as an actor, narliyev appeared in "kto byl nichem... " (1974), "kogda zhenshchina osedlaet konya" (1974), "derevo dzhamal" (1981) (also directed and wrote) and "nichevo ne sluchilos'" (1989). "derevo dzhamal" was entered into the 12th moscow international film festival. actress maya-gozel aimedova won the award for best actress, and he received a golden prize nomination.