Chetan Karki (7 November 1938 – 16 May 2021) was a Nepali songwriter and film director. According to Prakash Sayami, Karki was the first screenwriter of Nepali cinema, having written his first screenplay for ''Pariwartan''. He went on to write stories for more than a hundred Nepali films. He directed ''Bishwas'', ''Pahilo Prem'' and ''Bhumari''. He wrote songs for the films ''Maya Priti'', ''Kanchi'' and ''Kanyadan'', among others. ''Teejako Rahara Aayo Barilai'' is considered his most popular song. As a writer, Karki published a poem, a collection of songs, a story and a novel. He also published poetry collections in Hindi and Urdu languages.

Filmography

Songs

Publication

Death

Karki died on 16 May 2021, from

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...

at the age of 83.

References

1938 births 2021 deaths Nepalese writers Nepalese filmmakers Nepalese songwriters Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal People from Syangja District {{Nepal-writer-stub