The press service of the Ministry of Culture reported that the author of this musical is Akbar Kubanychbekov.
In an interview with AKIpress, the Minister of Culture, Information, and Youth Policy Mirbek Mambetaliev shared that musicals created in Kyrgyzstan are in high demand and often have full houses both in the country and abroad. He mentioned successful projects such as "Raymaly and Begimai" and "Jamilya".
"We will continue to develop this area and do not intend to stop at what has been achieved. Currently, the Toktogul Satylganov Philharmonic is working on the musical 'Suymonkul,' in which the famous film actor and artist Suymonkul Chokmorov will play the lead role. The ministry has allocated additional funds for the implementation of this project," the minister stated.
Suymonkul Chokmorov was born on November 9, 1939, in the village of Chon-Tash, located near Frunze (modern-day Alamedin District).
Chokmorov is remembered by audiences for his vivid roles, including Bakhtygul in "The Shot at the Karash Pass" (1968), Daniyar in "Jamilya" (1968), Utura in "Bow to the Fire" (1971), Karabalty in "Scarlet Poppies of Issyk-Kul" (1971), Baytemir in "I Am Tian Shan" (1972), Maksumov in "The Seventh Bullet" (1972), Akhangul in "The Fierce" (1973), Temir in "The Red Apple" (1975), and Zhang Bao in "Dersu Uzala" (1975), among many others.
Unfortunately, the artist passed away on September 26, 1992, in Frunze.
In 1975, he was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR, and in 1981, he became a People's Artist of the USSR. In 2024, posthumously, Chokmorov will be awarded the title of "Hero of Labor."
