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Aama became an important film in history of Nepalese cinema, after becoming the first Nepalese film to be produced in Nepal. [3] [10] [11] Following its release, the leading actors became publicly prominent. [12] Kathmandu Films, wrote "This [Aama] was the most important event in history of filming in Nepal". [10]
The first Nepali-language movie made in Nepal was Aama, which was released in 1964 produced by the Nepalese government. However, the first Nepali-language movie made by the Nepalese private sector was Maitighar, which starred Mala Sinha and was released in 1966. The first color Nepali-language movie was Kumari. [4] [5]
The making of Nepalese films is said to have begun with D.B. Pariyar's Satya Harishchandra, which was the first Nepali-language movie to be shot. It was produced in Kolkata, India, and released on 14 September 1951. Aama (mother) was the first film produced in Nepal and
Silu (Nepali: सिलु) is the first film to be made in the Newar language. [2] The movie depicts the pain of separation of a couple from Kathmandu after the wife gets kidnapped while on a pilgrimage in the Himalaya, and the sufferings her husband goes through to get her back from her captors.
The following is a list of highest-grossing films in Nepal, with gross revenue in Nepali Rupees. The prominent films released in Nepal before 2075 BS (2018 CE) had no official tracking of figures and thus contains generally accepted figures provided by producers, distributors and media reports.
Harishchandra (also listed as Satya Harischandra) is a 1951 Indian Nepali-language film based on the story of the legendary king Harischandra from Hindu mythology. [1] [2] It was directed by Sangh Rathi and produced by T. P. Chaurasia and S. P. Mookherji under the "Bihar National Movietone" banner on the initiative of D. B. Pariyar in Kolkata and Darjeeling, India.
Hira Singh Khatri (Nepali: हिरा सिं खत्री) is the director of the first Nepali movie, Aama. [1] After the success of the first movie, he directed two more movies for the Nepal government.
Maitighar (transl. Maternal home) is a 1966 Nepali film directed by B.S. Thapa. [1] It was the third Nepali film produced and the first featured film under a private banner. This film features bollywood actress Mala Sinha in the lead role with Nepali actor Chidambar Prasad Lohani. It is considered as a classic in Nepali cinema. [2] [3]