Tigran Keosayan
Directing

Tigran Keosayan

Born 4 January 1966 · Moscow, RSFSR, USSR · Died 26 September 2025

Tigran Edmondovich Keosayan (January 4, 1966, Moscow — September 26, 2025, ibid.) was a Russian film director, screenwriter, producer, film and television actor, music video director, and television presenter of Armenian descent, known for his anti-Ukrainian, sexist, racist, chauvinistic statements and propaganda. Author and host of the Russian satirical political program "International Sawmill." Son of Soviet film director and screenwriter Edmond Keosayan, husband of Margarita Simonyan. In 2022, Armenia declared Keosayan persona non grata due to his propaganda statements and banned him from entering the country.

Known for

The Heat
Poor Sasha
Crimean Bridge. Made With Love!
Silver Lily of the Valley
The President and his Granddaughter
Immortals
7 Days
Mirage
A Hare over the Abyss
Joker
Katka and Shiz
Любовница
7 Days
Immortals
Crimean Bridge. Made With Love!
Mirage
The Heat
A Hare over the Abyss
Silver Lily of the Valley
The President and his Granddaughter
Poor Sasha
Katka and Shiz
Joker
A Dream on a Summer Morning
Tigran Keosayan · Midrow