Kakhi Kavsadze died at the age of 86. The actor has been undergoing treatment for coronavirus diagnosis for the past two months at the First University Clinic.
The actor was diagnosed with coronavirus on November 28, 2020. After several weeks of treatment, the actor was discharged, but it became necessary to return him to the hospital due to deteriorating health.
People's Artist of Georgia, Actor of Georgian Cinema and Theater, Laureate of Kote Marjanishvili and Shota Rustaveli State Prize, Leading Actor of Shota Rustaveli Theater Kakhi Kavsadze was born in 1935 in Tbilisi.
Kakhi Kavsadze graduated from the acting faculty of the Shota Rustaveli Theater Institute in 1959. His theatrical roles include Adam (Divine Comedy), Tavadi Kotsia (Gushindelni), Devdariani (Sabraldebo daskvna), Iliko (Me, Grandma, Iliko and Ilarion), Simon Chachava (The Caucasian Chalk Circle), Lord Hastings (Richard III), Kent (King Lear), Rasputin (Kvachi Kvachantiradze) Mr. Devi (So what if Lilac is Wet).
He made his film debut in the 1950s. Kakhi Kavsadze starred in more than 70 feature, documentary, short and full-length films. He created prominent characters in the films: "Autumn Sun" (Samson), "Melodies of the Vera Quarter" (Inochenci), "The Wishing Tree" (Ioram), "Repentance" (Mikheil Koresheli), "The Life of Don Quixote and Sancho" (Don Quixote).
Kakhi Kavsadze was an Honored Artist of Georgia. He was awarded a number of prizes - he was a laureate of the Shota Rustaveli State Prize, a laureate of the Kote Marjanishvili State Prize, he has received the Ipolite Khvichia Prize "Ipo."
In 2008, a star named after Kakhi Kavsadze opened in front of the Rustaveli Theater.
