Arşavir Alyanak was born in Adapazırı in 1907 and died in Istanbul on May 1, 1981. After graduating from Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry, he entered the world of art as the son of Turkish classical music performer and violinist Hagop Efendi.
In his youth, he started his theater career by performing in the "Young People's Temaşa Association" established in Gedikpaşa in the 1920s, and then continued his work in Tan Cinema's "Young Theater Lovers Association" together with names such as Hagop Ayvaz, Torkom Sırabyan and Apraham Hıdışyan. He made his film debut as an actor in 1948 and consolidated his presence in this field by sitting in the producer and director chairs since 1951.
Alyanak, who started writing his own scripts in 1952, professionalized film production with his company "Yakut Film". He ended his cinema career as sexual films became popular in the 1970s.
He appeared in many films in his acting career from 1934 to 1973; She performed in productions such as "Aysel Bataklı Damın Kızı", "Akasya Palas", "Damga", "Vurun Kahpeye", "Allah Kerim", "Hayat Acıları / Gülnaz" and "Fatih'in Fedaisi". As a screenwriter, he wrote the scripts of films such as "I Killed Her", "Wild Girl", "Black Bahtım", "Bir Dilim Ekmek", "Karanlık Günler" and "Night Bird Zehra" between 1952 and 1975.
As a producer, starting from "Hayat Acıları / Gülnaz" in 1951, he took responsibility in the production of works such as "Uç Baba Torik", "Yaban Kız", "Günahkar Baba", "Bastard / Wretched World", "Shepherd's Daughter" and "Bir Tramp". As a director, in the same period, he directed many films such as "Life Acikları - Gülnaz", "I Killed Her", "Uç Baba Torik", "Yaban Kız", "Kara Bahtım", "Years of Sorrow" and "Cici Katibem".
Arşavir Alyanak was born on September 27, 1907 in Adapazari, Ottoman Empire. He died on May 1, 1981.
Arşavir Alyanak was born in Adapazarı in 1907. He is the son of Turkish classical music interpreter, violinist Agapos Efendi. He graduated from Eseyan Primary School. He completed Galata High School. He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry in 1934. In 1920, he appeared on the theater stage in Gedikpaşa, in the group called Young People's Temaşa Association.
He continued his theater work at the Young Theater Lovers Association with actors such as Agop Ayvaz, Torkom Sırabyan, Apraham Hıdışyam.
Productions in which he took part
- So-called Girls (1924)
- The Sorrows of Life (1951)
- Allah is Noble (1950)
- Nite Owl (1960)
- Sinful Father (1955)
- Milky Way (1967)
- Stamp (1948)
- Hit the Whore (1949) — Ömer Efendi
- The Treasure of Çakırcalı Mehmet Efe (1952)
- Poison Sleuth (1964) — Casino Boss
- Zeynep's Love (1957)
- I Killed Him (1952) — Leyla's father
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
