“Love is not what it seems” is a Russian television series with elements of comedy and melodrama. The famous Soviet and Russian actor Valentin Smirnitsky played in this film the owner of a large advertising agency. Who played the main role in the melodrama? What is the series “Love is not what it seems” about?
Daria Ivanova
The film was released in 2009. At that time, the leading role was 25 years old. Not so long ago, she graduated from a theater university, but within three years she managed to play several roles in the movie. Daria Ivanova played in the films defense against, in the films Sea Patrol, Travelers, Defense Against. But the roles in these films were episodic. For the first time, Ivanova played the main role in the film "Love Is Not What It Seems."
Actors
The filming was attended by: Pavel Barshak, Vladimir Yaglych. In the film "Love Is Not What It Seems," actor Valentin Smirnitsky played the businessman and the son of the protagonist. In the series, Anna Samokhina also played one of the central roles. Other actors (“Love is not what it seems”): Alexander Vasiliev, Vladimir Yaglych, Anna Starshenbaum, Lyudmila Gnilova, Dmitry Arosiev, Alexander Drevin, Vladimir Chuprikov, Ilya Mitrofanov.
Plot
In the center of the plot is Alisa Malyshkina, who has magnificent forms and is characterized by unlimited kindness. The girl graduated from the Faculty of Philology with honors, but now she can’t find a decent job because of the complexes associated with her overweight. Alice is forced to earn a modest existence by handing out flyers in a bun costume.
The only outlet for her is the Internet. Alice, under the pseudonym "Thumbelina," is trying to find a lover for whom appearance will not be important. She managed to get to know the man under the nickname “Kinoman”, however, she is shy to go on a date with him.
Finally, luck smiled on Malyshkina, and she was hired by the reputable company Knyazev Dvor. Now the girl takes the post of junior editor in the creative department, which is led by Artem. He is the son of the owner of the company. Diligent Alice liked Artyom and he made her his personal assistant. The girl fell in love with the boss, but he perceives her exclusively as an employee ...

Pavel Bolshak
The lead actor in the melodrama "Love is not what it seems" - actor Pavel Barshak - was born in 1980. After graduation, he entered GITIS, but not in the acting department, but in the directing department. After graduation, he was invited to the Fomenko Theater. The film debut of Barshak took place in 2002. This was a small role in the film, which did not receive much popularity among the audience and was not noted by critics. But soon Alexei Uchitel invited him to the main role in the picture "Walk". This work brought the actor success. Pavel Barshak also played in the films "Dostoevsky", "Three Musketeers", "Silent Hunt", "Christmas Trees 2".
Anna Samokhina
In the series, which is discussed in this article, the famous Russian actress performed one of her last roles. Anna Samokhina was born in 1963, in a simple working-class family. But the mother did everything so that her daughters (Anna had a sister) received a worthy education. The future actress in childhood attended a music school, after graduating from general education, she entered the Yaroslavl Theater School. Anna Samokhina made her film debut in 1988, playing Mercedes in the film adaptation of the novel by Alexander Dumas.