There are some legendary names that come to our mind when it comes to Turkish theater and cinema, and Münir Özkul is undoubtedly one of these names. With countless works that he played on the theater stage, on the cinema screen and on television screens; Let’s take a closer look at some of the best films starring Münir Özkul, who is also engraved in our hearts with his role as Mahmut Hoca in the Hababam Classroom.
Mustafa Münir Özkul, with his full name, was born on August 15, 1925 in Istanbul. His love for theater, which he started in high school, continued by studying art history at Istanbul University. He made his professional debut in 1948 and debuted after that day. He toured every inch of Turkey and made theater. In the 1970s, he even appeared on the stage as an entertainer in casinos and made one-man shows.
He bought the turban, which he would later hand over to Ferhan Şensoy, from İsmail Dümbüllü during this period. Münir Özkul is in Yeşilçam cinema, especially in Ertem Eğilmez films. played numerous roles. The actor, who crowned his career with many awards such as Best Actor in the Golden Orange Film Festival, passed away on January 5, 2018. Let’s take a closer look at some of the best films by Münir Özkul, the lecturer of the theater and the Mahmut teacher of the cinema.
Münir Özkul’s best films:
- Driver Nebahat Our Misdemeanor
- Seine series
- Hormuz with 7 Husbands
- Billionaire
- Blue bead
- Family Honor
- Our family
- smiling eyes
- Happy Days
- Hababam Class series
Two rival taxi drivers: Driver Nebahat Our Misdemeanor
- Genre: Comedy
- Year: 1965
- Director: Sureyya Duru
- Cast: Sezer Sezin, Selma Güneri, Münir Özkul
- IMDb: 4.9
Driver Nebahat is perhaps the only female taxi driver in the country. She has a rivalry with Polim Hüseyin, who she works with at the same stop. One day, the two witness the murder of an old man. Before the man dies, he asks them to find his nephew because the Arab mafia who killed him will go after his nephew. Our two rival chauffeurs decide to work together and fulfill the dying man’s last will.
The fun life of novels: Gırgıriye series
- Genre: Comedy
- Year: 1981
- Director: Kartal Tibet
- Cast: Müjdat Gezen, Gülşen Bubikoğlu, Münir Özkul
- IMDb: 6.2
In the Gırgıriye series, whose sequels such as Gırgıriyede Varlik Var, Gırgiriyede Cümbüş Var, Gırgiriyede Büyük Selection were also shot. We are a guest in the lives of our Roman citizens, the most entertaining part of our country’s mosaic. Bayram and Güllüye are two young people in love who live in Sulukule as musical instruments. However, they never meet because the girl’s mother, Sabahat, and the boy’s father, Emin, are two enemies who fell in love with each other when they were young but now hate each other.
The woman who took revenge on her husband: Hormuz with 7 husbands
- Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Year: 1971
- Director: Atif Yilmaz
- Cast: Türkan Şoray, Tanju Gürsu, Salih Güney
- IMDb: 6.9
The movie “Hürmuz with 7 Husbands”, whose remake we watched in 2009, is an old Turkish story. Our main character in the story, which takes place in the Ottoman period, is Hormuz. She learns that her husband, whom she expects to get out of prison, has 7 wives with her. To take revenge, she will get 7 husbands for herself. Of course, things do not go well and a story full of laughter begins for the audience.
Curse of money: Billionaire
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Year: 1987
- Director: Kartal Tibet
- Cast: Şener Şen, Münir Özkul, Uğur Yücel
- IMDb: 7.6
Mesut is a man who works as a supervisor at the Mesudiye train station and has a quiet life. Like everyone else, he buys a national lottery ticket for the New Year’s draw and fate smiles in his face, he gets the jackpot. But fate actually smiled bitterly at him. Because after the jackpot goes to him, the attitude of everyone around him, even his family, changes towards him. Money has been a problem for him.
Let’s wrap it in the carpet: Blue Bead
- Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Year: 1975
- Director: Ertem Eğilmez
- Cast: Emel Sayin, Munir Ozkul, Metin Akpinar
- IMDb: 7.8
A group of friends go to see Emel Sayın, the most famous artist who took the country by storm at that time. When the account is in excess, they object and When they are beaten by the waiters, they decide to take revenge. Our cronies will kidnap Emel Sayın and demand ransom from the boss. Indeed, they kidnap the famous artist, but things don’t go as planned due to the friendship that started between them and the love that started with someone.
A family roasted in its own fat: Family Honor
- Genre: Drama, Family
- Year: 1976
- Director: Orhan Aksoy
- Cast: Münir Özkul, Adile Naşit, Itır Esen
- IMDb: 8.0
Riza is a poor but proud man. He made a living as a peddler all his life and raised his five children with his wife Adile. When their daughters get married, their grooms move in with them. and they live happily together by doing blue-collar jobs. Then the youngest son of the house, Murat, has a car accident. Now all they have to do is join hands with the whole family to make sure the little boy is healthy again.
Me, Yaşar Usta: Our Family
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
- Year: 1975
- Director: Ergin Orbey
- Cast: Münir Özkul, Adile Naşit, Tarık Akan
- IMDb: 8.4
After the death of his wife, Yaşar Usta never married and raised his three children himself. Melek Hanım also never married after her husband died and raised her three children herself. Then these two people decide to get married and reunite families. Everything is fine for our couple, but now it will not be as easy as they thought for 6 children who have become big husbands to live in the same house.
The Unwanted Groom Veneer: Smiling Eyes
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
- Year: 1977
- Director: Ertem Eğilmez
- Cast: Münir Özkul, Adile Naşit, Halit Akçatepe
- IMDb: 8.5
Our character Yaşar Usta has five daughters in this movie. All his life he worked day and night to take care of his wife and children. Seeing that their daughters are now at the age of brides The groom starts to look after them in his own way, but he doesn’t know that there are groom candidates that the girls also love. This is where things get pretty messy.
Vinegar or lemon: Happy Days
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
- Year: 1978
- Director: Orhan Aksoy
- Cast: Münir Özkul, Adile Naşit, Şener Şen
- IMDb: 8.7
Kazım Efendi and Saadet Hanım are a family of six children who run a pickle shop. One day, the fight between them grows so much that They take the children three at a time and leave. Then one day, these children’s paths cross and they find each other years later. The siblings quickly get along and try to bring their parents together. However, it will not be easy to convince these two grouches, both of whom are old now.
A true legend: The Hababam Class series
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Year: 1975
- Director: Ertem Eğilmez
- Cast: Kemal Sunal, Munir Ozkul, Halit Akçatepe
- IMDb: 9.2
Rıfat Ilgaz’s novel of the same name was first adapted to the theater and then to the cinema. Many sequels to Hababam Class were shot at that time. In the story, which I still watch many adaptations of today, we follow the adventures of the mischievous but good-hearted students who have been in the classroom for years.
The actor who won our hearts with the character of Mahmut Hoca in the Hababam Class series Listing some of Münir Özkul’s best films We briefly talked about their stories. Of course, this list could have been much longer. You can share the Münir Özkul movies that you want to be on our list in the comments.
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