Eldar Shengelaya date of birth:
January 20, 1933
How old is Eldar Shengelaya?
93
Where was Eldar Shengelaya born?
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (now Georgia)
What is Eldar Shengelaya nationality?
Georgian
What is Eldar Shengelaya's occupation?
Film director, screenwriter
Short Biography
Eldar Shengelaia (Georgian: ელდარ შენგელაია; Russian: Эльда́р Никола́евич Шенгела́я; born 26 January 1933) is a Georgian and Soviet film director and screenwriter who directed ten films between 1957 and 1996. From 1990 to 2004, he was member of the Parliament of Georgia. He has been awarded the titles of the People's Artist of Georgia (1979) and of the Soviet Union (1988). He has been a chairman of the Film-makers' Union of Georgia since 1976. Since 2008, he has been chairman of the State Council of Heraldry at the Parliament of Georgia.