Movie Review – Prasad (Namrata Shrestha, Bipin Karki, Nischal Basnet)

Posted on December 15, 2018December 14, 2018 by Anand Nepal

The movie ‘Prasad’ was released last week. The movie was well received by the critics and viewers. It started with house-full business. The movie is made on a very realistic love story with effective artistic aspects of cinema.

The movies shows a true reflection of the society and the people. Very good acting lead actors and very good presentation by carefully integrating the events in the story.

Video report:

Story – It is a simple story. A common and simple story of inter-caste marriage, and the childless couple. The movie is weaved in a neat and interesting fashion.
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Film Review – Shatru Gate (Should I watch Shatru Gate?)

Posted on March 23, 2018March 24, 2018 by Anand Nepal

Movie – Shatru Gate
Starring – Madan Krishna Shrestha, Hari Bamsha Acharya, Deepak Raj Giri, Deepa Shree Niraula, Priyanka Karki, Paul Shah, Aanchal Sharma etc.
Director – Pradeep Bhattarai

The movie was considered one of the most awaited movies in the Nepali film industry because of at least, the following three reasons:

Comeback movie of MaHa. They had returned in the Nepali film industry after about 17 years.
Directed by the director of ‘Jatra’ another hit film.
Script by Deepak Raj Giri, the writer of successful comedy films like ‘Chha Ekan Chha’, ‘Woda Number Chha’, Chhakka Panja’ and ‘Chhakka Panja 2’.

Apart from them, the fans of Paul, Aanchal, and Priyanka were also eagerly awaiting the film’s release. Â As expected, the opening of the film was good. But, there is a risk of over-expectation.

What is ‘Shatru Gate’?

Shatru Gate is a comedy film – with a lot of comedy artists. The family movie features a lot of comedy scenes, serious love story and a collection of funny events. The movie has become special in terms of the star-cast in it. MaHa-duo, Deepak and Deepa and Paul Aanchal are three successful and well known two-member teams in the Nepali film industry. Although Paul and Aanchal association is relatively new, other two have proved themselves in the entertainment industry from their numerous ups and downs.

Kri review, despite negative reviews, I think, film will be superhit

Posted on February 10, 2018February 10, 2018 by Anand Nepal

As expected, Anmol KC’s movie ‘Kri’ was houseful everywhere. But, the response were not consistent. While some of the viewers have appreciated Anmol KC’s effort in the movie, others have criticized the movie as being very bad. It seems, a lot of viewers had much higher expectation from the movie.

The film makers had anticipated such response. So, they had released a half-backed song few days before the release of the movie. The film critics have rated the movie very low. For example, Gokarna Gautam of Nepal magazine has rated it 1.5/5. The review is titled “A stale story of revenge”

Summary of what Gokarna said:

Anmol KC is bad at acting (That’s not a new ‘compliment’)
In the past, Anmol was limited into lover-boy character, now he is seen in an action avatar.
Script and directorial aspect of the movie is totally dependent on Anmol KC, like is previous movies. (And, they all were successful.)
The technical aspect of the movie is exceptional.

After reading the reviews and negative reviews in Twitter, I am confident, ‘Kri’ will be a hit movie.

Story of ‘Kri’

Nepali Movie – Timi Bina (Aayush and Namrata)

Posted on August 18, 2017July 10, 2018 by Anand Nepal

Nepali Movie – Timi Bina
Starring – Aayush Rijal, Namrata Sapkota, Mina Puri, Ajaya Anuragi etc.
Director – Nirajan Mehata

About ‘Timi Bina’

Made under AF Anuragi Films the movie is produced by Opindra Shah. Made on the story of Ajay Anuragi, the script is written by the director Nirajan Mehata. The story writer, Anuragi is also one of the co-producers of the movie.

The movie features the cinematography of Mukesh Humagain and Ravi Koirala, editing of Rameshor Jirel and Samir Miya, action of Raju Kirat and the music of Damodar Rao. The choreographers are Bikram Chauhan and Sanjay Shah. Background score by Rameshor Jirel and Nirajan Meheta. The singers in the film are Ajay Anuragi, Indu Saunali, and Rinku Jaswal.

