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He was born on February 18, 1934 in the village of Shemokmedi in Georgia. In 1956 he graduated from the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Tbilisi University with a specialty “geophysics”. In 1964 he graduated from the directorial faculty of VGIK (the workshop of M. Romm). In 1956-1958 - teacher of physics and astronomy at the school, junior researcher at the astrophysical station of Tbilisi University. Since 1966 – director of “Lenfilm”, since 1972 – “Georgia-film”. Head of Studio "+1" (Georgia). Artist of the Georgian SSR (1980). Komsomol Prize of Georgia (1982).