17 Notable alumni of Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgian State University

Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees

Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgian State University is 9480st in the world, 1st in North America, and 21st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgian State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgian State University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Beka Kurkhuli

1. Beka Kurkhuli

1974-. (aged 52)
literary scholar short story writer writer
Beka Kurkhuli is a modern Georgian writer and military reporter.
Manana Anasashvili

2. Manana Anasashvili

1952-. (aged 74)
screenwriter filmmaker film director theatrical director art
Manana Anasashvili is a Georgian film director, theatre director, Professor, Expert of National Endowment for Democracy (NED), Head of Georgian Shakespeare Association, and Head of International Relations at Georgian Film Academy.
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Lasha Bugadze

3. Lasha Bugadze

1977-. (aged 49)
television presenter radio personality caricaturist opinion journalist short story writer
Lasha Bugadze is a Georgian novelist and playwright. Among his noteworthy plays are Shocked Tatyana, which satirizes war heroism, and Soldier, Love, Bodyguard and... the President.
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Dito Tsintsadze

4. Dito Tsintsadze

1957-. (aged 69)
screenwriter filmmaker film director composer actor
Dito Tsintsadze is a Georgian film director and screenwriter. He has directed thirteen films since 1988. His film Lost Killers was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. In 2007 he was a member of the jury at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival. Starting from the year 1996 he lives and works in...
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Avtandil Varsimashvili

5. Avtandil Varsimashvili

1959-. (aged 67)
manufacturer filmmaker film director theatrical director screenwriter
Avtandil Varsimashvili is a Georgian theatre and film director. He is the artistic director of A. Griboedov State Academic Theatre and owner of Liberty Theatre Georgia and the director and producer of his private film company "Vars-Studio".
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Nana Janelidze

6. Nana Janelidze

1955-. (aged 71)
filmmaker screenwriter film director
Nana Janelidze is a Georgian film director and screenwriter.
Dorian Boguță

7. Dorian Boguță

1971-. (aged 55)
actor film director
Dorian Boguță is a Moldovan-born Romanian actor. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1984. In 2009, he made his directorial debut with the short film "10", marking the beginning of a series of successful short films, "De acum încolo" (2012), which won several awards including Best Romanian Short Film.
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Andro Enukidze

8. Andro Enukidze

1965-. (aged 61)
dramaturge screenwriter filmmaker theatrical director playwright
Andro Enukidze is a Georgian theater director.
Goderdzi Chokheli

9. Goderdzi Chokheli

1954-2007 (aged 53)
screenwriter writer film director
Goderdzi Chokheli was a Georgian novelist, scriptwriter, and film director.
Ramaz Chkhikvadze

10. Ramaz Chkhikvadze

1928-2011 (aged 83)
actor
Ramaz Grigolis dze Chkhikvadze was a Georgian film and theater actor. First appearing in the 1954 film The Dragonfly (Chrichina), he starred in over 60 films during his career. He won the award for Best Actor at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival for his role in The Saplings.
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Robert Sturua

11. Robert Sturua

1938-. (aged 88)
actor theatre manager opera director theatre troupe theatre maker
Robert Sturua is a Georgian theater director, who gained international acclaim for his original interpretation of the works of Brecht, Shakespeare, and Chekhov. He was based at the Shota Rustaveli Dramatic Theater in Tbilisi, and has staged productions throughout the world.
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Gogi Kavtaradze

12. Gogi Kavtaradze

1940-2020 (aged 80)
screenwriter filmmaker film director actor
Georgy Georgyevich Kavtaradze was a Georgian actor and filmmaker. He was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. His career began in 1957. He was known for his roles as Luka in Don't Grieve (1969), the Commissioner in Melodies of Vera Quarter (1974) and as the Educator in Wounded Game (1977).
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Erosi Manjgaladze

13. Erosi Manjgaladze

1925-1982 (aged 57)
pundit actor
Erosi Manjgaladze was a Soviet and Georgian stage and film actor who played lead roles in some of the most popular Soviet films, such as The Wishing Tree, Melodies of Vera Quarter, Londre, Kvevri and A Necklace for My Beloved. Manjgaladze was also a popular sport commentator of football matches. For his contribution to the Soviet cinematography and performing arts...
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Kote Makharadze

14. Kote Makharadze

1926-2002 (aged 76)
drama teacher television presenter actor pundit
Kote Makharadze (Georgian: კოტე მახარაძე; 17 November 1926 – 19 December 2002) was a Soviet and Georgian actor and sports commentator.
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Merab Ninidze

15. Merab Ninidze

1965-. (aged 61)
film actor actor stage actor
Merab Ninidze is a Georgian actor. Internationally, he is known for the roles of Walter Redlich in Nowhere in Africa, Oleg Penkovsky in The Courier and Cardinal Giulio Sabbadin in Conclave.
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Kakhi Kavsadze

16. Kakhi Kavsadze

1935-2021 (aged 86)
actor
Kakhi Kavsadze was a Georgian and Soviet film, television and stage actor.
Nino Haratischwili

17. Nino Haratischwili

1983-. (aged 43)
theatrical director director filmmaker writer playwright
Nino Haratischwili is a Georgian-born German novelist, playwright, and theater director. She has received numerous awards, including the Adelbert von Chamisso Prize, the Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis, and the Literaturpreis des Kulturkreises der deutschen Wirtschaft.
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