Anatoly Nikolaievich Eiramdzhan was a Russian-Armenian film director, writer and producer. He was the creator of the first commercial film in the USSR and the author of humorous stories and sketches. He began his film career in the 1970s as a screenwriter. In 1989 Eiramdzhan began shooting films from his own scripts. In 1992 he founded New Odeon film studio, having become a director, screenwriter and producer of his films. He was compared to Ed Wood for shooting films quickly and cheaply.