Kukaracha (or Cucaracha; Georgian: კუკარაჩა) is a 1982 Georgian film directed by Siko Dolidze and Keti Dolidze.^[1] It is based on a story by Nodar Dumbadze^[2]

Plot

Kukaracha was a trustee of the police in one of the districts of Tbilisi. He was loved by the people because he was not just a policeman to them, but also a defender of kindness and morals. One day, Kukaracha receives a threat from a local gang.

Starring

• Levani Uchaneishvili (Kukaracha)
• Nineli Chankvetadze (Inga)
• Zaza Kolelishvili (Murtalo)^[3]
• Mari Janashia (Aniko)^[4]
• Lado Tatishvili
• Givi Tokhadze
• Dudukhana Tserodze
• Lia Kapanadze
• Tamaz Toloraia
• Bondo Goginava
• Grigol Tsitaishvili
• Ketevan Esaiashvili
• Omar Gabelia
• Iamze Tkavadze
• Jimi Devnozashvili
• Dato Kublashvili
• Mikheil Kozakov
• D. Nafetvaridze
• D. Tsetskhladze
• L. Lomsadze
• Ketevan Murvanidze
• Akaki Berdzenishvili
• B. Berdzenishvili
• Anzor Urdia
• Nodar Sulemanashvili
• L. Sulemanashvili
• Platon Koiava

Production

The film is also Siko Dolidze’s last film.^[5][6]

Awards

it received the Award for the best adaptation at the 1983 All-Union Film Festival. ^[7]

Legacy

Levani Outchaneichvili’s role in the film was considered his most iconic performance.^[8]

The film is considered a good example of the production during the Golden Age of Georgian cinema.^[9]