After all, her father was the pushy guy who saw the potential of Tetris, sneaked his way into Nintendo to get a meeting with its CEO, and tracked down the rights in the Soviet Union to an obscure agency and a programmer named Alexey Pajitnov.

Source: https://venturebeat.com/games/tetris-movie-inside-the-great-game-business-deal-of-all-time-maya-rogers-interview/

As shown in the film, the classic puzzle game was created by Russian computer scientist Alexey Pajitnov (played by Nikita Yefremov), who developed the game in his spare time.

Source: https://newstalk1290.com/tetris-movie-true-story/

A zanily mustachioed Taron Egerton stars as the Dutch designer Henk Rogers, while Nikita Yefremov plays the game's Russian inventor, Alexey Pajitnov.

Source: https://mashable.com/article/best-game-movie-adaptations

Despite stopping short of the 21st century, it’s a detailed look at Nintendo’s recent past, with interviews with Shigeru Miyamoto and creator Alexey Pajitnov among others.

Source: https://gamerant.com/best-books-on-video-games/

However, when Pajitnov was finally able to make money from in 1996, that's when he and Rogers founded The Tetris Company together.

Source: https://screenrant.com/tetris-movie-alexey-pajitnov-what-happened-after/

Invented in 1984 by Russian coder Alexey Pajitnov, the game’s title came from “tetra” (meaning “four”, a nod to the blocks on screen) and “tennis” (one of Pajitnov’s favourite sports).

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/tetris-true-story-movie-interview-b2310897.html

Pajitnov, a Computer Centre employee, grew obsessed with computer video games.

Source: https://thecurrent-online.com/net-worth/alexey-pajitnov-net-worth/56431/