Elvin Abdulla was born in 1990 in the city of Sheki, Republic of Azerbaijan, into the home of the well-known actor Farman Shakinski. In 2012 he graduated in film studies from the arts faculty of the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts. In 2016 he was the concept author and director of Khannas, a full-length feature film — the first "mystical thriller" made in Azerbaijan.
