Starring – Sushma Shahi, Shiva Shrestha, Shanti Maskey, Sushila Rayamajhi, BS Thapa, Sharmila Shah, Mausami Malla etc.
Director – BS Thapa
About ‘Kanchhi’
Super hit Nepali movie ‘Kanchhi’ was released in 1984 and had celebrated 101 days in theater. The story and the script of the movie was written by the director BS Thapa and was produced under the banner of Om Production.
The movie features the cinematography of Ramchandra (camera by Rustam Engineer, Balu T Sawant and Murari Thakur.) The action is coordinated by Gopal Bhutani, Kishor Rana is the chief assistant director, Manohari Singh has arranged the background music, dialogue by Chetan Karki, choreography of Basanta Rayamajhi, editing by K. Nanda, and music by Gopal Yonjan. The story and the script of the movie is written by the director, BS Thapa.
Credit – Budha Subba Music
Star Cast of ‘Kanchhi’
Two well known actresses in the Nepali movie industry – Sharmila Malla (She was Shah at the time before marrying Krishna Malla and becoming a Malla) and Mausami Malla debuted in the movie. The movie was produced by Bhagawan Shrestha. Artists like Mausami Malla, Gopal Bhutani, Kishor Rana and Kristi KC are featured in a short role in the movie.
The director BS Thapa died in 2016. (News of BS Thapa’s death)
Shiva Shrestha – The first angry young man of the Nepali film industry Shiva Shrestha had been popular not only in Nepal but also in Bangaladesh and Pakistan. Read the full biography and list of his movies in this page:
New Kanchhi (2018)
After more than 30 years of the original movie, a new movie by the same name is produced by actress Shweta Khadka. The actress and the team had honored the actors Shiva Shrestha and actress Sharmila Malla in a program held to release the music video of the movie. The movie is scheduled to release before the Valentine Day of 2018. The movie features actress Shweta Khadka opposite to Dayahang Rai and is directed by Aakash Adhikari.