Nikoloz Shengelaia

Nikoloz Shengelaia

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Writing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1903-08-08

  • Day of Death

    1943-01-04 (39 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Obuji, Kutaiskaya guberniya, Russian Empire

Biography

Nikoloz Shengelaia was a Soviet Georgian film director. Nikoloz Shengelaia was one of the founders of Georgian cinema. His epic 1928 silent film “Eliso” is about the exile of Circassian and Chechen people and the colonization of their land in the Caucasus Mountains by imperial Russia.

Known For

Acting

Crew