In addition to Aayush and Namrata in leading roles, other artists in the movie are Mina Puri, Ajaya Anuragi, Rakshya Guragain, Opendra Shah, Alina Karki, Dp Sastri, Ajaya Shah, Nirajan Meheta, Basu Baral, Adarsh Karki, Raju Kirat, Raj Narayan Mahara, Raju Sahani, Amisha Tamang, Umesh Acharya, Dipson Pariyar, Muskan Prajuli, Dipak Jha, Bidhya Chauhan, Sagar Subba etc.

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Loot 2 review – Entertaining movie

Posted on February 26, 2017November 17, 2017 by Anand Nepal

UPDATE : Watch ‘Loot 2’ the full movie here.

One of the most awaited Nepali movies ‘Loot 2’ was released on this Friday, February 24, 2016 (Read ‘Loot 2’ Release news). The success of the original ‘Loot’ had increased the expectations and desire in the viewers. That is the reason, most of the prospective viewers ask, “Is ‘Loot 2’ as good as ‘Loot’?” The answer to the question is not easy. Some think it is better than the original but, others think that it is not. Everybody agree that the movie entertaining and it could have been made better. Here is the detailed review of ‘Loot 2’ by Saurav Raj Tiwari:

Film Name – Loot 2
Star Cast – Sautat Mall, Dayahang Rai, Reecha Sharma, Karma Shakya, Prateek Raj Neupane, Sushil Raj Pandey etc.
Director – Nischal Basnet

‘Loot 2’ Story

The original movie ‘Loot’ was was made and released before earthquake and Indian blockade and was about bank robbery. The movie ‘Loot 2’ is set at the time of the Indian blockade, after the earthquake of 2015. In the movie, four of the characters Gofle (Dayahang Rai), Nare (Karma), Deban (Prateek) and Pandey (Sushil) run away from the jail right after the earthquake. The fugitive four are in search of Haku Kale (Saugat Malla) believing that Haku Kale was the cause of their arrest.
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Top 10 Most popular movies in 2015

Posted on January 2, 2016February 18, 2016 by Anand Nepal

As we bid farewell to 2015 and welcome 2016, I am going to look back into last year and evaluate the most popular movies in the year. There were less number of viewers when compared to previous years. We lost a lot of visitors after the earthquake on April 25.The following ranking is obtained from 60 lakh pageviews xnepali received in 2015.

The top 10 movies by viewers count in xnepali website (in reverse order) are:

10. Kabaddi

The movie by Ram Babu Gurung featuring Dayahang Rai, Nischal Basnet was the superhit movie of 2014. I am surprised it falls in 10th place. I had expected it to be somewhere higher. (Watch ‘Kabaddi’ here)

‘Tandav’ nearly knocked ‘Kabaddi’ out of this list. (Watch ‘Tandav’ here)

9. Jerryy

The movie featuring Anmol KC with his girlfriend Anna Sharma was liked by the youths. The movie became very successful and had established Anmol KC as a horse of a long race. (Watch ‘Jerry’ here)

Woda Number Chha, Movie Review

Posted on September 23, 2015July 10, 2018 by Anand Nepal

Nepali movie ‘Woda Number Chha’ was released in theatres in Kathmandu on September 18, 2015. Because of the uncertainity in the the places out of Kathmandu, the release in other cities in Nepal had been postponed.

‘Woda Number Chha’ profile

Nepali Movie – Woda Number Chha
Director – Ujjwal Ghimire
Banner – Aama Saraswoti
Release Date – September 18, 2015
Genre – Comedy
Recommendation – Good comedy, good acting, well written script, original story and recommended.

‘Woda Number Chha’ Artists

Daya – Dayahang Rai
Netra Prasad – Sitaram Kattel
Magne Budho – Kedar Ghimire
Deep Sharma – Deepak Raj Giri
Birkha Bahadur Pariyar – Jitu Nepal
Sushila – Priyanka Karki
Sandeep Chhetri – in a special appearance role.
Comrade Pratigya – Deepa Shree Niraula

‘Woda Number Chha’ Plot

The movie is set in Ward No. 6 in an unspecified village of Nuwakot. It is the story of five guys of Jhulebasti. The lives of the five guys is fun filled until one of the guys like the daughter of their master, Sushila. Then, Maoist insurgency also enters in the story-line. The movie however is not centered in Maoist war and doesn’t decide on whether the war was wrong or right. It only shows how and who benefited from the war.

