| Pashupati Prasad | |
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| Directed by | Dipendra K Khanal |
| Screenplay by | Khagendra Lamichhane |
| Produced by | Rojina Sitaula Arjun Karki |
| Starring | Khagendra Lamichhane Barsha Siwakoti Bipin Karki Rabindra Singh Baniya Sushil Pandey |
| Cinematography | Niraj Kadel |
| Edited by | Dirgha Khadka
Sound Design,Film Mix |
Production company | Tukee Arts & Dipendra K. Khanal Production |
Release date |
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| Country | Nepal |
| Language | Nepali |
| Budget | रु 0.4 Crore |
| Box office | रु 5.5 Crore |
Pashupati Prasad is a 2016 Nepali social satirical film directed by Dipendra K Khanal and written by Khagendra Lamichhane. The film stars Khagendra Lamichhane and Barsha Siwakoti in lead roles.[1] The film features the struggle of a poor guy who lost his parents in an earthquake; he then travels to Kathmandu to earn his living and pay off his late father's debt.[2]
The story is based on the struggle of poor people to pay off the debt. It was nominated for the Nepalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards along with Ko Aafno and The Black Hen where The Black Hen was selected for the entry.[3] After a huge loss in his movie Vigilante 3D (The first Nepali 3D movie), Dipendra K Khanal went into depression and started visiting Pashupatinath temple. He saw many problems there and thought about releasing the movie related to all the issues he saw there. When he made the script and gave his friends to read, his friend told him that the movie would not get a good response, but he did not listen to his friend and started shooting the movie and the film received extremely positive response from majority of viewers.
After Pashupati Prasad became one of the most successful movies in the history of Nepali cinema, the same team with director Dipendra K Khanal and Khagendra Lamichhane made a new movie based on social drama Dhanapati released in 2017.[4]
- ^ "Pashupati Prasad to release in January". The Kathmandu Post. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Extraordinary tale of a common man". The Himalayan Times. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020.
- ^ ""Kalo Pothi" to represent Nepal for Oscars race". Republica. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Dhanpati trailer released". The Kathmandu Post. 28 May 2017. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.