Manoj Kumar RC ( ne, मनोज कुमार आर.सी.) (born on 11 May 1983), credited as Manoj RC is a Nepali film
actor
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known for his versatile acting. He has received Kamana Film Award for Best Actor in Negative Role for his performance in ''Madhumas''.
It was a blockbuster and his role was well appreciated by the audiences. He rose to prominence from his debut historical film ''Bir Ganeshman'' portraying in the role of martyr
Gangalal Shrestha in 2002. His first leading role in a film was ''Lakshya''. He has appeared in significant music videos including ''Paap Punya'' song by ''Hemant Rana''.
In addition to acting, he is a humanitarian and has taken part in street dramas related to sanitation and health in the earthquake affected areas after the
April 2015 Nepal earthquake
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.
Early life
Manoj was born on 11 May 1983 in Paink,
Jajarkot district
Jajarkot District ( ne, जाजरकोट जिल्ला) a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Khalanga as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population of 1 ...
, a remote area in Mid-Western Nepal. He has a younger brother. His father was a
Government of Nepal
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employee working under
Ministry of Education (Nepal)
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology ( ne, शिक्षा, विज्ञान तथा प्रविधि मन्त्रालय) is a governmental body of Nepal responsible for the overall development of education i ...
. Although he was born in
Jajarkot
Jajarkot District ( ne, जाजरकोट जिल्ला) a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Khalanga as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population of 1 ...
, he could not stay for a long time in his birth place. He has visited most parts of
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...
according to the job transfer of his father. He completed secondary level education from Janata Higher Secondary Sechool, Khalanga,
Rukum district
Rukum District ( ne, रुकुम जिल्ला) was a "hill" and "mountain" district some west of Kathmandu partially belonging to Lumbini Province and partially to Karnali Province before split into two districts Western Rukum and E ...
in 1998. He was good in study and other extra curriculum activities like
martial art
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and
drama
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. He went to
Kathmandu
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for higher studies and also joined acting classes,
martial art
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training. Then, he met and collaborated with writer
Nabindra Raj Joshi
Nabindra Raj Joshi ( ne, नविन्द्रराज जोशी; 8 January 1964 – 26 March 2021) was a Nepali politician and former minister for industry. Joshi joined politics as a student, becoming the general secretary of Nepal ...
and director ''Manoj Pandit'' and entered in Nepali film Industry.
Acting career
Manoj debut film was ''Bir Ganeshman'' as a supporting role in 2002. The historical film was directed by ''Sahajman Shrestha'' and ''Bijay Ratna Tuladhar'' and written by
Nabindra Raj Joshi
Nabindra Raj Joshi ( ne, नविन्द्रराज जोशी; 8 January 1964 – 26 March 2021) was a Nepali politician and former minister for industry. Joshi joined politics as a student, becoming the general secretary of Nepal ...
which was under the banner of
Ganesh Man Singh
Ganesh Man Singh (Nepali:गणेशमान सिंह) (November 9, 1915 – September 18, 1997) was the leader of the democratic movement of 1990 in Nepal. He is revered as the Father of Democracy and the Iron-man of Nepali politics ...
Study Foundation. His role as
Martyr
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Gangalal Shrestha was much appreciated. His first
Feature film
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in the
leading actor
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was
thriller
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* Thriller (genre), a broad genre of literature, film and television
** Thriller film, a film genre under the general thriller genre
Comics
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young love story ''Lakshya'' (2004) which was produced by ''Harendra Limbu'' under the banner of ''Ingnam pictures'' and directed by ''Manoj Pandit''. Later he also played as the
Leading role
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in movie ''C-Mala (The Necklace)'' in 2013 which was shot in the beautiful location in
Mustang
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. It was directed by ''Rudra Bahadur Gurung''. The film was nominated in the Fukuoka Asian Film Festival (
Japan) in 2015 and was officially selected by ''Hongkong International Film and TV Market(FILMART)''. His another blockbuster was romantic
Thriller
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* Thriller (genre), a broad genre of literature, film and television
** Thriller film, a film genre under the general thriller genre
Comics
* ''Thriller'' (DC Comics), a comic book series published 1983–84 by DC Comics i ...
film ''Madhumas''(2013). He received Kamana Film Award for Best Actor in Negative Role from the movie. He was also nominated in another three awards for the same category. He has acted in the comedy movie ''Humjayaga''(2014). In 2016, he appeared as the
leading actor
A leading actor, leading actress, or simply lead (), plays the role of the protagonist of a film, television show or play. The word ''lead'' may also refer to the largest role in the piece, and ''leading actor'' may refer to a person who typica ...
in the movie
Jhumkee. His awaited movie ''Mithya'' is expected to be released soon.
Personal life
Manoj RC is married to Anita (2004) Shah who is working in a commercial bank . They have a daughter named Sambriddhi RC.
Filmography
Films
Music videos
Awards and nominations
References
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1983 births
Living people
Nepalese male actors
People from Jajarkot District