Levan Khotivari

Levan Khotivari
ლევან ხოტივარი
Levan Khotivari
Born(1902-01-04)4 January 1902
Kutaisi, Kutaisi Governorate, Russian Empire
Died14 December 1980(1980-12-14) (aged 78)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Resting place
Saburtalo Pantheon, Tbilisi
OccupationsFilm director, actor, screenwriter
Years active1924–1980

Levan Iosebis dze Khotivari (Georgian: ლევან ხოტივარი; 4 January 1902 – 14 December 1980) was a Georgian film actor, director and screenwriter. He worked at the Georgian Film Studio, where he directed mainly comedies, and was named a People's Artist of the Georgian SSR in 1980.[1]

Early life and career

Khotivari was born on 4 January 1902 in Kutaisi.[1] He finished the Kutaisi classical gymnasium in 1921 and from 1923 to 1925 studied at a film-actors' studio in Georgia.[1][2]

From 1924 he appeared as an actor in more than a dozen films, and from 1944 he worked as an assistant and second director at the Georgian Film Studio.[1][2] He made his debut as a director in 1954 and went on to direct, mostly comedies. His films include Chrichina (1954, with Siko Dolidze), I Will Tell the Truth (1957), Bridegroom Without a Diploma (1961), Tariel Golua (1968) and A Merry Romance (1972); he also co-wrote several of these screenplays.[1][2]

Awards and honours

Death

Khotivari died in Tbilisi on 14 December 1980 and was buried at the Saburtalo Pantheon.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ლევან ხოტივარი [Levan Khotivari]. Georgian Biographical Dictionary (in Georgian). National Parliamentary Library of Georgia. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 ლევან (ლელიკო) ხოტივარი [Levan (Leliko) Khotivari]. Georgian Cinema (in Georgian). Retrieved 7 June 2026.

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