He began his acting career at the Kazakh Theater of Drama in Alma-Ata in 1933 . Vivid social and psychological characteristics are inherent in his art . His best roles include Akhan Seri in Akhan Seri and Aktokty by Gabit Musirepov , Isatai in Isatai and Makhambet by Akhinzhanov , Kobylandy Batyr in Kobylandy by Mukhtar Auezov , Kodar in Kozy Korpesh and Bayan Sulu by Gabit Musirepov , Petruchio in '' The Taming of the Shrew '' by William Shakespeare , and Tikhon in '' The Storm '' by Alexander Ostrovsky . He also worked as a director and from 1947 to 1951 was chief director at the Kazakh Theater of Drama . Working in films since 1940 , as both an actor and a director , Aimanov played Zhambyl in the film of the same name and directed the 1958 film '' Our Dear Doctor '' , among others . He was a deputy of the fourth and seventh convocations of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR . In 1963 he was a member of the jury at the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival . In 1952 , he received the State Prize of the USSR for his work in the theater , and in 1968 he received the State Prize of the Kazakh SSR . He has been awarded the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
3rd Moscow International Film Festival
3rd Moscow International Film Festival
Shaken Aimanov