It was released on September 20, 2019 with mixed reviews from the critics and audience alike. Despite massive success of the previous films, its performance at the box office was an underwhelming affair. Sequel to 2015 film Kabaddi Kabaddi, it is the third installment of the Kabaddi franchise. It was followed by its sequel Kabaddi 4: The Final Match in 2022.[4][5]
Plot
Following the events of Kabaddi Kabaddi, where his long-time unrequited love, Maiya, eloped with her lover, Kaji initially becomes more arrogant and claims that love is no longer his priority, stating he will live with Maiya's memories.
However, Kaji soon develops feelings for Kasi, who is the daughter of his father's friend. Kasi, however, is in love with a man named Myaki. A complex love quadrangle forms as Kasi is also being pressured by her mother to marry the wealthy Dhan Kaji, while her father, Lal Bahadur favors Kaji due to his dislike for Dhan Kaji.
Kaji attempts to pursue Kasi, even befriending her father to compete with Dhan Kaji. He eventually confesses his love to Kasi, but she rejects him. Having matures somewhat from his previous heartbreak, Kaji decides not to obsess over the unrequited love and instead choses to help Kasi and her lover, Myaki, in their pursuit of being together.[6]
Due to the enormous hype of return of the franchise, the film opened with record-breaking highest opening day for a Nepali film in Nepal with रू1.47crore gross.[8][9] Despite initial success, it slightly underperformed at the box office, ending its domestic run at रू7.60crore.[10]
Reception
Diwakar Pyakurel of Online Khabar praised the lead actors' performance, writing: "Not only popular Daya Hang Rai, but emerging Thakuri and Baral have given an impressive performance in the project."[11]
Sunny Mahat of The Annapurna Express said that the film is "an all-out entertainer and also offers a great lesson to Nepali filmmakers—you don't need to bar foreign films in order for the Nepali films to be successful. Just make good cinema." He rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, and described it as "a complete family entertainer".[12]
Rupak Risal, writing for Moviemandu, said that the "viewers will have a gleeful time at the theater".[13]
Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi was listed in eighth place on a "Best Nepali Movies of 2019 You Need to Watch" list by Nepali Sansar.[14]
Abhimanyu Dixit of The Kathmandu Post said: "Kabaddi3 is redundant. There's nothing we haven't seen before."[15]
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