Dying Candle, Nibhna Lageko Diyo, an introduction

Posted on September 8, 2015July 10, 2018 by Anand Nepal

A friend in Twitter asked if I had heard of the movie ‘Dyning Candle’ or ‘Nibhna Lageko Diyo’ in Nepali language. I hadn’t. But, I did a quick search and loved the trailer available in IMDB website (trailer is embedded at the end). The movie set in a remote location seems to be the story of a loving sister and her varied emotions towards her brother and others. I am writing about all the stuffs I could gather from the trailer and the information available online. There is no definitive release date of the movie as the post production and re-shooting seem to be going on.

The movie ‘Dying Candle’ is written and directed by Naresh Kumar KC. The original screenplay was 145 pages at the time of the start shooting. But, first 88 pages completed the movie although the ending was an unplanned one. The crew lived in the remote village for 45 days to complete the shooting. Every food item except potato had to be imported from Kathmandu. So the crew had mostly to live on potato throughout the shooting.

Tathastu, film review

Posted on January 12, 2015January 12, 2015 by Anand Nepal

‘Tathastu’ Details

Nepali film – Tathastu
Starring – Rekha Thapa, Kishor Khatiwada, Subash Thapa etc.
Director – Shabir Shrestha
Release date – January 09, 2015
Gerne – Action, thriller

Tathastu Plot

Nepali film ‘Tathastu’ is about Basanti who is abused by her husband. The film about domestic violence and marital rape is a story of a typical Nepali woman abused by her husband. Basanti’s husband, Kamal, is an influential political figure. Kamal sexually abuses Basanti before marriage and it continues after the marriage. When things become intolerable, Basanti fakes death and runs away to her village.

When Kamal knew that Basanti is alive, he brings her back. The movie ‘Tathastu’ is about the fight of Bananti against her abusing husband.

Movie Review – Shree 5 Ambare

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Anand Nepal

‘Shree 5 Ambare’ is a movie featuring Saugat Malla, Keki Adhikari, Bikram Singh, Priyanka Karki and Yama Buddha in main roles. The movie is directed by ‘Antaral’ famed director, Dipa Basnet and produced under her own home production, Jibansathi Films. The movie features the cinematography of Ganesh Kumar Shrestha, story of Abhimanyo Nirabi, editing of Chandan Dutt and concept and casting by Jibansathi Basnet.

The movie was released on November 21 with another movie ‘Humjayega’.

Story

The story of the movie is about the life of street children – commonly known as ‘khate’ kids. The life in street is not fun but, Ambar (Saugat Malla) and Kali (Keki Adhikari) meet and fell in love in their childhood on street. Ambar is left along in the street when Kali is taken away by a guy. She became a prostitute and lived a comfortable life while Ambar nourished his desire to become a king in the society.

Movie Review – Humjayega

Posted on December 9, 2014December 9, 2014 by Anand Nepal

A comedy movie ‘Humjayega’ was released in theater on November 21 with another movie ‘Shree 5 Ambare’. The movie features popular comedian Wilson Bikram Rai, Baboo Bogati, Parbati Rai, Reecha Dhital, Rabi Giri, Shyam Rai and Prajwal Giri in main roles. The movie directed by Surendr Pun is made under Munal Films banner.

The title of the movie was borrowed from the popular comedian of Darjeeling, Dal Bahadur Gurung (Humjayega.com). Dal Bahadur Gurung, a driver by profession, was called ‘Humjayega’ as he was willing to go anywhere to help people. But, the movie is not about Dal Bahadur but, of a similar person who would do anything to help others.

