Meri Davitashvili was born on November 14, 1907 in Melaani, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kakheti, Republic of Georgia]. She was a composer and actress, known for Bashi-Achuki (1956), Rats ginakhavs, vegar nakhav (1965) and Otaraant qvrivi (1958). She died on August 4, 1975 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR [now Republic of Georgia].