famous "Heart of the East" diamond and flees to Istanbul. Yuri sends his men to Istanbul after Nikolay. By chance, the map falls into the hands of 3 wandering Turks Derya, Tayfun and Sedat.

The Game

2017

Eternal Mission poster
NR

The film "Eternal Mission" tells about the tumultuous fate of the delegation of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic sent to the Paris Peace Conference in January 1919 under the leadership of Alimardan Bey Topchubashov, the Speaker of the Parliament.

Eternal Mission

2016

100 kağız poster
5.0

The main storyline is built around a one-hundred-manat banknote. As the banknote passes from hand to hand, it continually changes owners, but in the end, in an unexpected twist, it belongs to no one. Those who come into possession of it represent different social classes and professions—among them a traffic police officer, a singer, a fortune-teller, a mullah, and others. Thus, the 100-manat note changes hands in various ways… and all these exchanges are accompanied by comic events.

100 kağız

2015

Red Garden poster
5.0

The film tells the story of a provincial teacher from blue blood, Abbas. The desperate desire of having his own son makes him so indifferent to orphan in his custody and even to deadlock situation of his beloved spouse Vafa. But everything changes, when he himself causes Vafa's death. Now in the otherworld Abbas is craving to have back all the things that he couldn't protect in this world.

Red Garden

2016

The Dervish's Diary poster
NR

The events took place in the early 19th century on the eve of the fall of the Azerbaijani khanates. The events coincided with the period of the division of Azerbaijan into two.

The Dervish's Diary

2013

Ambassador of the Dawn poster
NR

Tells the story of the life and multifaceted heritage of Mirza Fatali Akhundzadeh , the founder of Azerbaijani drama, a great public figure, who left an indelible mark on the history of Azerbaijani and Middle Eastern literature . The film depicts three periods of the playwright's life - childhood, youth and old age.

Ambassador of the Dawn

2012

2000s · 11 titles

Knot poster
NR

Ali has not seen his father for 15 years. He rushes to his remote village with his family to say goodbye to his dying father. The hero, who had little contact with his father even as a child, is unable to say goodbye, but he does make it to the funeral. The hero, who suffers psychological shock from his father's death, confesses, undergoes catharsis, and becomes spiritually purified.

Knot

2008

The Fate of the Ruler poster
NR

This historical movie is about the situation of Ganja and Karabakh khanates between Russia and Iran war.

The Fate of the Ruler

2008

Future Left Behind poster
NR

Samad is a 14-year-old boy, living in a refugee camp in Imishli. After blacking out in the forest, he finds himself in the midst of the Nagorno-Karabakh War that happened ten years ago.

Future Left Behind

2004

No artwork available
NR

The story of the suffering of a boy who is put on a sheepskin coat and gradually becomes a man-eater.

Manqurt

2003

Cavid ömrü poster
NR

The movie describes the last remaining years of the great Azerbaijani poet, Huseyn Javid who was the victim of 1937-1938 USSR repression.

Cavid ömrü

2007

Fortress poster
2.3

A drama about a film crew making a movie in an isolated mountain town famous for its ancient fortress, and what happens when the town is threatened by a modern-day foreign invasion.

Fortress

2008

Salur Qazanın evi talandığı boy poster
NR

The second of the series of films "Dede Qorqud Oguznameli".

Salur Qazanın evi talandığı boy

2001

Boghach Khan Son of Dirse Khan poster
NR

A full-length feature television film based on one of the 12 stories of "Dade Gorgud Dastani".

Boghach Khan Son of Dirse Khan

2000

Lie poster
NR

The film is about the inner suffering and conflictions of Yavar, father of a soldier, who can't give the news of his son's death in the war to his heart-sick wife.

Lie

2006

No artwork available
NR

Based on the story "The Lesson of the Prince" by Mevlud Suleymanli.

Bəylik dərsi və ya keçmişdən gülməcələr...

2007

3 Girls poster
2.0

The plot of the film is based on three love stories. The events take place in Moscow, Baku and Africa, but most of them are related to the Azerbaijani capital. The film, shot in the comedy genre, takes place during the Great Patriotic War, when the Germans left the occupied territories.

3 Girls

2007

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