Vakhtang Kikabidze
People's artist of Russia


      Cinema actor, scriptwriter, director, author and singer of many songs. Laureate of governmental awards of the USSR, winner of many international song contests and cinema festivals. Holder of Order of Tsar Vakhtang Gorgasali of the III degree, Nicolas the Miracle maker and Knight Cross of Saint Constantine the Great. In 1999 in Moscow in the "Square of Stars" his star was laid. He created in cinematograph a gallery of images, which became symbols of good, honor and dignity and forever entered the treasure of world cinema. Enough to name such films as "Don't Grieve", "Mimino", "Melodies of Veryisky Block", "He is Absolutely Hopeless Case", "TASS is Authorized to Announce", etc. The last film "Fortune" is directed by Georgy Danelia in 2000.