Actor Otar Megvinetuhutsesi: biography, career, films, personal life

Today we’ll talk about such an actor as Otar Megvinetuhutsesi. In our material, we will consider the biography, films of the artist, and also tell what is known about his personal life.

early years

Otar Megvinetuhutsesi was born on January 16, 1932 in the capital of Georgia - the city of Tbilisi. Here, our hero graduated from high school, and then the Rustaveli Theater Institute. At the end of a prestigious educational institution, the guy was invited to the acting troupe of the Marjanishvili Theater. A year passed, and the young actor was entrusted with playing the first major role on the big stage. The debut work of the artist in the theater was his participation in the production of “The Exile” based on the work of the Georgian writer V. Pshavela.

In 1967, Otar Megvinetuhutsesi decided to change his place of residence. A talented actor began to work in a drama theater, which was located in the city of Rustavi. The artist devoted eight years of his life to performances on this creative site. Then the actor returned to Tbilisi and continued to play at the Mardzhanishvili Theater.

Theatrical works of the artist

Over his long career, Otar Megvinuetuhutsesi, whose biography is considered in our article, tried on himself the images of dozens of theatrical characters. Among the most successful works of the artist in this field, the following roles should be noted:

• Benedict (“Much Ado About Nothing”);
• Lear ("King Lear");
• Satin ("At the bottom");
• Pirosmani ("Hello everyone");
• Don Quixote ("The Man from La Mancha");
• Cyrano (Cyrano de Bergerac).

Subsequently, for fruitful work and long work on the stage, Otar Megvinetuhutsesi was awarded the post of artistic director of the Marjanishvili Theater.

Movie debut

Otar Vakhtangovich was destined to light up on wide screens in 1958. At this time, a successful theater artist was invited to play the role of Dzhambulat in the historical film “Fatima” by the famous Soviet director Semyon Dolidze. The actor successfully completed the task, masterfully revealing the character of his own character. Then, one after another, suggestions for filming rained down on him. In the period from 1958 to 1963, the young actor appeared in a whole series of films, in particular, he played the main roles in such films as “Who Rides a Horse?”, “Good People” and “Under the Same Sky”.

Career development

After the successful start of a career in cinema Megvinetuhutsesi Otar Vakhtangovich for some time ceased to attract the attention of a wide audience. Over the course of a decade, he was mostly given secondary and episodic roles in rather mediocre Soviet films. Therefore, the artist returned to the theater and focused on stage activity.

An unexpected surge in the actor’s popularity occurred in 1977, when Otar Vakhtangovich was offered to play a major role in the television series Berega. Here, a talented theater artist performed in the form of Datu Tutashkhia - a noble robber. According to the plot of the film, this fair, courageous character follows his own code of honor, tries to do good deeds for the benefit of others. However, soon Datu becomes convinced that all his works are not worth a penny. Disappointed in humans, the hero begins to fight evil, breaking all written and unwritten laws. Mental struggle with their internal contradictions ultimately leads Date to personal tragedy.

In 1981, Otar Megvinetuhutsesi was nominated for the State Prize of the Georgian SSR for his talented leading role in the film "Shores". However, even such an honorary title did not bring our hero all-Union recognition as a film actor.

In 1991, Otar Vakhtangovich was invited to the next big project - the film “Go!” young and promising Soviet director Dmitry Astrakhan. In his work, the author of the tape decided to turn to the topic of oppression of the Jewish population, which was fashionable at that time. The main role of Moti Rabinovich was offered to the characteristic actor Otar Megvinetuhutsesi. The artist agreed to play in the film, but at first he was quite surprised by the choice of his own candidacy, because he did not consider his stage character to be suitable for this role.

Despite the director Dmitry Astrakhan’s lack of experience in large projects, the movie “Come Out!” I expected great success. Otar Vakhtangovich was not deprived of attention either. Immediately after the successful start of the film at the box office, the actor was awarded the honorary award of the International Film Festival in Tokyo for the best male role. Then for the artist followed the prize of the International Film Festival "Constellation".

Otar Megvinetuhutsesi: filmography

Behind the shoulders of the famous Soviet and Georgian filming artist in the following films:

• Fatima
• "Who saddles a horse?";
• "White stones";
• "Prayer";
• "Under the same sky";
• "Good people";
• "The abduction of the moon";
• “Tariel Golua”;
• "The tree of desire";
• “Tsotne Didiani”;
• "Shores";
• “Right hand of the great master”;
• "Arena of the Berserk";
• "Necklace of my beloved";
• "Hello everyone";
• "Searchers of the sunken city";
• "Oath record";
• "Warm autumn sun";
• Turandot;
• "Katka and Shiz";
• "The cycle";
• "Come out!";
• "Hareba and Gogi";
• “A candle from the sepulcher of the Lord”;
• "Spiral";
• "Dear M";
• “In search of the lost treasure”;
• "Shadows of the past";
• "White flags";
• Griboedovsky Waltz;
• “Budulai, which is not expected”;
• "Stuck";
• "Woman in the Sea."

Otar Megvinetuhutsesi: family

The actor is married to a successful Georgian actress, People's Artist of Georgia - Gurande of Gabunia. With this talented, witty and very temperamental woman, our hero lived a long 54 years. The famous acting couple has a daughter and several grandchildren.