Best Nepali movies ever made
by sunamdahal | created - 16 Jun 2021 | updated - 29 Jul 2021 | PublicThis list follows the splendid movies that Nepali cinema world has produced. The movie named highway, Sanguro is missing, I would have add that as well!. Some of them are CULT classic!!!
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1. Kagbeni (2008)
130 min | Drama, Horror
Old friends Krishna and Ramesh meet after ages and on their way home, an old hermit gives them "a monkey's paw" that has the power to grant wishes. And, from then onward, the paw changes everyone's life.
Director: Bhusan Dahal | Stars: Saugat Malla, Deeya Maskey, Nima Rumba, Asha Magrati
Votes: 560
*why is Bhusan Dahal not making any movies is the biggest mystery this days!
2. Bulbul (2019)
116 min | Drama
A young mother waiting for her husband to be back for years falls in love with a guy while she looks after her paralyzed father-in-law.
Director: Binod Paudel | Stars: Swastima Khadka, Mukunda Bhusal, Deepak Chhetri, Laxmi Bardewa
Votes: 187
3. Aama (2020)
112 min | Drama
Yagya Prasad Aryal is in an incident which caused a serious head injury. His wife admits him to a hospital in Kathmandu.
Director: Dipendra K. Khanal | Stars: Saroj Aryal, Laxmi Bhusal, Eddie Edwards, Sarita Giri
Votes: 140
4. White Sun (2016)
Not Rated | 89 min | Adventure, Drama
Anti-regime partisan Chandra confronts physical, social and political obstacles for his father's funeral. His search for a solution takes him to neighboring mountain villages and encounters with the police and rebel guerrillas. A portrait of post-civil war Nepal during the fragile deadlocked peace process.
Director: Deepak Rauniyar | Stars: Dayahang Rai, Asha Magrati, Rabindra Singh Baniya, Sumi Malla
Votes: 617
5. The Black Hen (2015)
90 min | Action, Drama, History
They are bonded, nonetheless, by friendship and affection for a hen, whose eggs just might make a difference to Prakash's impoverished family. When the boy's father sells the bird, the chums desperately attempt to raise funds in order to buy it back.
Director: Min Bahadur Bham | Stars: Khadka Raj Nepali, Sukra Raj Rokaya, Jit Bahadur Malla, Hansha Khadka
Votes: 622
6. Badhshala (2013)
100 min | Drama
Badhshala is a story of torture inside an army barrack during maoist insurgency.
Director: Manoj Pandit | Stars: Dayahang Rai, Saugat Malla, Khagendra Lamichhane, Anup Baral
Votes: 49
7. Pashupati Prasad (2016)
140 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When a man named Pashuati comes to Kathmandu to pay his father loans while in Kathmandu he discovers Pashupatinath where he fights the danger of Kathmandu.
Director: Dipendra K. Khanal | Stars: Khagendra Lamichhane, Rabindra Singh Baniya, Bipin Karki, Prakash Ghimire
Votes: 1,725
8. Hari (2018)
Drama
Movie follows a thirty year old overly religious and superstitious man-child named Hari, He had led his life whole following the rules that were set by his ancestors and his strict mother.
Directors: Pratik Gurung, Safal K.C. | Stars: Bipin Karki, Kamal Mani Nepal, Sunita Shrestha, Thinley Lhamo
Votes: 63
9. Talakjung vs Tulke (2014)
133 min | Action, Drama
Tulké is a day-laborer in a Nepalese mountain village. He struggles to reclaim his lost aristocratic identity, while a violent revolution disrupts every aspect of village life.
Director: Nischal Basnet | Stars: Khagendra Lamichhane, Dayahang Rai, Shushank Mainali, Reecha Sharma
Votes: 646
10. Ek Din Ek Raat (2011)
Horror
Story follows the group of media peoples, who are on their way to highway where mysterious accident and deaths are happening in past few years . On the way, they encounter the mysterious force blocking their path.
Director: Dev Kumar Shrestha | Stars: Anup Baral, Deeya Maskey, Menuka Pradhan, Karma Shakya
Votes: 10
11. Kabaddi (2014)
123 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Kaji a young aimless man dreams of marrying Maiya, a village girl by any means although she wants to go to the city for higher education. Their lives are thrown into turmoil with the arrival of Bibek, a charming young man from the city.
Director: Ram Babu Gurung | Stars: Dayahang Rai, Nischal Basnet, Rishma Gurung, Buddhi Tamang
Votes: 670
12. Acharya (2011)
Not Rated | 147 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A journey of a singer (Bhakta Raj Acharya) who grew up in an extreme poverty without father. his chances of achieving his dream of becoming a singer was slim to none, under the ... See full summary »
Director: Prashant Rasaily | Stars: Satya Raj Acharya, Aruna Karki, Bipin Karki, Sunil Pokhrel
Votes: 79
13. Loot (I) (2012)
138 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A man with a 'master plan' to rob a bank searches and leads four frustrated men in their quest for quick money.
Directors: Nischal Basnet, Haridev Oli | Stars: Saugat Malla, Karma Shakya, Dayahang Rai, Prateek Raj Neupane
Votes: 981
14. Jhola (2013)
90 min | Drama, History
After her husband's death, a girl is forced to die due to the Sati practice in Nepal.
