Nepali Cinema, also referred to as "Nepali Chalachitra" is the filmmaking industry in Nepal. This includes films in various languages of Nepal, most notably in Nepali language but also in Newari, Maithili, Tamang, Bhojpuri and Tharu among others. The term Cinemandu is also used, as a portmanteau for films produced in the Nepali language while the Nepalese films produced from Kathmandu and Janakpur in the Maithili language is known as Mithilawood. Both of these film industries are the largest viewing cinema of Nepal and are collectively known as Nepali Cinema.
Udit Narayan Jha is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured mainly in Hindi films. He has also sung in various other languages including Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Bengali, Sindhi, Odia, Bhojpuri, Nepali, Malayalam, Assamese, Bagheli and Maithili. He has won four National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards with twenty nominations among many others. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016 for his contribution towards arts and culture. As many as 21 of his tracks feature in BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time".
Rajesh Hamal is a Nepalese, International film actor and a television host. He is a popular actor in Nepali cinema and is often called "MahaNayak" in Nepal. Hamal started his acting career in 1991 and peaked in the 1990s and early 2000s. He holds several box office records in Nepali cinema, including the most commercially successful films as a lead actor, most consecutive hits and most awards as an actor.
Sambhujeet Baskota is a Nepali music composer, singer and lyricist. He is considered to be one of the most popular and prolific music composers and singers of Nepali cinema. He has composed music in more than 355 Nepali features films, more than 2,000 Nepali modern songs, folk songs and bhajans. He currently serves as a member of Vibhushan committee.
Tara Bhusan Dahal is a Nepali television personality, music video director, film director, and media personality based in Nepal. He has been active in the Nepali television industry since 1988. He is most noted for his contribution to the Nepali television and video industry, and is also well-known for his movie *Kagbeni*, where he made his directorial debut after making notable music videos, documentaries, and features.
Harish Sigdel, better known as Aaryan Sigdel, is a Nepalese film actor known for his work in Nepali Cinema. He is known for his wide range of roles.
Santali cinema, also known as Sollywood, has its presence in the Indian states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, Orissa, and parts of Nepal, where Santals live. Santali films are made in the Santali language.
Dayahang Rai is a Nepalese actor, director, and playwright. He is one of the most popular actor of Nepal. He has starred in over 50 films and is one of the leading contemporary actors of Nepal. He has received various accolades throughout his acting career. Dayahang is a theatrical actor who made the jump to Nepali cinemas.
Deeya Maskey or Diya Maskey is a Nepalese movie actress, dancer, theater artist and a theatre director. She is also well known as popular judge/gang leader on TV reality show Himalaya Roadies. She debuted on Nepalese film Kagbeni which was directed by one of the most influential director of Nepali film industry Bhusan Dahal. It is said that the movie had brought Nepali movie industry to some new milestone. She was also awarded with the national award by NIFF as "Best actress of 2022" for her role in movie Prakash. She has also worked in theatrical plays and dramas marked her debut as a theater director from the play "Katha Kasturi" in 2022.
Alok Nembang was a Nepali film director. He was also a well-known music video director in Nepal for more than a decade.
Arpan Thapa is a Nepalese actor, director, and scriptwriter.
Tara Prakash Limbu is a Nepali music composer and playback singer. Born in Jhapa, he began performing in local gatherings at the age of 6 and made his first career debut with the film Papi Manchhe 2. He rose to prominence after composing and recording the song entitled "Baby I Love You" for the Nepali movie Maya Ko Barima.
Manoj Kumar RC, credited as Manoj RC is a Nepali film actor known for his versatile acting. He has received Kamana Film Award for Best Actor in Negative Role for his performance in Madhumas. It was a blockbuster and his role was well appreciated by the audiences. He rose to prominence from his debut historical film Bir Ganeshman portraying in the role of martyr Gangalal Shrestha in 2002. His first leading role in a film was Lakshya. He has appeared in significant music videos including Paap Punya song by Hemant Rana.
Ujwal Ghimire is a Nepalese film director, actor, producer, story writer, ad/documentary maker and film educator. He is considered one of the most well-known and leading movie directors of the Nepalese film industry. He is a three times National Film Award (Nepal) winner, two times Nefta Film Award winner and earned number of other prestigious awards for his outstanding works. He also contributed in making the first television film in the history of television industry of Nepal in 1985.
Narayan Rayamajhi is a Nepali composer, lyricist, feature-film script writer, film director, and producer. He has steadily excelled as a singer and he has made a significant contribution to promote Nepali music industry. He has written more than fourteen dozen folk songs, more than six dozen modern songs, two dozens soap-opera songs, three musical plays, two documentaries and has he directed two movies Gorkha Paltan and Pardeshi
Khalid Khan, known professionally as Shahil Khan Nepali: शाहील खान, is a Nepali film editor. He has mainly worked on Nepali films. He has introduced several new editing techniques into the region's films. He has 2 LG Film Awards (Nepal), Box Office Film Fair Award, and many more awards and nominations under his name. Dreams and Bhairav remain his best work. Dreams earned him the LG Film Awards 2016 for Best trailer editor and Bhairav won the LG Film Awards 2016 for Best Film Editor.
Prem Geet 2 is a 2017 Nepali romantic comedy-drama film and musical. It is the sequel to Prem Geet (2016). Prem Geet 2 was released by Aasusen Films Production with HighlightsNepal, Kindle Cine Studio, and Tauwa Creation.
Bir Bikram 2 is a 2019 Nepali romantic comedy film. The film was directed by Milan Chams, written by Pradeep Bhardwaj who is the top paid screen writer of nepalese film industry ,produced by Milan Chams, and executive produced by Arpan Sapkota under the banner of Chams Entertainment. The film stars Paul Shah, Barsha Siwakoti, Najir Hussain, Buddhi Tamang, and Desh Bhakta Khanal. Bir Bikram 2 is a sequel to the 2016 film Bir Bikram, and received mixed reviews from the critics but met with positive response from audience. The film was success in single screens but had a poor run in multiplexes giving it a box office verdict of Below Average.
Yash Kumar is a Nepali singer, songwriter, music composer, and actor. He has received numerous awards, including, Best playback singer,3rd Himalayan international Nepali Music Award(Dubai)2020. 4th Epic Nepal Music Award 2079,Best modern singer. AMIN National Music Award 2023, Best Decade Singer. Nepal Music and fashion AWARD 2022. Best Singer. 2nd Silver international Music AWARD 2023(Malaysia) Best Debut actor (NEFTA)2011 from National Film Award. He is also an activist against the untouchability system in Nepal. He has been Honoured by President Ram chandra Poudel with Social service Award on the occasion of constitutional day
Rishi Lamichhane is a Nepalese movie and television serial director. He was born on July 7 on Nepal. He was the director of Nepali Movie Huwaldar Suntali.
