Kabaddi (2014 film)

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Kabaddi
Theatrical release poster

Nepali	कबड्डी

Directed by	Ram Babu Gurung
Written by	Ram Babu Gurung
Produced by	Raunak Bikram Kandel Nischal Basnet Sunil Rauniyar Arjun Karki
Starring	Dayahang Rai Nischal Basnet Rishma Gurung Rajan Khatiwada Buddhi Tamang Bijay Baral
Cinematography	Purushottam Pradhan
Edited by	Nibesh Shrestha
Music by	Aadha Sur Sound Design,Film Mix Uttam Neupane
Release dates	25 April 2014 (2014-04-25) (Nepal and worldwide)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	Nepal
Language	Nepali
Budget	रु 35 Lakh
Box office	रु 2.6 Crore

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, Rajan Khatiwada and Darshan Silwal (brother of Asish). The film was released on April 25, 2014 with extremely positive review from critics and audience for its rawness, screenplay, performances and direction. It became a blockbuster at the box office and remains a 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 Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi 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. Now, Its forth part Kabaddi 4: The Final Match has hit to the theatres on 27 May 2022 and has broken all records of Nepali Cinema till now.^[5]

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.^[6]^[7]

Cast&Crew

Dayahang Rai as Kaji
Nischal Basnet as Bibek
Rishma Gurung as Maiyya
Prabal Regmi as Bibek's Friend
Bijaya Baral as Bir Kaji a.k.a. B.K.
Buddhi Tamang as Buddhi Lal Magar a.k.a. Chhantyal
Dan Simpson as himself
Aruna Karki Pokharel
Sishir Bangdel as Ambir
Pashupati Rai
Pawan Shrestha
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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Maya Khai Kasle Bujhyo"	Bibek Ojha	Aadha Sur	Suresh Kumar Chhetri	3:46
Total length:					3:46

Awards

Year	Ceremony	Category	Recipient	Result
2015	NFDC awards 2015	Best Director	Ram Babu Gurung	Won
2015	7th Dcine awards 2015	Best Sound Mixing	Uttam Neupane	Won
2015	NFDC awards 2015	Best Film	Producer	Won^[8]

References

^ "Kabaddi Nepali movie". Kabaddi.
^ "Kabaddi (2014) - Nepali Movie". reelnepal.
^ "'Kabaddi' to hit the theaters on April 25". Myrepublica.com. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
^ "Nepali Movie Kabaddi collects 92 lakh NPR in its first week of release". Thuloparda.com. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
^ "Kabaddi 4: Highest grossing domestic movie". nepalnews.com. 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
^ "Kabaddi Kaji and friends". Myrepublica.com. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
^ "Nepali Movie KABADDI Posters". Glamournepalphoto.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
^ "आर्यन र प्रियंका सर्वोत्कृष्ट नायक नायिका, नोभेम्बर रेनलाई सर्वाधिक अवार्ड". onlinekhabar.com.

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