Director: Yadav Kumar Bhattarai | Stars: Garima Panta, Sujal Nepal, Laxmi Giri, Deshbhakta Khanal
Votes: 416
15. Prasad (2018)
135 min | Drama, Romance
Newly married couple face a lot of challenges when they find out they can't conceive.
Director: Dinesh Raut | Stars: Bipin Karki, Namrata Shrestha, Nischal Basnet, Basundhara Bhusal
Votes: 133
16. Kusume Rumal (1985)
125 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A girl falls in love with her classmate. While everything seems right, a worker starts dreaming of marrying her and another classmate tries the same by force.
Director: Tulsi Ghimire | Stars: Bhuwan K.C., Tripti Nadakar, Udit Narayan, Neer Bikram Shah
Votes: 142
17. Gopi (2019)
121 min | Drama
An excellent portrayal of a struggle of a common man to do something in our discouraging system and society. Fantastic acting from the cast and well written dialogues
Director: Dipendra Lama | Stars: Ramesh Adhikari, Saroj Aryal, Eddie Edwards, Apoorva Gautam
Votes: 44
18. Dying Candle (2016)
126 min | Drama, Family
A sister fights all odds to take care of her young brother, until things fall apart, and she is left with no option, but sell her dignity to save him.
Director: Naresh Kumar Kc | Stars: Bidhya Karki, Saugat Malla, Kesab Rai, Srijana Subba
Votes: 59
19. Small World (2008)
144 min | Comedy, Romance
Ravi and Reetu are good chat friends but they have got no idea that they hate each other in the real life situation.
Director: Alok Nembang | Stars: Karma Shakya, Namrata Shrestha, Neer Bikram Shah, Jiwan Luitel
Votes: 294
20. Bijuli Machine (2016)
104 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
A story of two responsible minds and their quest for an alternative source of energy in a country plunged into darkness and turmoil.
Director: Navin Awal | Stars: Abhishek Subedi, Jeewan Adhikary, Jiban Bhattarai, Rajesh Hamal
Votes: 50
21. Talakjung vs Tulke (2014)
133 min | Action, Drama
Tulké is a day-laborer in a Nepalese mountain village. He struggles to reclaim his lost aristocratic identity, while a violent revolution disrupts every aspect of village life.
Director: Nischal Basnet | Stars: Khagendra Lamichhane, Dayahang Rai, Shushank Mainali, Reecha Sharma
Votes: 646
22. The Break Up (2019)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Love story between Aaviskhar and Sara and how their friends-with-benefits relationship ends up in them falling in love with each other.
Director: Hem Raj BC | Stars: Aashirman D.S. Joshi, Shilpa Maskey, Raymon Das Shrestha, Saroj Khanal
Votes: 19
23. Love Love Love (2017)
Romance
Man hopes to get a girlfriend which he loves but he ends up in friend zone.
Director: Dipendra K. Khanal | Stars: Suraj Pandey, Swastima Khadka, Ramesh Budathoki, Deshbhakta Khanal
Votes: 18
24. Prem Pinda (1995)
History, Romance
Prem Pinda is a historical love story based on a real life of General Aidwin during Rana regime.
Director: Yadav Kharel | Stars: Saroj Khanal, Sunny Rauniyar, Neer Bikram Shah, Melina Manandhar
Votes: 59
25. Seto Bagh (2015)
Drama, History
Set during the last days of Jung Bahadur Rana following his death and then the start of conspiracies within the Rana family with the motive of accessing the power to rule.
Director: Neer Bikram Shah | Stars: Manish Bhandari, Binay Dahal, Anita Dangal, Eddie Edwards
Votes: 21
26. Hami Tin Bhai (2004)
138 min | Action, Comedy
A Story of three brothers, bonded not by blood but by love and immense respect.
Director: Shiva Regmi | Stars: Rajesh Hamal, Shree Krishna Shrestha, Nikhil Upreti, Jharana Thapa
Votes: 85
27. Dakshina (1993)
Drama, Romance
A story about the life of a teacher who always preaches his students to be a good person in life.
Director: Tulsi Ghimire | Stars: Tulsi Ghimire, Bhuwan K.C., Niruta Singh, Bharati Ghimire
Votes: 52
28. Selfie King (2020)
119 min | Drama
A Nepali comedian's professional commitment and personal life takes turn during his journey to a far remote region of Nepal for a performance.
Director: Bishal Sapkota | Stars: Bipin Karki, Laxmi Bardewa, Abhay Baral, Jiban Bhattarai
Votes: 71
29. Darpan Chhaya (2001)
90 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Two friends involve with same girl which eventually deteriorate their friendship.
Director: Tulsi Ghimire | Stars: Dilip Rayamajhi, Niruta Singh, Uttam Pradhan, Tulsi Ghimire
Votes: 204
30. Ko Afno (2015)
114 min | Drama, Thriller
This is a deeply involving drama depicting the desperation between a poor rural couple and a childless upper class urban couple, whose lives are forever altered when the rich couple buys ... See full summary »
Director: Anil Thapa | Stars: Sulakshyan Bharati, Sudam Ck, Shanti Giri, Rajan Khatiwada
Votes: 21
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