Aghamalian was born in 1910 in
Julfa. He emigrated with his family to
Iran after the massacre of Armenians. They settled in
Tabriz, but after his elementary school, Aramais went back to
Yerevan, where he attended a painting school for four years. On His graduation in 1927, he began to work as decorator, and after three years he went to
Germany to follow his studies at the
Berlin College of Dramatic Arts, which he had to quit due to financial problems. In 1934 returned to
Iran and settled in
Isfahan for five years, and later in
Tabriz from 1939 to 1945. When in Tabriz, he directed many plays on stage and translated a number of
Russian plays into Armenian. In 1946 he moved to
Tehran and joined the theater group of
Ararat Club. He entered movies in 1960 and directed
Searching for The Bridegroom as his debut for
Azhir Film Studio. His ten-film career includes
The Neighboring Boys,
An Angel in My House,
Human Beings,
Three On Run, and
Three-Eyed Ruby. He died in 1985. ==Filmography==