Samad (fictional character)

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 serires, Sarkar Ostovar, as a country boy.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.

Filmography

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

1. "Parviz Sayyad".
2. Abdi, Mohammad. "صمد و صیاد؛ گفت‌وگوی اختصاصی با پرویز صیاد". BBC Persian website. Retrieved 2013-04-09.