Dayahang Rai's film credits
Dayahang Rai at the International Theater Festival in 2019
Dayahang Rai is a Nepali actor who made his debut in the 2009 romantic comedy film Mero Euta Saathi Chha .[ 1] [ 2] The same year, Rai appeared in the mystery Dasdhunga , in which he portrays the suspected killer of Madan Bhandari , leader of the Communist Party of Nepal ;[ 3] this performance garnered the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] In 2012, his breakthrough role came in Loot , in which he starred as Gofle, who with his four friends sets out to rob a bank in Kathmandu .[ 7] Rai's performance was praised and the film was a commercial success.[ 8] [ 9] He then starred in Deepak Rauniyar 's drama Highway (2012).[ 10] [ 11] In 2013, he appeared in Badhshala , a film about the Nepalese Civil War and the human rights abuses committed by the Nepali Army .[ 12] [ 13] This film was later banned in Nepal by the military and criticised for empathising with Maoists .[ 12] [ 14]
In 2014, Rai appeared in the comedy Jholay , in which he portrays a man who visits Kathmandu to go to a foreign country to find work.[ 15] His performance received positive feedback from critics.[ 15] He also starred in Ram Babu Gurung 's comedy-drama Kabaddi and Nischal Basnet 's crime drama Talakjung vs Tulke . He received widespread critical acclaim for his performance in both films.[ 16] [ 17] [ 18] Talakjung vs Tulke was selected as the Nepalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards , but it was not nominated.[ 19] [ 20] In 2015, Rai won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Sambodhan. [ 21] That same year, he starred in Kabaddi Kabaddi , the sequel to Kabaddi .[ 22] This film became one of Nepali cinema's highest-grossing films ,[ 22] and Rai won the National Film Award for Best Actor.[ 4]
In 2016, Rai appeared in the war drama White Sun , in which he portrays Chandra, an anti-regime partisan Maoist who returns to his village for his father's funeral.[ 23] [ 24] The film was selected as the Nepali entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards , but it was not nominated.[ 25] In 2017, Rai starred in Loot 2 , the sequel to Loot .[ 26] This film received mixed feedback from critics and audiences but was a commercial success at the box office.[ 27] In the film Ghampani , Rai played Furba, a Tamang boy who has an inter-caste marriage with a Brahmin girl.[ 28] [ 29] In Taandro , he plays Koshish, a member of an underground Maoist party that is trying to overthrow the Government of Nepal .[ 30] Rai was praised for his portrayal.[ 30] [ 31]
In 2019, Rai appeared in a supporting role in Saili , for which he won the Kamana Film Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.[ 32] The same year, he starred in Jatrai Jatra as a don , and his performance was praised by the critics.[ 33] [ 34] Later he appeared in the third installment of the Kabaddi series, Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi , which was commercially successful.[ 35] [ 36] It grossed 14.7 million Nepalese rupees on its first day of screening, setting the record for the highest-grossing opening of a film in Nepal.[ 37] In 2020, Rai starred in the comedy-drama Senti Virus , which was pulled from cinema halls after three weeks of screening due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal .[ 38] Apart from acting, Rai produced Machha Machha in 2019.[ 39]
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^ Kattel, Mukunda Raj (25 May 2020). "In Memory Of Madan Bhandari" . The Rising Nepal . Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020 .
^ a b "Dayahang Rai: Red Panda Network Conservation Ambassador" (PDF) . Red Panda Network . 17 September 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
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^ Aryal, Timothy (7 February 2020). "The Nepali film industry has lights, camera, action—but no substance" . The Kathmandu Post . Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
^ Dixit, Abhimanyu (21 December 2019). "Nine trends that defined Nepali films in the past decade" . The Kathmandu Post . Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
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^ Rapold, Nicolas (25 April 2013). "Riders Scaling Their Own Everests (Published 2013)" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
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^ Rana, Trishna (2013). "Arms and the men" . Nepali Times . Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
^ "How successful have Nepali filmmakers been with the historical genre?" . Online Khabar . 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
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^ "Taking the big prize home National Film Awards 2015" . Republica . 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
^ "2072: The year of comedies and performance-driven characters" . Online Khabar . 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
^ Bhushan, Nyay (15 September 2015). "Oscars: Nepal Selects 'Talakjung vs Tulke' for Foreign-Language Category" . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
^ "Talakjung Vs Tulke chosen for Oscars" . The Himalayan Times . 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
^ " 'Kabbadi' bags National Awards" . The Kathmandu Post . 28 July 2015. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
^ a b "Kabaddi Kabaddi sees good opening Earns 1.3 cr in two days" . The Himalayan Times . 30 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
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^ Abele, Robert (28 September 2017). "Review: Cultural and generational divides tear at village in riveting Nepalese drama 'White Sun' " . Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
^ "Oscars: Nepal Selects 'White Sun' for Foreign-Language Category" . The Hollywood Reporter . 21 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
^ "Loot 2 belongs to Saugat" . The Himalayan Times . 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
^ "Loot soars at Box Office despite mixed reviews" . The Kathmandu Post . 2 March 2017. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
^ "Entertaining Ghampani" . The Himalayan Times . 15 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
^ "Ghampani collects Rs 12 m in 3 days" . Republica . 17 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
^ a b Pant, Shashwat (13 November 2017). "Taandro movie review: Why Dayahang Rai's fans must watch this masterpiece" . Online Khabar . Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
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^ "Kamana Awards 2076 concludes with much fanfare" . Republica . 5 January 2020. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
^ Pyakurel, Diwakar (19 May 2019). "Jatrai Jatra movie review: Comic retelling of life's complex philosophy" . Online Khabar . Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
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^ Pyakurel, Diwakar (22 September 2019). "Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi movie review: With a cliched story, can this well-acted comedy sustain the brand?" . Online Khabar . Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
^ Dixit, Abhimanyu (28 September 2019). "Did we really need a third Kabaddi movie?" . The Kathmandu Post . Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
^ "कबड्डी ३ ले तोड्यो हालसम्मकै रेकर्ड" . Himal Post (in Nepali). 21 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
^ Dhakal, Renuka (17 March 2020). "Senti Virus, other films fall prey to virus" . The Rising Nepal . Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
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