Shaken Aimanov

Directing
BirthdayOct 16, 1914 (56 years old)
DeathdayDec 23, 1970
Place of birthBayanaul, Bayanaul district, Pavlodar region, Kazakhstan
GenderMale

Shaken Kenzhetaevich Aimanov (Kazakh: Шәкен Кенжетайұлы Айманов; born 15 October 1914 – 23 December 1970; Bayanaul) was a Soviet (Kazakh) film director, screenwriter, actor. He is considered to be the father of Kazakh cinematography, as well as an iconic film director and actor. He directed eleven films between 1954 and 1970. Aimanov was born in Bayanaul, Russian Empire (now Kazakhstan) in 1914. He studied at the Kazakh Institute of Education in Semipalatinsk (now Semey) from 1931 to 1933. He began his acting career at the Kazakh Theater of Drama in Alma-Ata in 1933. Vivid social and psychological characteristics are inherent in his art. His best roles include Akhan Seri in Akhan Seri and Aktokty by Gabit Musirepov, Isatai in Isatai and Makhambet by Akhinzhanov, Kobylandy Batyr in Kobylandy by Mukhtar Auezov, Kodar in Kozy Korpesh and Bayan Sulu by Gabit Musirepov, Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare, and Tikhon in The Storm by Alexander Ostrovsky. He also worked as a director and from 1947 to 1951 was chief director at the Kazakh Theater of Drama. Working in films since 1940, as both an actor and a director, Aimanov played Zhambyl in the film of the same name and directed the 1958 film Our Dear Doctor, among others. He was a deputy of the fourth and seventh convocations of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR. In 1963 he was a member of the jury at the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival.[5] In 1952, he received the Stalin Prize for his work in the theater, and in 1968 he received the State Prize of the Kazakh SSR. He has been awarded the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. The Kazakhfilm, where Aimanov worked as a film director, was named after him in 1984. The Shaken's Stars International Film Festival was held in 2013 to support and help young artists and filmmakers.

Known for

Sarsen

Jan 1, 1940

Sharip

Jun 7, 1946

Aldar-Kose

Dec 17, 1965

Jakpan

Aug 1, 1943

dramatic actor

Jun 12, 1958

Beisov

Aug 1, 1956

Baysembay

Aug 1, 1969

Jaken Dosanov

Aug 1, 1948

Narrator (voice)

Jan 1, 1968

Dzhambul

May 25, 1953

Sabyr Bayanov

Jul 29, 1961

Sarsen

Jan 1, 1940

Sharip

Jun 7, 1946

Aldar-Kose

Dec 17, 1965

Jakpan

Aug 1, 1943

dramatic actor

Jun 12, 1958

Beisov

Aug 1, 1956

Acting


Participated in 21 movies, 0 TV series

1970


1969

Director, Writer


1969

Baysembay, Screenplay



1968

Narrator (voice)


1966

Producer



1965

Aldar-Kose, Director, Writer


1963

Director


1961

Director, Screenplay


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