Kemal Sunal

Acting

Kemal Sunal

Born November 11, 1944 · İstanbul, Türkiye

Died July 3, 2000 · aged 55

Kemal Sunal (11 November 1944 – 3 July 2000) was a Turkish actor and comedian. With Hababam Sınıfı, Kapıcılar Kralı and Davaro, Sunal gained large popularity amongst Turkish cinema goers and was famed for his character "Şaban", a role he frequently played. Kemal Sunal graduated from Vefa Lisesi (Vefa High School). In his early ages, he started pursuing what was to become a long and successful act…

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Kanlı NigarKanlı Nigar · 1981
Kanlı Nigar
6.81981
MovieComedyDrama
StubbornStubborn · 1988
Stubborn
6.71988
MovieComedy
While the dam project will be expropriated, Yellow poplar and Long poplar villages are included in the expropriation. Although this is supposed to protect the confidentiality, a member of the commission sells this information to a holding company and someone in that holding company sells what they heard to another holding company.
The Chaos ClassThe Chaos Class · 1975
The Chaos Class
8.01975
MovieComedyDrama
A group of affluent private school slackers enjoy a prankster lifestyle until a tough new disciplinarian headmaster arrives.
Çarıklı MilyonerÇarıklı Milyoner · 1983
Çarıklı Milyoner
6.51983
MovieComedy
Hilmi Tok is a billionaire businessman. He dies one day while driving his own car. His real estate assets goes his son Bayram.
TokatçıTokatçı · 1984
Tokatçı
7.31984
MovieComedy
A tragicomedy dramatizing how an innocent villager is driven into the crime world only to collect enough cash to make his biggest dream come true: Return to his village home and marry the girl next door.
ZübükZübük · 1980
Zübük
8.51980
MovieComedy
This is the story of the politician named Zübük. He gets expelled from the political party that he is a member of, due to corruption. The journalist Yaşar wants to make a news story about his case and investigates Zübük's doings. Yaşar gets baffled at the sly tricks Zübük played on his village people. In the end, he feels sorry about Zübük's present situation, however, as things happen he becomes aware that Zübük has been tricking him.
Feyzo, The Polite OneFeyzo, The Polite One · 1978
Feyzo, The Polite One
7.91978
MovieComedy
To bid for his beloved's hand in marriage, poor villager Feyzo must come up with an enormous dowry to appease her father.
The Foster BrothersThe Foster Brothers · 1976
The Foster Brothers
8.01976
MovieComedyFamily
Saban, Ramazan and Bayram are sailors in an Ottoman Navy and Hüsamettin is their commander. Hüsamettin's aide Ramazan, Saban who is foster son of Hüsamettin's sister and Bayram who is married to Hüsamettin's niece stays at Hüsamettin's family residence. Hüsamettin's sister thinks Ramazan is her foster son Saban when she realizes her mistake she introduces Ramazan to her brother as her son in law Bayram since she was afraid of Hüsamettin's short-tempered character. Things get complicated when real Saban and Bayram come to the residence. Now Saban has to be Ramazan and Bayram has to be Saban. Meanwhile, a gulyabani (a ghoul from Turkish folklore) haunts the residence.

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The PostmanThe Postman · 1984
The Postman
7.11984
MovieComedy
Sevtap and Adem, the postman in the neighborhood, are in love with each other. Sevtap remained single until the age of 30 because no one liked her, so she is still a virgin and has settled for Adem. However, there is someone who opposes this love, her older brother Latif, who was raised in German culture but can be described as a complete fool. One day, Sevtap and Adem send a telegram from Sevtap's father's mouth to convince him to accept the situation. After this telegram, wedding preparations begin. However, during this time, Latif returns permanently from Germany to Turkey, and the truth about the couple is revealed. Latif opposes the marriage at any cost, even if it means harming Adem. Later, despite his reservations, he accepts the marriage and fulfills Adem's every request.

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