Mehran Modiri

Mehran Modiri
Mehran Modiri
مهران مدیری
	Modiri in 2017
Born	7 April 1967 (age 57); Tehran, Imperial Iran
Occupations	Director; actor; comedian; producer; screenwriter; singer; host;
Years active	1989–present
Website	https://modiri.ir
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Mehran Modiri (Persian: مهران مدیری; born 7 April 1967) is an Iranian director, actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, host and singer. He is considered to be the leading artist in social satire in Iran.

Career[edit]

His various series, which have been broadcast through IRIB have set records in terms of viewership (an estimated 95% viewership when he is on-air)^{[citation needed]}, as well as making him a popular personality among the masses. His artistic career began in his teenage years acting in local plays. He then entered the world of radio and television in the early 1990s, actively writing scripts for and participating in various comedy skits during the annual Norooz comedy television shows broadcast by the IRIB.

He achieved real stardom with his creation of Pavarchin (Tiptoeing), in which he won numerous awards for directing and starring in the picture. He tasted success again when he directed and starred in Noghtechin (Ellipsis), and Jayezeye Bozorg (The Grand Prize), which became major hits on television in Iran^{[citation needed]}. Later, he followed Pavarchin's storyline with the making of Shabhaye Barareh which became his most popular television program yet; the show remained incomplete after it was criticized for offending rural people. This resulted in an abrupt end to the show after 92 episodes without completely explaining the Barareh history. He starred in two full-length films and had planned on entering the film industry once again after Shabhaye Barareh was completed. However, he instead produced and released his next project, the television series Baghe Mozaffar.

One of his most popular tv series was The man with a thousand faces, broadcast in 2008.

Also, his shows have been popular among the Iranians because of expressing the problems of the society in the form of comedy, as he believes this genre has the most effectiveness on people.^{[citation needed]}

Modiri has also released a music album and performed in a number of concerts. He is also a veteran of the Iran–Iraq War.^{[citation needed]}

In 2009 Modiri was named by Newsweek as one of the 20 people who dominate power and public discourse in Iran.^[1] Between 2015 – 2018 Modiri was mostly seen on Nasim TV with his program Dorehami.

In order to condemn the Death of Mahsa Amini and support the nationwide protests, Mehran Modiri announced by publishing a video on his Instagram that none of the Iranian television channels have the right to publish his image in television advertisements and periodicals. A few days after these events, the Iranian government announced that Mehran Modiri has been banned from leaving the country, however, Iranian news agencies have announced that Mehran has left Iran. An Iranian Twitter user announced that Mehran had left Tehran for the UAE, but his final destination was not Dubai.^{[citation needed]}^{[dubious – discuss]}

Personal life[edit]

Mehran Modiri is the last child of a family originally from the city of Arak. He has three older brothers.

Modiri was born and raised in a low-income family in the south of Tehran, Iran. He worked in many physical and low-paying jobs as a child and teenager, including carpenter, porter, welder, mechanic, and baker.

Filmography[edit]

Mehran Modiri has acted in various TV series. Most of the popularity and fame he has garnered among the people of Iran emanates from his participation in these programs.

TV series[edit]

Year	Name	Director	Modiri's Part
1992	The Little Fists	Soraya Ghasemi	Actor
	Tales	Mojtaba Yassini	Actor
	Advice and Admonitions	Mojtaba Yassini	Actor
1993	Nowruz of 72	Dariush Kardan	Actor
	Cherry Orchard	Majid Beheshti	Actor
	Flight no. 57	Mehran Modiri	Actor & Director
1994	Joyful Hour	Mehran Modiri	Actor & Director
1995	Joyful Year	Mehran Modiri	Actor & Director
1996	Joyful Moment	Mehran Modiri	Actor & Director
1997	Nowruz of 76	Mehran Modiri	Actor & Director
1997	Corpus of 76	Mehran Modiri	Actor & Director
1997	Collection of 76	Mehran Modiri	Actor & Director
1997	Flowers of 76	Mehran Ghafourian	Actor
1998	Nowruz of 77	Mehran Modiri	Actor & Director
1998	Corpus of 77	Mehran Modiri	Actor & Director
1998	Collection of 77	Mehran Modiri	Actor & Director
1998	Flowers of 77	Mehran Ghafourian	Actor
1999	Excuse me, who are you?	Mehran Modiri	Host and director
1999	Plaque no. 14	Mehran Modiri	Actor & Director
2000	90 Nights	Mehran Modiri	Actor & Director
2001	Sitcom of 80	Mehran Modiri	Host & Director
2002	Parents' Trouble	Masoud Navvabi	Actor
2002	On Tiptoes	Mehran Modiri	Actor & Director
2004	The Dots	Mehran Modiri	Actor & Director & Costume Designer
2005	Great Award	Mehran Modiri	Actor & Director
2005–2006	Barareh Nights	Mehran Modiri	Director & Actor
2007	Mozaffar's Garden	Mehran Modiri	Director & Actor
2008	Man of Many Faces	Mehran Modiri	Director & Actor
2009	Man of Many Many Faces	Mehran Modiri	Director & Actor
2015	At the Margin	Mehran Modiri	Director & Actor
2015	At the Margin 2	Mehran Modiri	Director
2016–2018	Dorehami (3 seasons)	Mehran Modiri	Host & Director

