Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
20
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-01-26
Day of Death
2025-08-04 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Tiflis (now Tbilisi), Georgian SSR, ZSFSR, USSR
Also Known As
Eldar Shengelaya
Э. Шенгелая
Eldar Shengelaia
Biography
Eldar Shengelaia is a Georgian and Soviet film director and screenwriter who directed ten films between 1957 and 1996. From 1990 to 2004, he was a member of the Parliament of Georgia. He has been awarded the titles of the People's Artist of Georgia and of the Soviet Union.
