Khodzhakuli Narliev

Hojaguly Narliyev (; born 21 January 1937 in Ashkhabad, Turkmen SSR, USSR), also known as Khodzhakuli Narliev, is a Turkmen film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer, and the first secretary of the Film Union of Turkmenistan.

Narliev graduated from Moscow's Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in 1960. His first film of note was working with director Bulat Mansurov on The Competition in 1963, a notable film in the development of Turkmen national cinema. He garnered critical acclaim for his 1972 film Nevestka (Daughter-in-Law) which is considered to be "the film that put Turkmen film on the map" and the most important film in Turkmen cinema. and he received a Golden Prize nomination.

Filmography As director

The Contest (1963) Daughter-in-Law (1972) Jamal's tree (1981) Karakumy, 45 v teni (1982) Fragi - parted with happiness (1984) Mankurt (1990)