Henrik Sureni Malyan (Armenian: Հենրիկ Մալյան, also transliterated Henrik Malian; September 30, 1925 – March 14, 1988) was an Armenian film director and writer.^[1]

He was born in Telavi, Georgia. Malyan's uncle was famous actor David Malyan. He studied chess at an early age, along with Tigran Petrosian. From 1942 to 1945 he worked as a draftsman and designer at a factory in Tbilisi. In 1951 he graduated from the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography. Between 1951 and 1954, he was a director at various theatres in Armenia. In 1953, he graduated from the Moscow Theatre Institute. From 1954 on he worked with the film studio Armenfilm.^[2]

His 1977 film Nahapet (Life Triumphs) is considered to be one of the most important Armenian films to deal with the Armenian genocide.^[3] It was exhibited in the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.^[4]

In 1980 he founded the Henrik Malyan Theatre-Studio for stage works.^[5]

In 1982 he was named a People's Artist of the USSR.^[6]

As director unless noted.

• Guys from the Army Band (1961)
• Road to the Stage (1963)
• Mr. Jacques and Others (1966, "The Sham Informer" segment)
• Triangle (1967)
• We and Our Mountains (1970)
• Father (1973)
• Life Triumphs (Nahapet; 1977, also writer)
• A Piece of Sky (1980, also writer)
• Gikor (1982, writer)
• A Drop of Honey (1984, also writer)
• White Dreams (1985, writer)
• Yearning (1990, writer)

• State Prize of the Armenian SSR (1975)
• People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1977)
• People's Artist of the USSR (1982)