| Mahapurush | |
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| महापुरुष | |
| Directed by | Pradip Bhattarai |
| Written by | Pradip Bhattarai |
| Produced by | Rabindra Singh Baniya Max Dipesh Khatri |
| Starring | Hari Bansha Acharya Madan Krishna Shrestha Gauri Malla Rabindra Singh Baniya Arun Chhetri Anjana Baraili |
| Cinematography | Deepak Bajracharya |
| Edited by | Mitra D. Gurung |
Production company | Shatkon Arts |
Release date |
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| Country | Nepal |
| Language | Nepali |
| Budget | est.रू2 crore (US$150,000) |
| Box office | रू10.5 crore (US$790,000)[1] |
Mahapurush (Nepali: महापुरुष; transl. A great man) is a 2022 Nepali comedy drama film written and directed by Pradip Bhattarai.[2] The film stars Maha Jodi (Madan Krishna Shrestha and Hari Bansha Acharya), along with Gauri Malla, Rabindra Singh Baniya, Rajaram Paudel, Arun Chhetri, and Anjana Baraili.[3][4] The film is about a widowed father of two sons finds love at an old age and struggles as a society and his own sons disapprove of it. It was released on 28 October 2022, simultaneously in Nepal, United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea, and the Middle East countries.[5]
The film promoted with Mofasal Bhraman around 8 cities that includes Birtamode, Itahari, Biratnagar, Hetauda, Narayangarh, Butwal, and Pokhara. The film also conducted Deusi-bhailo programs on the streets of Baneshwor, Kathmandu. The promotional event of the film was managed by Nepal Diaries. The film met with positive response from audience with praise directed towards performance of the cast, social message, background score and direction with some critics criticizing it climax. The film was a blockbuster at the box office crossing NPR 10.5 crore gross in Nepal alone and went on to become one of the highest grossing Nepali film of the year.[1]
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- ^ "Hari Bansha Acharya's upcoming movie, ready". Nepal News. 8 August 2022. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ मोक्तान, रीना (25 October 2022). "'महापुरुष' हरिवंशको मात्र कथा होइन". Kantipur (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "First look of lead actor Arun Chhetri of film 'Mahapurush' unveiled". Republica. 23 August 2022. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Mahapurush to be released worldwide". The Rising Nepal. 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.