Story

Hum Jayega (Baboo Bogati) is an unemployed person who is quite frustrated for not getting a job. In a small hotel, another person, an owner of a bus, was complaining about a bus driver who didn’t show up. On the recommendation of the hotel owner, Humjayega got the job of a local bus driver. Humjayega meets a beautiful girl, Kanchi (Reecha Dhital), and falls in love. The movie is about the bus driver and how he tries to woo the girl.

Movie Review – Jerryy

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Anand Nepal

This week’s new release ‘Jerryy’ has gained a good traction in attracting the viewers in the theater. The movie shows a lot of potential of Bhuwan KC‘s son Anmol KC. The movie features Anmol KC, Anna Sharma, Amalia Sharma and Abhishek Man Sherchan in lead roles. The movie directed by the ‘Hostel’ (watch ‘Hostel’ here) director Hemraj BC is produced under Falcon Pictures banner.

Story

The movie presents a story of a youth Xavier Rana, played by Anmol KC, from a rich family. For simplicity, he is popularly known as Jerryy. A lot of girls are attracted to Jerryy and he is sort of a playboy who enjoys life in every opportunity he gets. He tries not to get engaged in any particular girl for long until he meets Akanchha, played by Anna Sharma.

Lazza – Movie Review

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Anand Nepal

A Chhabiraj Films production, Nepali movie ‘Lazza’, is a female oriented movie by the writer, director Nawal Nepal. The movie released on October 24, 2014 features actors Shilpa Pokharel and Aryan Sigdel in lead roles. Supporting actors include Mithila Sharma and Kiran KC. The movie produced by Jidendra Shakya has music of Chetan Sapkota, choreography of Kabiraj Gahatraj, and editing of Ananta Thapaliya.

Story

The movie is a story of the lead character Priya (played by Shilpa Pokharel). When Daya (played by Aryan Sigdel) saw Priya, she was his love at first sight. Daya’s attempt to find more about Priya went in vain until he accidently meets Priya’s mom (played by Mithila Sharma).

Himmatwali, movie review

Posted on October 14, 2014March 14, 2015 by Anand Nepal

The directorial debut of actress Rekha Thapa and debut of disabled actor Sudarshan Gautam as an actor, ‘Himmatwali‘ was released on Fulpati, at the time of the biggest festival of Nepal, Dashain.

The movie is produced by Rekha’s mother Saraswati Thapa and is released under Rekha Films banner. The movie features Rekha Thapa and Sudarshan Gautam in lead roles. Other actors include Abhaya Chand and Puskar Bhatta. The movie features the action of Chandra Pant, music of Basanta Sapkota and Tanka Budhathoki, cinematography of Ramsharan Upreti and choreography of Basanta Shrestha and Kamal Rai.

Controversy

The release on Wednesday, against the usual practice of releasing new Nepali movie on Fridays, created a lot of controversies. Rekha ignored the government order. As a result Rekha and her production company Rekha Films were suspended from the Film Producers Association.

Kabaddi – Movie Review

Posted on April 29, 2014April 15, 2015 by Anand Nepal

Update: WATCH ‘Kabaddi’ here, full movie.

A dark comedy, Nepali movie ‘Kabaddi’ is a movie by Ram Babu Gurung featuring Dayahang Rai, Nischal Basnet, and Rishma Gurung in lead roles. Other actors in the movie include Rajan Khatiwada, Bijay Baral, and Buddhi Tamang. The presentation of Black Horse Pictures, the movie is made on the story, screenplay and the direction of Ram Babu Gurung. Cinematographer Purushottam Pradhan has shot the movie, Govinda Rai was the choreographer and Neelima Sharma had designed the costume. The movie is jointly produced by Nischal Basnet and Sunil Chand Rauniyar.

Story

‘Kabaddi’ is a story of Bir Kaji (Dayahang Rai) who lives in a village named Naurikot. Most of the young guys of Naurikot have already left for foreign employments and most of those who are left are also planning to leave the place. Kaji in contrast is aimless in such terms. All he wants is to get married to his maternal cousin Maiya (Rishma Gurung). Maiya however runs away from every romantic advances of Kaji. Kaji’s friends (played by Bijaya Baral and Buddhi Tamang) back Kaji in every tactics he applies to get Maiya’s approval.

Marriages in 2014	Friday Release