Kutateladze was born in Sachkhere, in the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic on May 4, 1964. From 1983-85, he served in the Soviet Armed Forces. In 1985, he became the Head of Radio Centre of Sachkhere Sport Complex. He was educated at Tbilisi's Economic and Law Institute, graduating in 1988. Since 1991 he has served in various positions in the Georgian Armed Forces. Until 2001, he served in the Sachkhere Battalion and has since been a member of the National Guard since. From 2004-2006 he was the commander of the National Guard. He participated in the 1991–1992 South Ossetia War and the War in Abkhazia (1992–1993), as well as peacekeeping operations in Iraq. He has attended military courses and exercises in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.