Despite its short history, the Nepali movie industry has its own place in the cultural heritage of Nepal. Nepalese films or Nepalese cinema refers to films made in Nepali language within Nepal and beyond. Most Nepalese films are narrative and were shot on 16-millimeter film during the film era, which are mostly recorded digitally now.
The first Nepali-language film was Satya Harischandra, which was released in 1951 in Darjeeling, India, and produced by D. B. Pariyar. The first Nepali-language movie made in Nepal was Aama, which was released in 1964 produced by the Nepalese government. However, the first Nepali-language movie made by the Nepalese private sector was Maitighar, which starred Mala Sinha and was released in 1966. The first color Nepali-language movie was Kumari.
Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi holds the record of highest-grossing film in Nepal with gross of रु 51.40 crore (514.0 million NPR). The sequel is set to release in 2083 BS. The movie collected over NPR 75 Crores at the worldwide box office, breaking multiple records and touching millions of hearts. It has since become one of the most loved Nepali films of all time.
Early cinema (1951–1979)
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2010
2011
2012
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2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020s
2020
2021
2022
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2025
This is a list of Nepalese films that were scheduled to be released in 2025.
See also
- List of foreign films shot in Nepal
- List of Nepal Bhasa films
- List of Nepalese films of 2001
- List of Nepalese films of 2002
References
- Nepali Movies
