 His first film was "Magdanas Lurja" (1955), directed by Tengiz Abuladze and Rezo Chkheidze, where he played the role of Vano.This film received a Golden Palm at the Cannes film festival, for the best fiction film-short.Another important role for Sakandeidze was in the movie "Data Tutashxia", in which he played Nikandro Qiria.