Vakhtang Kikabidze
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Vakhtang "Buba" Kikabidze is a Georgian
and Soviet
singer, actor, screenwriter, producer, and composer. He performed in a number of films, among them the main role of a helicopter pilot in the iconic Soviet film Mimino
.
The son of a Princess Manana Bagration-Davitashvili
, Kikabidze was born in Tbilisi
. He is a People's Artist
of Georgia
, has been awarded the USSR State Prize
and the Order of the King Vakhtang Gorgasali as well as of Nikolai Wondermonger and Knight Cross of St. Konstantin the Great. He was also acknowledged by a number of various music contests and film festivals in the Soviet Union, Georgia and worldwide.
In 1999, his star was embedded on the "Star Square" in Moscow. Apart from Mimino
, Kikabidze also performed in a number of other films, including "Don't be Sad" (Ne Goryui), "Melodies of Veriski Quarter" (Melodii Verijskogo Kvartala), "Completely Lost" (Sovsem propaschij). His last film "Fortune" (Fortuna) was directed by the famous Georgian and Soviet film director Georgi Daneliya
in 2000.
As a screenwright and director, Kikabidze produced two feature films: "Be Well, Dearest One" (Bud' zdorov dorogoj), which received the top award at the International Comedy Festival in Grabovo, Bulgaria, and "Men and All Others" (Muzhchiny i vse ostal'nye).
During the August 2008 Russian-Georgian war
, Kikabidze rejected Russia's Order of Friendship
bestowed upon him in July 2008 and cancelled the concert dedicated to his 70th birthday which was to be held at the Kremlin
as a protest against Russia's actions .
Vakhtang Kikabidze is married and has a son, Konstantin, and two grandchildren. Vakhtang's wife previously had a daughter, Marina, with her first husband - Guram Sagaradze and a grandson, Giorgi. Kikabidze noble family is from the Kartli region.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
and Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
singer, actor, screenwriter, producer, and composer. He performed in a number of films, among them the main role of a helicopter pilot in the iconic Soviet film Mimino
Mimino
Mimino , is a 1977 comedy film by Soviet Georgian director Georgi Daneliya produced by Mosfilm and Gruziya-film, starring Vakhtang Kikabidze and Frunzik Mkrtchyan. Anatoliy Petritskiy served as the film's Director of Photography. The Soviet era comedy won the 1977 Golden Prize at the Moscow...
.
The son of a Princess Manana Bagration-Davitashvili
Bagration-Davitashvili
Bagration-Davitishvili is a Georgian family, a cadet branch of the Kakhetian line of the Bagrationi royal dynasty.In turn, Kakhetian line descents from George VIII , last king of united Georgian kingdom and first king of Kakheti...
, Kikabidze was born in Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
. He is a People's Artist
People's Artist
People's Artist is a honorary title in the Soviet Union, Union republics, in some other Eastern bloc states , as well as in a number of post-Soviet states, modeled after the title of the People's Artist of the USSR....
of Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
, has been awarded the USSR State Prize
USSR State Prize
The USSR State Prize was the Soviet Union's state honour. It was established on September 9, 1966. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the prize was followed up by the State Prize of the Russian Federation....
and the Order of the King Vakhtang Gorgasali as well as of Nikolai Wondermonger and Knight Cross of St. Konstantin the Great. He was also acknowledged by a number of various music contests and film festivals in the Soviet Union, Georgia and worldwide.
In 1999, his star was embedded on the "Star Square" in Moscow. Apart from Mimino
Mimino
Mimino , is a 1977 comedy film by Soviet Georgian director Georgi Daneliya produced by Mosfilm and Gruziya-film, starring Vakhtang Kikabidze and Frunzik Mkrtchyan. Anatoliy Petritskiy served as the film's Director of Photography. The Soviet era comedy won the 1977 Golden Prize at the Moscow...
, Kikabidze also performed in a number of other films, including "Don't be Sad" (Ne Goryui), "Melodies of Veriski Quarter" (Melodii Verijskogo Kvartala), "Completely Lost" (Sovsem propaschij). His last film "Fortune" (Fortuna) was directed by the famous Georgian and Soviet film director Georgi Daneliya
Georgi Daneliya
Georgi Daneliya is a Soviet/Georgian/Russian film director, who became known throughout the Soviet Union for his "sad comedies" .Daneliya graduated from the Moscow Architecture Institute and worked as an architect...
in 2000.
