Mokhtarnameh

Mokhtarnameh
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Persianمختارنامه
GenreHistory
Biography
Religion
Epic
Written byDavood Mirbagheri
Hasan Mirbagheri
Mohammad Beyranvand
Directed byDavood Mirbagheri
StarringFariborz Arabnia
Farhad Aslani
Hassan Mirbagheri
Reza Kianian
Amin Zendegani
Mehdi Fakhimzadeh
Nasrin Moghanloo
Fariba Kosari
Jafar Dehgan
Fereydoun Sorani
Amin Salahloo
Reza Rooygari
Davoud Rashidi
Mohammad Sadeghi
Shahram Haghighat Doost
Amir Reza Delavari
Parviz Poorhosseini
Country of originIran
Original languagePersian
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes40
Production
ProducersMahmoud Fallah
Sima Film
CinematographyAzim Javanrouh
Reza Ghaffari
EditorMehdi Hosseinivand
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Release1 October 2010 (2010-10-01) –
15 July 2011 (2011-07-15)
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Mokhtarnameh (Persian: مختارنامه, lit.'The Book of Mokhtar') is an Iranian historical epic television series directed by Davood Mirbagheri, based on the life of Al-Mukhtar, a pro-Alid revolutionary based in Kufa, who led an islamic revolution against the Umayyads in 685 and ruled over most of Iraq for eighteen months during the Second Fitna. Over 140 actors were cast in it.[1] It was originally shot in Persian language, and later dubbed into English, Arabic, Urdu and Bengali languages. The series is one of the most well-received Iranian TV series worldwide, and it is aired on national TV every Muharram month.