Mini biography

Mohammad Motevaselani _{(October 10, 1935, Tehran, Iran)}

Mohammad Motevaselani was born in Tehran on 10 October 1935. He is a veteran Iranian actor, screenwriter, producer and director.
 
Motevaselani has studied English Literature at Tehran University, and studied theater in the same period under the guidence of Belcher.

He, along with Sepehrnia and Garsha, two other veteran iranian actors, created the famous comedy team of Iranian Cinema in the sixties.

His first screen credit was in 1958 movie "Storm in Our Town," directed by Samuel Khachikian and "The Sinners" (2012, Faramarz Gharibian) is the last film he starred.

In 1989 he received an Honorary diploma at the Eighth International Fajr Film Festival for the screenplay "Jostejoogar", and was nominated for Best Director for the same film.

Motevaselani, Sepehrnia and Garsha: the famous comedy team of Iranian Cinema in the sixties.

Filmography 

Director 

2009 Har chi to bekhai
1992 Do rooye sekke
1989 Jostejoogar
1985 Kafsh-haye Mirza Norooz
1977 Gharatgaran (TV series)
1975 Zabih
1974 The Compromise - Sazesh
1972 Yek milioner va do mofles
1971 Shayyadan
1971 Yek chamedan sex
1968 Haft dokhtar barye haft pesar
1968 Velgardha
1966 Se naghola dar Japon
1965 Se kar-agah-e khosoosi
1963 Tars va tariky

Director - Selected filmography

1. The Searcher - Jostejoogar (1989)
   
2. Zabih (1975)
   
3. The Compromise | Sazesh (1974)