As a screenwright and director, Kikabidze produced two feature films: "Be Well, Dearest One" (Bud' zdorov dorogoj), which received the top award at the International Comedy Festival in Grabovo, Bulgaria, and "Men and All Others" (Muzhchiny i vse ostal'nye).
During the August 2008 Russian-Georgian war
2008 South Ossetia war
The 2008 South Ossetia War or Russo-Georgian War was an armed conflict in August 2008 between Georgia on one side, and Russia and separatist governments of South Ossetia and Abkhazia on the other....
, Kikabidze rejected Russia's Order of Friendship
Order of Friendship
The Order of Friendship is a state decoration of Russia established by decree # 442 of March 2, 1994 of the President of the Russian Federation....
bestowed upon him in July 2008 and cancelled the concert dedicated to his 70th birthday which was to be held at the Kremlin
Kremlin
A kremlin , same root as in kremen is a major fortified central complex found in historic Russian cities. This word is often used to refer to the best-known one, the Moscow Kremlin, or metonymically to the government that is based there...
as a protest against Russia's actions .
Vakhtang Kikabidze is married and has a son, Konstantin, and two grandchildren. Vakhtang's wife previously had a daughter, Marina, with her first husband - Guram Sagaradze and a grandson, Giorgi. Kikabidze noble family is from the Kartli region.
Actor
- "Fortune" (Fortuna) - Russia, 2000
- "Real Men and the Others" (Mamakatsebi) - Georgian SSR, 1985
- "Olga and Konstantin" (Olga i Konstantin) - Russian SFSR, 1984
- "TASS Is Authorized to Declare..." (TASS upolnomochen zayavit...) - Russian SFSR, 1984
- "Morning Without Marks" (Utro bez otmetok) - Russian SFSR, 1983
- "Cheers, My Dear!" (Itsotskhle genatsvale) - Georgian SSR, 1981
- "Till Next Time, Friend..." (Shekhvedramde, megobaro...) - Georgian SSR, 1980
- "MiminoMiminoMimino , is a 1977 comedy film by Soviet Georgian director Georgi Daneliya produced by Mosfilm and Gruziya-film, starring Vakhtang Kikabidze and Frunzik Mkrtchyan. Anatoliy Petritskiy served as the film's Director of Photography. The Soviet era comedy won the 1977 Golden Prize at the Moscow...
", Russian SFSR, 1977 - "The Lost Expedition" (Propavshaya ekspeditsiya) - Russian SFSR, 1974
- "Melodies of the Vere Quarter" (Veris ubnis melodiebi) - Georgian SSR, 1974
- "Hopelessly LostHopelessly LostHopelessly Lost is a 1973 Soviet adventure comedy directed by Georgi Daneliya based on Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Cinematography by Vadim Yusov...
" (Sovsem propashchiy) - Russian SFSR, 1972 - "I'm a Detective" (Me, gamomdziebeli) - Georgian SSR, 1971
- "Don't Grieve" (Ar daidardo, Ne goryuy) - Georgian SSR/Russian SFSR, 1969
- "Orera" (Orera, sruli svlit) - Georgian SSR, 1967
- "Meeting in Mountains" (Shekhvedra mtashi) - Georgian SSR, 1966
Director and screenwright
- "Cheers, My Dear!" (Itsotskhle genatsvale) - Georgian SSR, 1981
- "Real Men and the Others" (Mamakatsebi) - Georgian SSR, 1985
Discography
- Pismo drugi. BUBA Records, 1999
- Sekret Schastya. BUBA Records, 1999
- Tango Lyubvi. OST-Records, 1999
- Luchshie pesni. Noks Myuzik 2001
- Grand Collection. Kvadro-Disk, 2002
- Moi goda. Russkoie snabshenie 2003
- Stariki-pasboiniki. Super Music 2004
- Lyubownoye nastroyenie. Nikitin, 2005