Rasim Akhmed oglu Balayev (1948, Agsu

Agsu

-General information:According to some sources that Agsu city was founded by Nadir Shah, in 1735. The remainders of that city is situated in the south of Agsu city. The name of the city is derived from “Agsuchay” which flow through the city. City status was given to Agsu, in 1967.Agsu district was...

 - ) is an Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

i cinema and theatrical actor. He starred in the leading roles in more than 50 Azerbaijani films.

Early life

Rasim Balayev was born on August 8, 1948 in Agsu

Agsu

-General information:According to some sources that Agsu city was founded by Nadir Shah, in 1735. The remainders of that city is situated in the south of Agsu city. The name of the city is derived from “Agsuchay” which flow through the city. City status was given to Agsu, in 1967.Agsu district was...

 region of Azerbaijan. At the age of 15-16, he got involved in theater performances. Being from rural area, Rasim's family attempted to push him to choose a different career, though he never did and got enrolled in Azerbaijani Institute of Arts

Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts

Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts was founded in 1923 on the basis of the Baku Theatrical College. It is Azerbaijan's main state-funded institution of higher education in performing arts.-Background:...

, from which he graduated in 1969.

Career

The actor's first film experience on big screen came with a short role in the film "Freedom - a sweet word" which was being shot in Baku. Rasim Balayev's fame came after his part in 3 movies and participation in two film festivals: the 7th Soviet festival in Baku

Baku

Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

 and 3rd International festival in Tashkent

Tashkent

Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...

 where he received an award for Best Actor and several proposals for main roles in future movies. Among his best performances are films Nesimi

Nesimi (film)

Nesimi is a full-length Azerbaijani film shot in Baku, Absheron, Gobustan, Nakhichevan, Shamakhi , Bukhara, Samarkand , Halab, Damascus in 1973. Screenplay was written by Isa Huseynov. Directed by Hasan Seyibbeyli, this film is in history drama genre depicting the life of a prominent Azerbaijani...

(about Nasimi), Babek

Babek (film)

Babek is a 1979 film produced by Azerbaijanfilm, an Azerbaijani movie company, in the Soviet Union. Its director was Eldar Kuliyev and its writer was Enver Mamedkhanly. It tells the story of Babak Khorramdin.-External links:*...

, The Scoundrel

The Scoundrel (1988 film)

The Scoundrel is a full-length Azerbaijani film shot in Baku in 1988. Directed by Vagif Mustafayev, this comedy film exposes the corruption and the decadence of the late Soviet bureaucracy in Azerbaijan SSR through the eyes of a naive Azerbaijani adult man, Hatem, played by the late Georgian actor...

, Anecdote, and The Bat.

External links

• Famous People: Then and Now - Rasim Balayev