Shirvani Chalaev was born on November 16, 1936 in village Khosrekh, Kuli Raion, Dagestan ASSR, RSFSR, USSR as Shirvani Ramazanovich Chalaev. He is a composer and actor, known for Lastochki prileteli (2007), Skazaniye o khrabrom Khochbare (1988) and Tayna sinikh gor (1981).