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Samad (fictional character)

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Parviz Sayyad

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Samad Artist Mishavad, Samad Goes to the School

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Eynollah Bagherzadeh, Sohrab, Rostam

Samad (also Samad Agha; in Persian: صمد) is a fictional character created by Iranian director and actor, Parviz Sayyad. Samad was firstly characterized in a famous Iranian TV series, Sarkar Ostovar, as a country boy.

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Creation

In Sarkar Ostovar TV series there was a country naive boy without a name played by Parviz Sayyad who was frequently arrested for his ignorance. After doing a poll by Iran National Television, the series rated among the first popular shows and people were also asking why the country boy doesn't show up anymore. After that, Sayyad wrote a screenplay based on that character and named him Samad.

Characteristics

  • Samad likes to be called Mr. Samad. (in Persian: صمد آقا, Samad Aqa)
  • Samad loves his mother very much.
  • Samad is in love with Laila, the daughter of Kadkhoda (village chief) and his competitor in his sentimental attempts is Einullah, the son of Mash Baqer, a rich man.
  • Samad's frequent gag in the films is using his finger as a defense mechanism. he beats the enemies by poking their eyes.

    • Films

  • Samad and The Flying Carpet (1971)
  • Samad and Fooladzereh, the Monster (1971)
  • Samad & Sami, Leila & Leili (1972)
  • Samad Goes to School (1973)
  • Samad Becomes an Artist (1974)
  • Samad Gets Lucky (1975)
  • Samad On the Path of Dragon (1977)
  • Samad becomes Homeless (1978)
  • Samad Goes to War (1984)
  • Samad Returns From the War (1988)

    • Plays

  • Parviz Sayyad and His Samad (1994)
  • Hadi Khorsandi and His Samad (1998)
  • Samad Goes to War (1990)
  • Samad Returns From War (1992)

    • References

    Samad (fictional character) Wikipedia
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