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Home/People/Rustem Zhaniyamanov
Rustem Zhaniyamanov profile photo
Born
Jun 6, 1987
Age 38
Place of Birth
The village of Ashysai, Enbekshikazakh District, Almaty Region.
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

13
Movies
1
TV Shows
Also Known As
Рустем Жаныаманов
IMDb Profile

Rustem Zhaniyamanov

Acting

Biography
In 2007, he graduated from the College of the Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after T. Zhurgenov. In 2012, he completed his studies at the Faculty of Directing at the Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after T. Zhurgenov, training under the honored figure of Kazakhstan, Bulat Atabayev. In 2012, he directed Dario Fo's play *The Open Couple* at the Zhambyl Regional Kazakh Drama Theater named after Zh. Dosmukhamedov, receiving high praise from critics. In 2017, at the State Puppet Theater, he staged the plays *The Foal and the Wolf Cub* by Zh. Omarov and *The Smell of Wormwood* by R. Otarbayev, further developing the directing approach in puppet theater. He is known for the films *The Walnut Tree* (2016), *Kelinjan* (2019), *Serzhan Bratan* (2021), *Sweetie, You Won't Believe It!* (2019), and many others. He is also involved in directing theatrical productions.
Director poster

Director

as Ghani
2025
Kelinzhan 3 poster

Kelinzhan 3

Cast
2024
I need you poster

I need you

Cast
2024
Life After poster

Life After

Cast
2024
Santa Claus poster

Santa Claus

Cast
2023
Kelinzhan 2 poster

Kelinzhan 2

Cast
2023
Kelinzhan poster

Kelinzhan

Cast
2022
Special Purpose Kelin poster

Special Purpose Kelin

Cast
2022
Bros on Call poster

Bros on Call

Cast
2022
I'm Over Thirty poster

I'm Over Thirty

as Rustem
2021
Where Is My Ring? poster

Where Is My Ring?

Cast
2020
Sweetie, You Won't Believe It poster

Sweetie, You Won't Believe It

as Petok
2020
Classmates poster

Classmates

Cast
2018