| Kolah Ghermezi | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Post Box (1992) |
| Created by | Iraj Tahmasb Hamid Jebelli Marzieh Mahboob Masoud Sadeghian Boroujeni |
| Portrayed by | Donya Fannizadeh |
| Voiced by | Hamid Jebelli |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Shoemaker Ambulance Driving Instructor Student co-author |
| Relatives | Pesar Khaleh Pesar Ammeh Za Bi Bi |
| Nationality | Iranian |
Kolah Ghermezi (Persian: کلاهقرمزی, lit. "The One with the Red Hat"), also known as Red Hat, is a fictional puppet character created by Iraj Tahmasb and Hamid Jebelli along with Marzieh Mahboob and Masoud Sadeghian Boroujeni. He has appeared in various television series and a number of theatrical films. The first TV program to feature the character was a 1995 episode of the children's puppet show Post Box (Persian:صندوق پست). Films based on this character have been among the best-selling in the history of Iranian cinema. For over two decades, the presence in Iranian cinema and television of Kolah Ghermezi has turned him from a doll to a cultural phenomenon that appeals to audiences across different generations, especially those of the 1360s (1980s).
Kolah Ghermezi is an orange-skinned humanoid with a bulbous nose and a red smile. He always wears a distinctive red hat, from which he received his name, along with a blue shirt and green pants. He has two different eye colors: one blue and the other green.[1] He was originally characterized as a schoolboy who talked so quickly that he could not be easily understood, but this trait has been lessened throughout his media appearances.
Kolah Ghermezi from 2009, along with several other dolls in the form of the Nowruz (New Year's) Show, re-launched the TV series and became the most engaging program on the holiday that year. The special Nowruz Kolah Ghermezi program continues to the present day.[2]