Overview

• Simonyan wrote on Telegram that "this night Tigran went to the Creator," thanked supporters for their prayers, and asked people not to call her or the family.
• Industry and official tributes followed within hours, with Mosfilm chief Karen Shakhnazarov calling the loss significant and the Union of Journalists conveying condolences to relatives and colleagues.
• Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova praised Keosayan as a master whose works became part of Russia’s cultural landscape, while State Duma members Amir Khamitov and Yana Lantratova issued condolences.
• Media figures including Olga Skabeeva, Andrey Norkin, Tina Kandelaki and presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky shared remembrances highlighting his warmth, energy and humor.
• Keosayan’s recent years included severe cardiac issues reported by Simonyan, state honors such as the Honored Artist of Russia title in January, and the showcase of his film "Seven Days of Petra Semyonych" at the 47th Moscow International Film Festival.