Famous actor Vladimir Tolokonnikov hospitalized

The 73-year-old actor suffers from a chronic illness and had to request for a medical care.

Now the actor is in a hospital and receives intensive care treatment. His condition is estimated as stable.

"There is nothing critical. This is just a cold-related disease. The weather impacts my health," he said to Life.ru.

Vladimir Tolokonnikov is a famous Soviet, Russian and Kazakh actor of theatre and cinema. He became widely known for starring as Sharikov in Heart of a Dog film based on Mikhail Bulgakov's novel Heart of a Dog. The film was released in 1988.