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Otar Megvinetukhutsesi | |
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| Born | January 16, 1932 Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Died | May 9, 2013 (aged 81) Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1958–2013 |
Otar Megvinetukhutsesi (Georgian: ოთარ მეღვინეთუხუცესი; 16 January 1932, Tbilisi – 9 May 2013, Tbilisi) was a Georgian film and theatre actor. Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR (1964), People's Artist of the Georgian SSR (1973), People's Artist of the USSR (1979), Commander of the Order of Honour (2000).[1][2] Winner of the Tokyo International Film Festival (1991)[3] and the Georgian State Prize (1981, 2001). He graduated from the Shota Rustaveli Theater Institute in 1954. He played more than 35 roles during his career including a memorable role in the 1978 film Data Tutashkhia. Megvinetukhutsesi was married to the Georgian actress Guranda Gabunia (1938–2019). He died at the age of 81 in Tbilisi in 2013. He was buried at the Didube Pantheon in Tbilisi.[4] The monument of the Otar Megvinetukhutsesi was opened in the "April 9 Square" in Tbilisi, in 2015.[5]
- ^ Otar Megvinetukhutsesi | Georgian cinema. All about georgian cinema (in georgian)
- ^ Kipiani, Tamaz (2001). Book of honour. part 2. 1999. Tbilisi: Gumate. p. 35. ISBN 9992801549.
- ^ Who's who in Georgia : [Georgian biographical reference book], 1998-99. Tbilisi: Sulakauri Publishing. 1999. p. 229.
- ^ Guranda Gabunia to be buried at Didube Pantheon
- ^ "ოთარ მეღვინეთუხუცესის ძეგლი 9 აპრილის ბაღში საზეიმოდ გაიხსნა". timer.ge. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 2022-05-14.