Deepak Rayamajhi ( ne, दीपक रायमाझी) (7 May 1953 – 18 October 2011) was a Nepalese

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and producer known for his work in

Nepali cinema Nepali or Nepalese may refer to : Concerning Nepal * Anything of, from, or related to Nepal * Nepali people, citizens of Nepal * Nepali language, an Indo-Aryan language found in Nepal, the current official national language and a language spoken ...

. His early directorial career consisted of acclaimed movies, such as ''Bhagya Rekha'', ''Yug Dekhi Yug Samma'' and ''Kassam''. Deepak introduced a new generation of unknown young actors to the movie audiences, including

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Ramesh Upreti Ramesh Upreti ( ne, रमेश उप्रेती) is a Nepalese actor known for his work in Nepali cinema Nepali or Nepalese may refer to : Concerning Nepal * Anything of, from, or related to Nepal * Nepali people, citizens of Nepal * ...

and

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. He was known as the Godfather of Nepalese Film Industry. Deepak Rayamajhi was born on 7 May 1953 to

Keshar Jung Rayamajhi Keshar Jung Rayamajhi (1919 – 17 December 2012) ( ne, केशरजंग रायमाझी) was a Nepalese politician. He was a leading figure in the communist movement in the country, but later turned into a royalist. Rayamajhi hails fr ...

and Tarulatha Rayamajhi. His father, a Nepalese politician, was a leading figure in the communist movement in the country but later turned into a royalist. His mother was an Education Minister during the Panchayat regime. Deepak was the first born of the four children born to

. His younger brothers are Dilip Jung Rayamajhi (Ex-

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of the Nepalese army) and Raju Jung Rayamajhi. He also has younger sister; Banita Rayamajhi-Panday. Deepak went to Moscow, Russia, with his father at the age of 8 and did his schooling there. He received his master's degree in Filmmaking from

Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...

References

Nepal News
19 Oct. 2011.
Movies Nepal
obituary.

External links

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