Web[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes	Platform
2010–2012	Bitter Coffee	Bluetooth	Mehran Modiri		Video CD
2012	Icy Heart 3	Mehran	Saman Moghaddam
2013	Mozaffar's Treasure	Khane Mozaffar	Mehran Modiri
2012	My Villa		Mehran Modiri		Producer & Director & Actor & Costume Designer
2013	I'm Just Kidding		Mehran Modiri		Producer & Director & Actor
2015	Sneezing		Mehran Modiri		Producer & Director & Actor
2019	The Monster		Mehran Modiri		Director & Actor
2021	Dracula		Mehran Modiri		Director & Actor
2021	Once Upon a Time in Iran		Tina Pakravan	Namava	Actor
2023	Guardiola's Father		Saeed Nematollah	Tamashakhaneh	Actor
2024	Oscar		Mehran Modiri	Filimo	Director & Actor
TBA	Tasian		Tina Pakravan	Filimo

Film[edit]

Year	Title	Director
1994	Visit	Mohammad Reza Honarmand
2002	Tokyo Non-Stop	Saeed Alamzadeh
2008	Dayere Zangi (The Tambourine (Satellite Dish))	Parisa Bakhtavar
2008	There Is Always a Woman in Between	Kamal Tabrizi
2012	Tehran 1500	Bahram Azimi
2012	The Wooden Bridge	Mehdi Karampour
2017	5 O'clock in the afternoon (Saat-e-5-e-Asr)	Mehran Modiri
2018	We Are All Together	Kamal Tabrizi
2018	Rahman 1400	Manouchehr Hadi
2020	Walnut Tree	Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian
2022	Killing a Traitor	Masoud Kimiai
2024	Summer Time	Mahmoud Kalari

Theater[edit]

Year	Name of Play	Director
1974	Khargoosh	Hamid Alami
1977	Shookhi	Sadra Rasouli
1979	Telegraph	Mehdi Sharifi
1983	Palang-e Nadan	Behrooz Salimi
1985	Yek Tanz va Yek Gham-ava	Behrooz Salimi
1988	Arsenal	Mohsen Haji Youssefi
1989	Pansion	Mohsen Haji Youssefi
1990	Simorgh	Ghotboddin Sadeqi
1991	Hamlet	Ghotboddin Sadeqi
1992	Kisseh Box	Ali Moazzeni

Discography[edit]

Albums

1999: Deltangi-ha – Declamation of Hatef Alimardani 's Poems.
2000: Az Roo-ye Sadegi – composed by: Babak Bayat and Fardin Khalatbari

Singles

2003: Ahang-e Film-e Hamnafas – composed by: Fardin Khalatbari
2004: Ahang-e film-e Shabhaye barareh
2005: Ahang-e film-e Baghe mozaffar
2010: Ahang-e serial-e Ghahveye Talkh – two tracks, produced by Bahram Dehghanyar
2010: Bia Berim Kooh – produced by Darkoob Band in Darkoob Album
2010: Heyran – produced by Darkoob Band in Darkoob Album
2016: Ahang-e Titraje Dorehami – composed by Mahyar Alizadeh
2016: Ahang-e serial-e Zaaferani – Two tracks, composed by Mahyar Alizadeh
2017: Ahang-e Yar Toei – composed by Mahyar Alizadeh

