Karun Thapa

Karun Thapa
Karun Thapa
Native name करुण थापा
Born 1965/03/23
Beni Bazaar, Myagdi, Nepal
Residence Basundhara, Tokha Municipality, Kathmandu, Nepal
Nationality Nepali
Other names T. Karun
Occupation IT Professional, Film Editor, 3D Animator, Trainer, Lyricist
Years active 1986–Present
Spouse(s) Tsering Lama (Sareeta Thapa)
Children Purnima Thapa, Swikriti Thapa, Suhanee Thapa

Karun Thapa (Nepali: करुण थापा) born on March 23, 1965) is a Nepali IT expert,[1] film editor,[2] 3D animator,[3] trainer,[4][5][6][7] a well-known lyricist[8][9] and Ghazal writer. Karun is known for his technological contribution to Nepali IT and media industry. He has contributed by introducing Devanagari fonts in computers, introducing AVID Digital Film Editing system in Nepal and introducing 3D animation in Nepal.

Early life and education

Karun Thapa was born in 1965 (BS 2022) in Beni Bazaar to a Hindu family. Karun studied till class 3 in his village school called Dhaulagiri School. He stood first in Myagdi district in a scholarship exam, got scholarship and went to Budhanilkantha School in Kathmandu. After completing high school from Budhanilkantha School, Karun went to Amrit Science College (ASCOL) to complete his intermediate in science and graduation in Computer Science from Priyadarshini College.

Career

Karun Thapa started his career a software developer and a computer trainer. He started making business software for hotels, banks, business companies, etc. and started a computer training institute in 1988.

Thapa was the first person to develop Nepali (Devanagari) font on Apple IIe and Apple Macintosh computers. UNESCO nominated Thapa to participate in the Asian Federation of Natural Language Processing (AIT, Bangkok) 1992 and the Asia Pacific Regional Seminar on Information Technology and Newspaper Publishing[10] in Madras (from April 11–14, 1995) in recognition to the font development done by him. He also developed Limbu (Srijunga) Script[11] and Rai (Wambule Script)[12] in 1994. He is mentioned in the history section in a book called History, Culture and Customs of Sikkim (J. R. Subba).[13] Thapa introduced 3D animation in Nepal and he is the first 3D animator in Nepal.[14]

Karun Introduced AVID film editing [15] and digital cinema in Nepal.[16][17][18]

Filmography[19][20]

Year Title FILM EDITOR LYRICIST OTHER ROLES
1995 Ragat Yes No Animator
1996 Shankar Yes No Animator
1996 Rakshak Yes No Animator
1996 Siundo Yes Yes Animator
1996 Bihani Yes Yes Animator
1997 Sagun Yes Yes Animator
1999 Auntha Chhap Yes No Animator
1999 Gaajal Yes No Animator
1999 Anaath Yes Yes Animator
1999 Laxman Rekha No Yes Animator
1999 Aago No Yes Animator
1999 Dulha Raja Dulahi Rani No Yes Animator
2000 Malai Maaf Garideu Yes Yes Animator
2000 Doman Yes Yes Animator
2001 Siundo Ko Sindoor Yes Yes Animator
2001 Afno Ghar Afnai Manchhe Yes Yes Animator
2001 Mero Hajur Yes Yes Animator
2001 Mamaghar Yes Yes Animator
2001 Dulahi No Yes
2001 Superstar No Yes Animator
2001 Bhai Tika Yes No Animator
2001 Kahin Milan Kahin Bichhod Yes No Animator
2001 Ke Bho launa ni Yes No Animator
2001 Dhukdhukee No No Animator
2001 Kasto Saino Yes No Animator
2002 Army No No Animator, Actor
2002 Malati Yes No Animator
2002 Mohani Lagla Hai Yes No Animator
2004 Lakshya Yes No Animator
2006 Alpa Biram No No Technical Consultant

Awards

Winner

Year Awards Category Film/Album
1998 Geetanjali Cine Awards Best Editor Film Sagun
Geetanjali Cine Awards Best Lyricist Film Sagun
2002 Dabur Nepal 1 Motion Picture Award Best Lyricist Film Bhannai Sakina
2003 Mann Dukhyo re Unko Best Lyricist ALBUM - Hits FM Nominated
2006 Image Awards - Nominated Best Song Film Kartavya

Achievements

Honours

Year Awards Organization
2007 Award for Development of Film Editing Avid Technology in Nepal[21] Nepal Film Producers' Association
2009 Felicitation for introducing 3D Animation Technology Nepal Academy of Fine Arts
2011 Honour for introducing 3D Animation and IT in Nepal ICT Association of Nepal
2011 Honour for Introducing Digital Cinema and First Digital Editor in Nepal CG Digital Film Awards
2014 Felicitation for Contribution to Ghazal Lyrics International Nepali Ghazal Forum
2014 Felicitation developing Limbu Script (Srijunga)[22] Kirat Yakthung Chumlung
2014 Felicitation by the Prime Minister of Nepal in presence of the President of Nepal

for serving CIAA in Audio Visual Medium

 CIAA
2014 Letter of Honour for serving as a Film Editor for more than 20 years

and introducing Digital Film in Nepal

 Nepal Film Technician's Association
2016 Felicitation by the Hon. President of Nepal for serving a Jury[23]

for National Film Award provided by the Govt of Nepal[24]

