Nurəddin Mehdixanlı’s 70th anniversary celebrated

On October 14, the Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre hosted an evening titled "A Life on Stage, Eternity in Art," dedicated to the 70th anniversary of People's Artist, Presidential individual pensioner, and holder of the Shohrat Order Nurəddin Mehdixanlı.

F4media.az reports that the event, organised by the Ministry of Culture, was attended by state officials, members of parliament, cultural and artistic figures, members of the public and art lovers.

At the event, a congratulatory letter addressed to the jubilarian by the Ministry of Culture was read out. Speakers who took the floor discussed Nurəddin Mehdixanlı's services to Azerbaijani theatre and cinema, the memorable characters he created, his devotion to art and his love for the homeland.

At the anniversary evening, People's Artists Mələkxanım Əyyubova, Samir Cəfərov and Nazpəri Dostəliyeva congratulated the artist with musical numbers. Video greetings to Nurəddin Mehdixanlı from theatre figures from Georgia, Turkey and Moldova were presented. A congratulatory letter from the director of the Uzbekistan National Academic Drama Theatre, People's Artist Yodqar Saqdiyev, was also read out.

In the artistic part of the event, famous dialogues from the productions in which the actor appeared — "Aydın," "The Flowers of the Left," "The Sword We Cut Ourselves," "They Haven't Said I Love You Yet," "Light in the Window," "Khurshidbanu Natavan" and "The Tragedy of King Lear" — as well as a fragment from the film "Javad Khan" were performed.

At the end, Nurəddin Mehdixanlı expressed his gratitude to the organisers and participants of the anniversary evening and to everyone who congratulated him.