Awards and nominations[edit]

Mehran Modiri with 7 awards holds the record for most Hafez Awards won by an individual until 2018

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1996	The Best of	Best Director	Saate Khosh (Joyful Hour)	Nominated
1998	The Best of Channel 3 Ceremony	Best Director	Corpus of 77	Won
1998	The Best of Channel 3 Ceremony	Best Actor	Corpus of 77	Won
1999	The Best of Channel 3 Ceremony	Best Director	Excuse me, who are you?	Won
1999	The Best of Channel 3 Ceremony	Best Actor	Excuse me, who are you?	Won
2003	7th Hafez Awards	Best Director	Pavarchin	Nominated
2003	7th Hafez Awards	Best Actor	Pavarchin	Won
2005	8th Hafez Awards	Best Actor	Noghtechin	Nominated
2005	The Best of Channel 3 Ceremony	Best Comedy Director	–	Won
2006	9th Hafez Awards	Best Actor jointly with Siamak Ansari	Shabhaye Barareh	Won
2006	9th Hafez Awards	Best ِِDirector	Shabhaye Barareh	Nominated
2007	10th Hafez Awards	Best TV series and cinematic song	Mozaffar's Garden	Won
2008	26th Fajr International Film Festival	Best Supporting Actor	There's Always a Woman in Between	Nominated
2011	12th Hafez Awards	Best Actor	Bitter Coffee	Won
2011	12th Hafez Awards	Best ِDirector	Bitter Coffee	Nominated
2011	American Liberty University	Honorary Doctorate	Himself	Honored
2016	16th Hafez Awards	Best ِActor	At the Margin	Nominated
2016	16th Hafez Awards	Best TV Presenter	Dorehami	Won
2017	17th Hafez Awards	Best TV Presenter	Dorehami	Won
2017	3Star(TV Audience poll)	Best TV Presenter	Dorehami	Won
2018	Halaa Khorshid's Audience poll	Social Face of The Year	–	Won
2018	18th Hafez Awards	Best Film(Producer)	Saat-e- 5-e- Asr ( 5 O'clock in the afternoon )	Nominated
2018	18th Hafez Awards	Best Screenwriter	Saat-e- 5-e- Asr ( 5 O'clock in the afternoon )	Nominated
2018	18th Hafez Awards	Best Director	Saat-e- 5-e- Asr ( 5 O'clock in the afternoon )	Nominated
2018	18th Hafez Awards	Best TV Presenter	Dorehami	Won
2018	Sin e Sima Festival	Best TV Presenter	Dorehami	Won
2019	19th Hafez Awards	Best Actor	Rahman 1400	Nominated
2020	20th Hafez Awards	Best TV presenter	Dorehami	Nominated
2020	20th Hafez Awards	Best Actor	The Monster	Nominated
2020	20th Hafez Awards	Best Director	The Monster	Won
2020	20th Hafez Awards^[2]	Best TV series	The Monster	Won
2021	ifilm TV Channel poll	Best TV Comedy Actor		1st
2021	21st Hafez Awards	Best TV presenter	Dorehami	Nominated
2022	2nd Producers' Thanks Ceremony	The Most Popular actor	Rahman 1400	Honor

References[edit]

^ "Iran's Top 20: Power and public discourse in the Islamic Republic are dominated by fewer than two dozen heavyweights, ranging from ayatollahs to entertainers (and one TV network)". Newsweek. June 1, 2009. p. 36. Retrieved September 27, 2012. Today his television comedies rule Iran's airwaves, with audiences so big that broadcast executives don't balk at his lampoons of Iranian life
^ "20th Hafez Awards 2020 - Hafez Awards". Hafez Awards. March 25, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

External links[edit]

[1] "Iran's Top 20: Power and public discourse in the Islamic Republic are dominated by fewer than two dozen heavyweights, ranging from ayatollahs to entertainers (and one TV network)". Newsweek. June 1, 2009. p. 36. Retrieved September 27, 2012. Today his television comedies rule Iran's airwaves, with audiences so big that broadcast executives don't balk at his lampoons of Iranian life

[2] "20th Hafez Awards 2020 - Hafez Awards". Hafez Awards. March 25, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

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