{{Short description|Fictional character on Iranian television}} thumb|Samad Agha alt="Samad Becomes Lucky" (1975) movie poster|thumb|"Samad Becomes Lucky" (1975) movie poster '''Samad''' (also '''Samad Agha'''; in Persian: صمد) is a fictional character created by Iranian director and actor, Parviz Sayyad.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Abdi |first=Mohammad |date=2013-08-24 |title=صمد و صیاد؛ گفت‌وگوی اختصاصی با پرویز صیاد |trans-title=Samad and Sayad; Exclusive interview with Parviz Sayad |url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/arts/2013/08/130827_l41_cinema_theatre_sayyad_interview |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=BBC News فارسی |language=fa}}</ref> Samad was firstly characterized in a famous Iranian television series, {{Interlanguage link|Sarkar Ostvar|fa|سرکار استوار (مجموعه تلویزیونی)}} (1967–1970), as a country boy.<ref name=parviz>{{cite web|title=Parviz Sayyad|url=http://www.parvizsayyad.com/html?pageid=18}}</ref>

==Creation== In the Iranian Sarkar Ostvar television series there was a naive, country boy character without a name played by Parviz Sayyad. On the show, the country boy was frequently arrested for his ignorance. After a poll done by National Iranian Television (NITV), the TV series rated popular and people were also asking why the country boy was no longer in the series. After in which, Sayyad wrote a screenplay based on that country boy character and named him Samad.<ref name=":1" />

==Characteristics== *Samad likes to be called "Mr. Samad" ({{Langx|fa|صمد آقا}}). *Samad loves his mother, Nene Agha very much, she was played by actress Farrokhlagha Houshmand.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2009-07-13 |title=فرخ لقا هوشمند درگذشت |trans-title=Farrokh Laqa Hooshmand died |url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran/2009/07/090713_nm_iran_actress |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=BBC News فارسی |language=fa}}</ref> *Samad is in love with Laila, the daughter of Kadkhoda (village chief) and his competitor in his sentimental attempts is Einullah, the son of Mash Baqer, a rich man. *Samad's frequent gag in the films is using his finger as a defense mechanism. He beats the enemies by poking their eyes.

==Filmography==

=== Television ===

* 1967 to 1970 – {{Interlanguage link|Sarkar Ostvar|fa|سرکار استوار (مجموعه تلویزیونی)}} ({{Langx|fa|سرکار استوار}}), this was the precursor to the show.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2013-08-07 |title=مصاحبه اختصاصی "جوانان امروز" با پرویز کاردان |url=https://javanan-e-emrooz.com/2013/08/07/%d9%85%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%a8%d9%87-%d8%a7%d8%ae%d8%aa%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%b5%db%8c-%d8%ac%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%85%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%b2-%d8%a8%d8%a7-%d9%be%d8%b1%d9%88%db%8c%d8%b2/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=جوانان امروز (Javanan-e-emrooz) |language=fa-IR}}</ref> * 1974 – {{Interlanguage link|The Adventures of Samad|fa|ماجراهای صمد}} ({{Langx|fa|ماجراهای صمد}})<ref>{{Cite web |title=سریال ماجراهای صمد |trans-title=Samad Adventure Series (Majarahaye Samad) |url=http://www.bifasele.com/majarahaye-samad |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804132859/http://www.bifasele.com/majarahaye-samad |archive-date=2017-08-04 |website=Bifasele |language=fa}}</ref> * 1975 – {{Interlanguage link|Our Agent is in Danger|fa|مأمور ما صمد در بالاتر از خطر}} ({{Langx|fa|مأمور ما صمد در بالاتر از خطر}})

===Film=== * 1971 – {{Interlanguage link|Samad and the Rug of Hazrat Suleiman|fa|صمد و قالیچه حضرت سلیمان}} ({{Langx|fa|صمد و قالیچه حضرت سلیمان|translit=Samad va Ghalicheyeh Hazrat Soleyman}}) * 1972 – {{Interlanguage link|Samad and the Steel Armored Ogre|fa|صمد و فولادزره دیو}} ({{Langx|fa|صمد و فولادزره دیو|translit=Samad va Fulad Zereh Div}})<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jahed |first=Parviz |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mNRuEAAAQBAJ |title=The New Wave Cinema in Iran: A Critical Study |date=2022-06-02 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-1-5013-6911-7 |pages=39 |language=en}}</ref> * 1972 – {{Interlanguage link|Samad and Sami, Leila and Lily|fa|صمد و سامی، لیلا و لیلی}} ({{Langx|fa|صمد و سامی، لیلا و لیلی|translit=Samad va Sami, Leila va Leili}})<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Naficy |first=Hamid |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R6qITmzDBaEC |title=A Social History of Iranian Cinema, Volume 4: The Globalizing Era, 1984–2010 |date=2011 |publisher=Duke University Press |isbn=978-0-8223-4878-8 |pages=518 |language=en}}</ref> * 1973 – {{Interlanguage link|Samad Goes to School|fa|صمد به مدرسه می‌رود}} ({{Langx|fa|صمد به مدرسه می‌رود|translit=Samad be Madreseh Miravad}})<ref name=":2" /> * 1974 – {{Interlanguage link|Samad Becomes an Actor|fa|صمد آرتیست می‌شود}} ({{Langx|fa|صمد آرتیست می‌شود|translit=Samad Artist Mishavad}})<ref name=":2" /> * 1975 – {{Interlanguage link|Samad Becomes Lucky|fa|صمد خوشبخت می‌شود}} ({{Langx|fa|صمد خوشبخت می‌شود|translit=Samad Khoshbakht Mishavad}})<ref name=":2" /> * 1977 – {{Interlanguage link|Samad in the Way of Dragon|fa|صمد در راه اژدها}} ({{Langx|fa|صمد در راه اژدها|translit=Samad dar rah ejdeha}})<ref name=":2" /> * 1978 – {{Interlanguage link|Samad Becomes Homeless|fa|صمد دربه‌در می‌شود}} ({{Langx|fa|صمد دربه‌در می‌شود|translit=Samad Dar-be-dar Mishavad}})<ref name=":2" /> * 1979 – {{Interlanguage link|Samad Goes to the City|fa|صمد به شهر می‌رود}} ({{Langx|fa|صمد به شهر می‌رود|translit=Samad be Shahr Miravad}}) * 1986 – Samad Goes to War ({{Langx|fa|صمد به جنگ ميرود|translit=Samad Be Jang Miravad}}) * 1988 – Samad Returns from the War ({{Langx|fa|صمد از جنگ برمیگردد|translit=Samad az jang barmigardad}})

===Theater=== * Parviz Sayyad and His Samad (1994) * Hadi Khorsandi and His Samad (1998) * Samad Goes to War (1990) * Samad Returns From War (1992)

==References== <references />

Category:Fictional Iranian people