 Nepal Film Development Board[25]

Served as Jury Member

Jury Member for the following

Year Award Ceremony or Competition Nominate/Award
2000 San Miguel Music Video Award Best Music Video
2006 Crity Advertising Awards (organizer: Advertising Association of Nepal)[26] Best TVC - Best Art Direction
2007 Crity Advertising Awards (organize: Advertising Association of Nepal)[26] Best Jingle - Best Camera TVC
2008

2017

 Crity Advertising Awards (organizer: Advertising Association of Nepal Best Edited - Best Animated TVC
2007 Jury Member, Best 2D/3D Animation Pentasoft
2010 Jury Member, Best Animated Short Film Competition[27][28] Maya Academy
2011 Jury Member, Short Film Festival[29][30] Nepal Army (Audio Visual)
2012 Jury Member, Best Music Video Editing/Special Effects in Music Videos Image Channel

Tuborg Image Awards 2012

2013 Jury Member International Nepali Ghazal Competition
2013 Jury Member, Best Music Video Editing Image Channel

Tuborg Image Awards 2013

2014 Anti-Corruption Video Competition CIAA
2014 Jury Member, CG Kamana Film Awards[31][32][33] Kamana Publication
2014 NCELL App Camp - Mobile App Competition and National Speaker NCELL App Camp
2015 Jury Member, 8th NEFTA Film Awards, Qatar[34][35][36] Nepal Film Technicians' Association
2015 Jury Member, Grand Finale Judge, Ncell App Camp[37][38] NCELL App Camp
2016 Jury Member, National Film Award, Nepal Government[39][40] Film Development Board

Govt of Nepal

2016 Jury Member, CG Kamana Film Award 2073[41] Kamana Publications
2017 Jury Member, CG Kamana Film Award 2074[42] Kamana Publications
2017 Jury Member, 5th International Nepalese Artists Society (INAS) AWARD[43] INAS
2017 Jury Member, Nepal Motion Picture Association (NEMPA) AWARD[44] Nepal Motion Picture Association
2018 Jury Member, Film Artists' Association of Nepal (FAAN) AWARD 2074[45] Film Artists' Association of Nepal
2018 Jury Member, CG Kamana Film Award 2075[46] Kamana Publications

References

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  3. ↑ "Visual Editing DepartmentEverest Film Academy | Everest Film Academy". www.everestfilmacademy.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
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  9. ↑ "NepaliSongChord::Karun Thapa". www.nepalisongchord.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  10. ↑ "http://unesdoc.unesco.org" (PDF). http://unesdoc.unesco.org. April 11–14, 1995. External link in |website=, |title= (help)
  11. ↑ "Kainla and his third dimension". Kantipur Publication.
  12. ↑ "On adopting the Limbu script for Wambule". http://www.opgenort.nl. External link in |website= (help)
  13. ↑ Subba, J. R. (2011). History, Culture and Customs of Sikkim. New Delhi. pp. xxx.
  14. ↑ "Friday Weekly - Caught by the Animation Bug" (PDF). http://www.fridayweekly.com.np. External link in |website= (help)
  15. ↑ "Shiva Puri".
  16. ↑ "The Pioneer of Animation- Karun Thapa".
  17. ↑ "अचेल सिनेमाको पोस्ट प्रोडक्सन एजेन्टका हातमा छ".
  18. ↑ "रेखाको फिल्मलाई सर्वाधिक अवार्ड - Karun Thapa Awarded".
  19. ↑ "Karun Thapa". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  20. ↑ "List of Nepalese Films". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nepalese_films. External link in |website= (help)
  21. ↑ "निर्माता-निर्देशक पुरस्कृत".
  22. ↑ "किरात याक्थुङ चुम्लुङ मुल समारोह".
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  24. ↑ "ENTERTAINMENTNATIONAL FILM AWARD : Dayahang Rai and Namrata Shrestha Win Best Actor Award !".
  25. ↑ "Film Development Board Nepal".
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  28. ↑ "Year-long animation challenge concludes: No Light and Seru winners".
  29. ↑ "नयां भर्ती उत्कृष्ट".
  30. ↑ "Short Film Competition 2072 Concludes". http://nepalarmy.mil.np. External link in |website= (help)
  31. ↑ "Mahasus Take Kamana Film Award".
  32. ↑ "Kamana Film Awards 2071".
  33. ↑ "Kamana Film Awards – Mahasush wins the most awards".
  34. ↑ "जुरी".
  35. ↑ "नेफ्टाले निकाल्यो जुरीको लिस्ट".
  36. ↑ "NEFTA Film Award going to Qatar".
  37. ↑ "एनसेल एपक्याम्प २०१५ को विजेता मंगलबार घोषणा हुने".
  38. ↑ "Ncell App Camp 2015 winners to be announced on Tuesday". NCELL AXIATA.
  39. ↑ "५ निर्णायक".
  40. ↑ "National Film Award - Dayahang - Namrata - win Best Actor Award".
  41. ↑ "Lux Kamana Film Awards".
  42. ↑ "Lux Kamana Film Awards".
  43. ↑ "INAS FILM AWARD Nepal".
  44. ↑ "NEMPA AWARD-TEXAS USA".
  45. ↑ "FAAN AWARD".
  46. ↑ "कामना फिल्म अवार्डको मनोनयन".
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