''Kabaddi'' ( ne, कबड्डी) is a 2014

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i romantic drama film written and directed by

Ram Babu Gurung Ram Babu Gurung ( ne, राम बाबु गुरुङ ) is a Nepalese writer and director known for his work in Nepali cinema. His debut as a director was critically acclaimed 2013 film ''Kabaddi Kabaddi is a contact team sport. P ...

. It portrays the story of a love triangle among three central characters. The film was produced by Raunak Bikram Kandel,

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and Sunil Rauniyar and starred

Dayahang Rai Dayahang Rai ( ne, दयाहाङ् राई) is a Nepali actor, director, and playwright. Dayahang is known for his uniqueness in Nepali cinema. He is one of the most popular and acclaimed actors of Nepal. He has starred in over 40 films ...

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and Rajan Khatiwada. The film was released on April 25, 2014 with extremely positive review from critics and audience for its rawness, screenplay, performances and direction. The became a blockbuster at the box office and remains cult classic film of Nepali cinema. 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 ''Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi'' is a 2019 Nepali romantic comedy film, directed by Ram Babu Gurung. The film is produced by Mani Ram Pokharel, Arjun Karki, and Om Chand Rauniyar under the banner of Cinema Arts. The film stars Dayahang Rai, Upasana ...

'' 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 broke all records of Nepali Cinema till now.

Plot

Kazi, a third-standard-failed young man from

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, 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

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, 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

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still fails to move forward, with Maiyya attending high school and Kazi waiting outside the school with a bouquet as usual.

Cast&Crew

as Kaji *

as Bibek *

as Maiyya *Rajan Khatiwada 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 *Gobinda Rai *Kamal Mani Nepal *Puskar Gurung *Kabita Ale *Upendra Subba *Pradeep Chaudhary *Junu Bista *Hikmat Thapaliya *Suraj Yadav *

Uttam Neupane Surya Kumar Neupane (born 1987) known professionally as Uttam Neupane, is a Nepali sound mixer. He is the recipient of the 5th National Film Award of Nepal for Best Sound mixing for the feature film ''Mero Euta Saathi Chha''. Two films he did sou ...

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Soundtrack

Awards

References

{{Films directed by Ram Babu Gurung Films directed by Ram Babu Gurung 2014 films Nepalese romantic drama films Films produced by Nischal Basnet