“Mokhtarnameh” cinematographer Azim Javanruh dies at 69

TEHRAN – Azim Javanruh, the cinematographer of “Mokhtarnameh”, an Iranian TV series about the uprising of Mokhtar Saqafi after the events of Ashura, died of colon cancer on Tuesday. He was 69.

 

Javanruh underwent heart surgery before he found out about his colon cancer, “Mokhtarnameh” producer Mahmud Fallah told the Persian service of MNA on Wednesday. 

 

He next began the cancer chemotherapy treatment, which led to failure and he died on Tuesday evening, Fallah said.

 

His funeral procession will begin at the Iranian House of Cinema on Friday, Fallah said and added, “His family is not living in Iran and the memorial service will be set after they arrive home.”

 

“Mokhtarnameh” by director Davud Mirbaqeri took about eight years to be filmed and completed. The 40-episode TV series was broadcast on IRIB’s Channel 1 in 2011.

 

Born in 1945 in Ardebil, Javanruh collaborated with Mirbaqeri in his other productions including “The King Eared” and “The Lost Innocence”.

 

He also worked in many other projects and TV series such as “The Majid Stories” directed by Kiumars Purahmad, “Mulla Sadra” by Hassan Fat’hi and “Practicing Love” by Bahram Bahramian.

 

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