Background
He was born in Telavi, Georgia.
He was born in Telavi, Georgia.
He studied chess at an early age, along with Tigran Petrosian.
Malyan"s uncle was famous actor David Malyan. From 1942 to 1945 he worked as a draftsman and designer at a factory in Tbilisi. In 1951 he concluded studies in film direction from the Yerevan Theatre Institute (Ереванский художественно-театральный институт).
Between 1951 and 1954, he was a director at various theaters in Armenia.
In 1953, he graduated from the Moscow Theatre Institute. From 1954 on he worked with the film studio Armenfilm.
His 1977 film Nahapet (Life Triumphs) is considered to be one of the most important Armenian films to deal with the Armenian Genocide. lieutenant was exhibited in the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.
In 1980 he founded the Henrik Malyan Theatre-Studio for stage works.
Cinematographers’ Union of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics.
