Master actor Münir Özkul, who won the hearts of the audience with the roles he played in Yeşilçam cinema, is being remembered on the 7th anniversary of his death. Here is the Fatherly Face of Turkish Cinema: Portrait of Münir Özkul…
ISTANBUL (AA) – HİLAL ÜŞTUK – The artist, who was born in Istanbul on August 15, 1925, studied at Istanbul Boys’ High School. The artist, who first appeared on stage at Bakırköy Secondary School in 1937, later made a name for himself with his success in the play “Erkek Güzeli” at the Bakırköy Community Center, which was established in 1940.
OzkulHe started acting professionally with “Love Bridge” staged at Ses Theater in 1948, and then moved to Küçük Sahne under the direction of Muhsin Ertuğrul.
master actor,In 1951, John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” and John Millington Synge’s “The Brave One”, in 1954 George Axelrod’s “Summer Bachelor”, in 1955 John Patrick’s “Teahouse” and “Don’t Send Me Flowers” ”, “General’s Love”, “Yağmurcu” and “Waiting for Godot”.
Özkul, who moved to Küçük Sahne under the management of Muhsin Ertuğrul, starred in John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” and John Millington Synge’s “Father” in 1951, George Axelrod’s “Summer Bachelor” in 1954, and John Patrick’s role in 1955. In his works “Çayhane”, “Don’t Send Me Flowers”, “The General’s Love”, “The Rainmaker” and “Godot” He took part in the plays “Waiting”.
The artist, who worked in private theaters as well as Istanbul City Theaters and Ankara State Theatre, received the İlhan İskender Award in 1968 for his role in Sadık Şendil’s play “Kanlı Nigar”.
Münir Özkul stated in an interview that he thought 5 people had a great influence on his artistic life, and these names were Muhsin Ertuğrul, Ferdi Tayfur, Haldun Dormen, Sadık Şendil and Şakir Eczacıbaşı.
– He became the next owner of Dümbüllü’s turban after Kel Hasan
İsmail Hakkı Dümbüllü, the last representative of traditional Turkish theatre, handed over his 50-year-old turban, which he inherited from Kel Hasan, to Özkul in 1968.
The master actor won the “Avni Dilligil”, “Ulvi Uraz”, “İsmet Küntay” and “İsmail Dümbüllü” awards for his role in Haldun Taner’s play “Sersem Kocanın Kurnaz Wife”.
The artist, who has been acting in movies since the 1950s, was appreciated for the characters he played.
Özkul, who played important roles in the Ertem Eğilmez films with a large cast, especially in the 1970s, was engraved in memories with his portrayal of “Kel Mahmut”, the sweet and tough assistant principal of Private Çamlıca High School in the Hababam Class series.
The successful actor, who took part in a television series for the first time with Tarık Buğra’s work “İbiş’in Rüyası”, directed by Sırrı Gültekin and published in 1979, made his debut in the 1990s, when TV series began to become widespread, such as “Uzaylı Zekiye”, “Ana Kuzusu”. He took part in “Şaban ile Şirin” and “Reyting Hamdi”.
– Memorized with “Master Yaşar”
Münir Özkul shared the leading roles with Adile Naşit in the films “Mavi Boncuk”, “Bizim Aile”, “Aile Şerefi”, “Gülen Gözler”, “Neşeli Günler”, “Gırgıriye” and “Görgüsüzler”.
The master artist, who was deemed worthy of the “Best Male Character Actor Award” at the Golden Orange Film Festival in 1972 for his role in the movie “Sev Kardeşim”, also received the Azerbaijan Film Festival Special Award in 1977 for his role as “Yaşar Usta” in the movie “Bizim Aile”. He became the owner of.
The artist was deemed worthy of the Honorary Award given by the International Istanbul Theater Festival in 2006, received the Muhsin Ertuğrul Special Award at the 18th Afife Theater Awards in 2014, and the Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Prize in 2015.
The artist, who has three children named Hayriye, Ferdi and Güner, was given the title of “State Artist” by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 1998.
Muhsin Ertuğrul, who is considered the founder of the modern Turkish theatre, stated in a memoir in his book “What I Saw on Man and Theater” that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk also watched a theater play in Ankara in which Özkul performed when he was 12 years old, and that Özkul was an effective actor. Stating that he introduced him to Atatürk, Atatürk said to Özkul, “Child, you will be a great actor.” He quoted him as saying.
Münir Özkul passed away on January 5, 2018. The artist’s funeral was buried in the family cemetery in Bakırköy Cemetery after the ceremony held at Muhsin Ertuğrul Stage.
