Mendirman Jaloliddin (English Title: I Am Jaloliddin) is a Turkish–Uzbek television series produced by Mehmet Bozdağ with the Uzbek Ministry of Culture and Sports. It is based on the life of Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, the last ruler of the Khwarazmian Empire. He is portrayed by Turkish actor Emre Kıvılcım. The television series was shot in both Uzbekistan and Turkey and was originally aired in Uzbek on Milliy TV on 14 February 2021.
Mendirman Jaloliddin has also been well-received in Pakistan with only its first episode being a success in the country. The first season of the series ended its run in Uzbekistan on 9 May 2021.
Original Title: Mendirman Jaloliddin
English Title: I Am Jaloliddin
Genre: Action, History
Broadcast Network: ATV
Director: Nurgissa Almurat, Metin Günay
Producer: Mehmet Bozdag
Mendirman Jaloliddin Synopsis
The story of “Bozkir Arslani Celaleddin”, who tried to unite the Islamic world from a great civil war and chaos in which it was dragged into it, gave the Mongols who ravaged the world a taste of the first defeat and destroyed their myth of invincibility…
Cast
Emre Kivilcim as Celaleddin (Jaloliddin)
Born in Malatya on September 2, 1990, Emre Kıvılcım lived in his hometown of Malatya until the age of ten and then lived in Istanbul. He is also a Chemical Engineer, earned a master’s degree in Occupational Safety Expertise, and stopped working as an engineer after he became interested in acting.
He studied acting for a while on a scholarship at Sadri Alışık Cultural Center and appeared in front of the camera for the first time with the television film “Zeytinyağlı Yiyemem Aman”, which was broadcast on Kanal 7 screens. Emre Kıvılcım started to appear in the series with the series “Elif” and gave life to the character of Selim in this series. The series received a lot of attention abroad and broke rating records, especially in Asia and Latin America.
Kaan Yalçin as Alâeddin Muhammed
He was born in Ankara on May 20, 1975. After his first secondary and high school education, he graduated from Bilkent University Theater Department. The actor first appeared on camera in the film Son Tombdar.
Javohir Zakirov as Cengiz Han
Uzbek actor and musician. Born in Uzbekistan in, 1972. Javohir Zokirov, who is both an actor and a musician, starred in ‘The Last Darling Bulgaria’ in 2019. In 2021, he was part of the turkish-Uzbek series Bozkir Arslani Celaleddin.
Gulnay Kalkan as Türkan Hatun
He was born in Ankara on April 26, 1959. He spent a long period of his childhood and life in Ankara. At the age of 14, he entered the Ankara state conservatory theater department as a student, graduated from the higher department of theater. He started his career as an artist at Ankara State Theatre. He has appeared in many plays and has also worked as a voice actor in various films and series.
Yulduz Radjabova as Kutlubike
Yulduz Radjabova is an Uzbek film and television actor. Born in Uzbekistan in, 1987. He is a graduate of Tashkent State Art Institute. Since 2013, he has appeared in many films and series in Uzbekistan. In 2021, mendirman Celaleddin / Jaloliddin, a co-star of Turkey-Uzbekistan, starred in the series.
Where to watch
Turkish Language
ATV
English Subtitles
Various Websites are Translating this series in English subtitles. Below are the links to the site.
ALAcom | Promix TV | Turkish123
Trailer
