Ramazan Amantai
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Рамазан Амантай | |
| Born | 28 December 1998 Talgar, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan |
| Alma mater | Al-Farabi Kazakh National University |
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Ramazan Bolatūly Amantai (sometimes transliterated Amantay, Kazakh: Рамазан Болатұлы Амантай; born 28 December 1998) is a Kazakh film actor, filmmaker, composer, and poet. He is best known for portraying Erkoş in the Kazakh Business movie franchise.
Early life and education
Amantai was born on 28 December 1998 in Talgar, Almaty Region. His father, Bolat, is an economist, while his mother Roza Esbosynova is a kuishi and a dombrist, who studied at the Kazakh National Conservatory. Amantai has one younger sister and two younger brothers.[2] He has said that he dreamed of studying in the Jürgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts, but was not accepted due to unspecified "unfairness".[3]
Since third grade, Amantai has played the dombra, and performed at international competitions. As of January 2019, he was a student at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University[2] to become a librarian.[3]
Career
As remembered by Amantai himself, he began his acting career at his father's request, but never regretted the decision. After finishing his school, Amantai went to a casting, and his debut was in the Ainalaiyn (2011) series.[2]
Amantai described his acting experience as Erkoş in Kazakh Business in America (2017) "life-changing", and went on to be cast as the same character in the later sequels.[2]
In addition to acting, Amantai is a film director. In January 2025, his third full-length movie, Mädi in China, was published.[4]
Outside film, Amantai is also a song and dubbing writer. He, for example, has written song lyrics performed by Töreğali Töreäli.[2] In a 2023 interview to the Khabar Agency, he stated that he wrote approximately 400 songs in the last seven years. Though "half of them are not published, and the other are not that good", he requires only fifteen minutes to write one.[5]
Personal life
Amantai is an avid reader.[2] He has stated that his dream role in acting has always been Abai Qunanbaiuly.[3]
In March 2021, Amantai married[6] Gülfaru Tölen.[1] In July 2021, he revealed that they met at Toi Duman Radio.[3]
In August 2025, Amantai announced that his weight has reached 158.5 kilograms (349 lb). Having said that he gained 88 kilograms (194 lb) in the last ten years, he announced his weight-loss journey due to health concerns.[7]
References
- ^ a b Şyntaev, Muratjan (31 January 2025). "Алла өзі кешірсін! – Актер Рамазан Амантайдың әйелі мәлімдеме жасады". aikyn.kz (in Kazakh). AIQYN. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Erbolqyzy, Aqbota (21 January 2019). "«Қонақжай ел екен». Рамазан Амантай[дың] «Африкадағы қазақша бизнес» туралы [сөзі]". baribar.kz (in Kazakh). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Хочу прославить казахстанское кино и искусство - Рамазан Амантай в проекте ER-BATYR". tengrinews.kz (in Russian). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "Рамазан Амантай кинопродюсер ретінде өзінің 3-толықметрін жарыққа шығарды!". ntk.kz (in Kazakh). 28 January 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ Iztileuova, Dana (23 October 2023). "Рамазан Амантай: бір әнді 15 минутта жазамын". turkystan.kz (in Kazakh). Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "Қазақстандық белгілі актер Рамазан Амантай үйленді". newsroom.kz (in Kazakh). 22 March 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ ""Көз алдарыңызда арықтаймын": актер Рамазан Амантай желіде артық салмақтан арылуға уәде берді". kaz.nur.kz (in Kazakh). 27 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.