Giorgi Shengelaia dies at age 82

Georgian film director Giorgi Shengelaia, 82, died on Monday.

Born in Tbilisi in 1937, Giorgi Shengelaia had been working for “Georgian Film” since 1962.

Giorgi Shengelaia’s popular films include “Alaverdoba” (1963), “Pirosmani”, “Matsi Khvitia” (1966), “Melodies of the Vera District”, “Khareba and Gogia” (1987), “Love in the Vineyard”(2000).