Actor Artur Aramyan, known for the dramatic war film "Klondike", has taken on a completely unexpected role as a pastry chef in the new comedy series "Kotlyarevsky" on Novyi Kanal. In a blitz interview with Styler, the artist shared how, after a series of bandit, terrorist, and mercenary roles, he strives to break free from stereotypical Caucasian typecasting and show the audience another side of himself. According to him, working on a comedy is fundamentally different from dramatic projects: while in "Klondike" he searched for inner triggers and fury to play the antagonist, in "Kotlyarevsky" the key is lightness and the ability to have fun with the team, although there is still the inner drama of a character who wants to be liked but cannot.
From the "Klondike" Antagonist to a Vegan Pastry Chef
Aramyan admits that the film "Klondike" is a project that "happens to an actor once in a lifetime." He is grateful to director Maryna Er Gorbach for her trust and notes that working with Oksana Cherkashyna, Oleh Shcherbyna, Serhiy Shadrin, and cinematographer Sviatoslav Bulakovskyi was a valuable experience. While preparing for his role as the antagonist in the military drama, the actor intentionally watched films with violent plots to awaken internal fury. In "Kotlyarevsky", the approach is the opposite: the character jokes and has fun, yet feels sad about failing to win the sympathy of the women around him. It is this duality, Aramyan says, that keeps the comedy from falling flat.
A Spontaneous Decision That Changed the Script
One of the brightest details Aramyan brought to his character during filming was his hero's vegan lifestyle. "Somehow, spontaneously during a scene, I had an idea that I pitched to the director — to make my character a vegan. I immediately changed the text and said on camera that I'm a vegan. I think it's funny! How often do you meet a vegan Armenian?" the actor recalls. The director agreed, and the joke made it into the final cut. Preparing for the role of a pastry chef, Aramyan drew on the experience gained in his mother's kitchen, though he did not reveal all the details of his preparation in the interview.
"The Stern Caucasian" — A Myth Worth Breaking
The actor speaks frankly about being tired of recurring offers to play bandits, terrorists, and mercenaries. "I would like to move away from these images so that I would be considered for more dramatic, deeper roles, despite my stereotypical Caucasian appearance," he states. When meeting people for the first time, he says, they most often see him as a "stern Caucasian," whereas he actually describes himself as a kind, cheerful, open, and modest person. Aramyan also notes that over years of career he has never left a project due to conflicts with colleagues, preferring to turn misunderstandings into a joke and remembering that "good cinema is an ensemble."
Music as a Second Life: Tracks with Khachibabyan and Chernyavsky
Aside from acting, Aramyan has been making music for half his life. Together with blogger Mikael Khachibabyan, he releases songs available on all music platforms, and he is working on new tracks with producer Oleksandr Chernyavsky. A release featuring Zlata Ognevich is expected soon. The actor invites listeners not only to discover his music but also to share it and leave comments. In addition, Aramyan highlights the short festival film "Suri" directed by Dasha Volga, starring Danylo Mireshkin and Olesya Zhurakovska, considering it one of his most successful recent works and regretting that it did not receive enough attention in the media space.
A Principle He Will Never Compromise On
Concluding the conversation about personal boundaries, Aramyan names the only principle he is not ready to compromise on: no one, regardless of circumstances, should touch his honor and the honor of his loved ones. In all other matters, he believes, "you can always find a common language with everyone." This concise thesis perhaps best reflects the approach of an actor who proves in "Kotlyarevsky" that behind the mask of a stern Caucasian lies a cheerful pastry chef ready at any moment to declare himself a vegan and make the audience laugh.
