''Kabaddi'' () is a 2014

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i romantic drama film written and directed by

Ram Babu Gurung Ram Babu Gurung () is a Nepalese writer and director known for his work in Cinema of Nepal, Nepali cinema. His debut as a director was critically acclaimed 2013 film ''Kabaddi (2013 film), Kabaddi''. Filmography Awards References E ...

. 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 Dayahang Rai (; born 13 April 1980) is a Nepalese actor, director, and playwright. He is one of the most popular actor of Nepal. He has starred in over 50 films and is one of the leading contemporary actors of Nepal. He has received various acc ...

, 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. 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.

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

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.

Cast&Crew

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 Buddhi Tamang () (born 2 March 1983) is a Nepalese actor and a theatrical performer. He has appeared in numerous Nepali feature films, some music videos, television commercials and print advertisements. Career Buddhi Tamang started his career ...

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

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, Sound mixer

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