Ali Nasiriyan to star in new film

Veteran Iranian actor Ali Nasiriyan has been set to star in new movie project ‘Dear Brother’.

Directed by Mohammad-Reza Ahanj and written by Saeed Nematollah, ‘Dear Brother’ is currently on the preproduction stage and will start shooting soon.

Born in 1935, Ali Nasiriyan began his acting career with theater in 1952.

He made his cinematic debut with ‘The Cow’ in 1969, setting foot on the path to becoming one of the most renowned and popular Iranian actors.

He has appeared in numerous movies and series. Among his most notable performances are in the movies ‘Kamal-ol-Molk’, ‘Mirza Nowruz's Shoes’, ‘Captain Khorshid’, ‘Scent of Joseph’s Shirt’, ‘The Silent King’, 'Saturday Hunter', and 'Iran Burger'.

He also played roles in the series 'Heads on Gallows’, ‘Hezar Dastan’, 'The Wolves', 'The Lost Paradise', 'Neighbors', 'Lighter than Darkness', 'Floating in a Bubble', ‘The Forbidden Fruit’, 'Sheikh Baha'ee', 'Mankind's Land', and 'Sparrow's Dream'.

He won a prize for writing the play ‘Nightingale in Love’ in 1957.

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