Tbilisi: Georgian film director Eldar Shengelaia has died at the age of 92. Family members shared the news on social media.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, Shengelaia received his higher education at the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. Between 1957 and 1959, he worked at the Mosfilm film studio before moving to the Georgian Film studio in 1960.

Throughout his career, Shengelaia was recognized with numerous honors. He was awarded the title of People’s Artist of the USSR in 1988 and received the Shota Rustaveli Prize in 1998. In 2013, he was given the Golden Order of St. George. Most recently, in 2022, he was named an Honorary Citizen of Tbilisi. His accolades also include the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, the Order of Lenin, and the Order of St. George of Victory.