Shirvani Chalaev was born on November 16, 1936 in village Khosrekh, Kuli Raion, Dagestan ASSR, RSFSR, USSR [now Kulinsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia]. He is a composer and actor, known for Tayna sinikh gor (1981), Die Sage vom tapferen Chotschbar (1988) and Lastochki prileteli (2007).
