Kabaddi (2014 film)

Kabaddi (Nepali: कबड्डी)[1][2] is a 2014 Nepali romantic drama film written and directed by Ram Babu Gurung. It portrays the story of a love triangle among three central characters. The film was produced by Raunak Bikram Kandel, Nischal Basnet and Sunil Rauniyar and starred Nischal Basnet, Dayahang Rai, Rishma Gurung and Rajan Khatiwada. The film was released on April 25, 2014 with extremely positive review from critics and audience for its rawness, screenplay, performances and direction. The became a blockbuster at the box office and remains cult classic film of Nepali cinema.[3][4] The film is also considered as a landmark in film in modern Nepali cinema. The film had two sequels, Kabaddi Kabaddi was released in November 2015 which also became huge success critically and commercially. Its third part Kabbadi Kabbadi Kabbaddi was released on 20 September 2019 and became the highest grossing film of the franchise and one of the highest grossing films ever in Nepal.

Kabaddi
Theatrical release poster
Nepaliकबड्डी
Directed byRam Babu Gurung
Produced byRaunak Bikram Kandel Nischal Basnet
Sunil Rauniyar
Written byRam Babu Gurung
Starring
Music byAadha Sur
CinematographyPurushottam Pradhan
Edited byNibesh Shrestha
Release date
  • 25 April 2014 (2014-04-25) (Nepal and worldwide)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryNepal
LanguageNepali
Budgetरु 35 Lakhs
Box officeरु 2.46 Crore NPR

Plot

Kazi, a third-standard-failed young man from Mustang, Nepal, dreams of marrying Maiyya, daughter of his maternal uncle, by any means. Maiyya, a student of high school, on the other hand, is peeved by his idiotic behaviors. This rejection from Maiyya always disappoints Kazi but never disheartens him. Supported by his two childhood friends Beekay and Chantyal, he finally decides to marry Maiyya through capture marriage, which is illegal but still practiced by some ethnic communities in Mustang. To find her long-gone father and to continue her studies in Kathmandu, Maiyya elopes with a visitor named "Bibek". Inflamed by her disappearance, Kazi heads to Kathmandu in search of Maiyya and finds himself trapped in a city conspiracy. Bibek turns out to be a broken man trying to take revenge against Maiyya's father. Though Kazi succeeds in getting Maiyya safely back home, the duo's love story still fails to move forward, with Maiyya attending high school and Kazi waiting outside the school with a bouquet as usual.[5][6]

Cast&Crew
  • Dayahang Rai as Kazi
  • Nischal Basnet as Bibek
  • Rishma Gurung as Maiyya
  • Rajan Khatiwada as Bibek's Friend
  • Bijaya Baral as BK
  • Buddhi Tamang as Chhantyal
  • Dan Simpson as himself
  • Aruna Karki Pokharel
  • Sishir Bangdel as Ambir
  • Pashupati Rai
  • Gobinda Rai
  • Kamal Mani Nepal
  • Puskar Gurung
  • Kabita Ale
  • Upendra Subba
  • Pradeep Chaudhary
  • Junu Bista
  • Hikmat Thapaliya
  • Suraj Yadav
  • Uttam Neupane as Sound design, Sound mixer

Soundtrack
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Maya Khai Kasle Bujhyo"Bibek OjhaAadha SurSuresh Kumar Chhetri3:46
Total length:3:46

Awards
Year Ceremony Category Recipient Result
2015 NFDC awards 2015 Best Director Ram Babu Gurung Won
2015 NFDC awards 2015 Best Film Producer Won[7]

References
  1. "Kabaddi Nepali movie". Kabaddi.
  2. "Kabaddi (2014) - Nepali Movie". reelnepal.
  3. "'Kabaddi' to hit the theaters on April 25". Myrepublica.com. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  4. "Nepali Movie Kabaddi collects 92 lakh NPR in its first week of release". Thuloparda.com. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  5. "Kabaddi Kaji and friends". Myrepublica.com. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  6. "Nepali Movie KABADDI Posters". Glamournepalphoto.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  7. "आर्यन र प्रियंका सर्वोत्कृष्ट नायक नायिका, नोभेम्बर रेनलाई सर्वाधिक अवार्ड". onlinekhabar.com.
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