Best Nepalese drama movies

Gurkha Warrior (2023)

Gurkha troops battle Communist insurgents during the Malayan Emergency.

Hami Teen Bhai (2004)

Film about three brothers.

Badhshala (2012)

Badhshala is a story of torture inside an army barrack during maoist insurgency.

Bag of Patience (2024)

A father gets a haunting call from his son's class teacher telling him of his son's strange behavior.

Damaru Ko Dandibiyo (0)

Film is about game dandi biyo, popular in Nepal.

Jaari (2023)

The central characters of Jaari are Namsang(Dayahang Rai) and Hangma(Miruna Magar), a married Limbu couple. After a brief argument with her spouse Namsang, Hangma chooses to leave him by giving back his Yuparung (a sacred coin). She then marries a different man after falling in love with him. The jaari is claimed by Namsang and his family, but Hangma's family refuses to pay, forcing Hangma into slavery in Namsang's household until the jaari is paid.

Dhanapati (2017)

Dhanapati wants to earn more money to get his daughter to a good school.

Katha Kathmandu (2018)

Stories of... Lust, Love & Life

Prem Geet (2016)

Prem and Geet meet each other on the way to Kagbeni. Geet escaped from home because of her grandmother's continuous insistence to marry. Prem was on the way due to his personal deeds, but he was too pressurized to marry. Both fakes their marriage to get rid of continuous insistence, but ultimately fall in love then after. But their fake marriage creates problems and ultimately they are separated from each other. Both try to convince their parents, but fails. What will happen next? Will Prem and Geet be together? Or choose the path no one wants?

Ghampani (2017)

Two people from different caste start to fall in love but after their parents not allowing them to stay together, they run away.

A Mero Hajur 2 (2017)

Girls family objects when she falls in love with her stalker.

Yatra: A Musical Vlog (2019)

Yatra is a story of 5 friends aka 'Panch Panchi' who are filmmaking students and actively works for social causes. For their last semester project, they are searching for some life-changing subject and got to know about a mysterious girl through Samriddhi Rai's vlog.

Gajalu (2016)

Living goddess Kumari becomes friends with six people who enjoy happy lives.

Gothalo (1996)

Story about a farmer.

Jhyanakuti (2017)

A hilarious ride of a married couple n their adorable 8 months old baby boy. Beautiful Dhampus as It's set and majestic views and mountains as the backdrop.

Silu (1987)

The first film made in Newari language, tells the story of a young man, who will do anything for the girl he loves.

The Red Suitcase (2023)

A pick-up truck driver leaves Kathmandu airport for a two-day drive with a delivery to a remote mountain village. On the high road, a solitary figure slowly makes his way, wheeling a small red suitcase toward the same village.

Mask of Desire (2000)

Dipak and Saraswati live a simple life in Kathmandu. A devoted father and an adoring husband, Dipak works as a security guard, while Saraswati happily tends to traditional housework. Their home is modest, and their two girls are happy. Life would be perfect for the pregnant mother if only she could give her husband a son. Desperate in her desire, on the advice of a stranger, Saraswati prays to a new spirit with miraculous results. When the blessing turns to tragedy, the distraught couple appeals to Gita, a jhangrini or healer, revered as a powerful spirit medium. Gita's own crisis of faith and, perhaps, her stunning beauty, forces all three to a dizzying climax, leaving the lines between secular and spiritual desires eerily blurred.

Dasdhunga (2010)

Based on true events of the mysterious death of CPN-UML leader Madan Bhandari in Dashdhunga, Nepal.

Teen Ghumti (2016)

Indira, a girl from the ethnic group of Newars, falls in love with Pritambar, who is a Brahmin. She marries him, defying her parents.

Sarangi : A Journey of Purna Bahadur (2024)

In the heart of a remote village, Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi weaves a poignant drama about the unbreakable bond between a struggling father and his son. Purna Bahadur, a humble and impoverished musician, clings to the hope of a better life through his beloved sarangi, an instrument that carries the echoes of his dreams and sacrifices. As the family faces relentless hardship, the son, who yearns for a brighter future, becomes increasingly distant, torn between his aspirations and the harsh reality of their life.

Fulbari (2023)

In a small village of Ilam, Jaya Narayan Sharma and Laxmi Sharma (husband and wife) are living their retired life. Meanwhile, their children who are living in the city are more focused on their own life and career. Living own life arise a problem in the family members which creates distancing when they are in need of each other.

Prakash (2022)

An educated young boy from remote Nepal who dreams of becoming a teacher in a government school, the story of his struggle to fulfill his dream amidst economic hardships.

Jhola (2013)

The Sati system was abolished decades ago but Jhola is still relevant to today's Nepal where, unfortunately, cases of sexual harassment, violence against women, trafficking remain all too common.

Purano Dunga (2016)

A man steals his brother's boat after a property dispute.

Talakjung vs Tulke (2014)

Tulké – a simpleton day-laborer in a Nepalese mountain village –struggles to reclaim his lost aristocratic identity while a violent revolution disrupts every aspect of village life. Humiliated everyday by everybody around him, Tulké desperately seeks recognition and respect. Instead, he is falsely accused by the woman he loves and forced to flee from his ancestral village. When the city corrupts him and teaches him how the treacherous accumulate and wield power, he returns to his village to avenge himself against people who have wronged him and his family. He becomes a lackey to the revolutionaries in the village, and because he refuses to wrong those he loves, finds himself ensnared in a web of deception and violence, leading to a tragic conclusion for everybody.

Dhuwani (2013)

Films about human trafficking

Tel Visa (2024)

A Nepalese family navigate cultural differences in the US, and the complications social media can cause. Despite their struggles and fears, the family support each other. The question of what 'normal' is subjective to the culture.

Seto Bagh (2015)

The movie 'Seto Bagh' is set during the last days of Jung Bahadur Rana following his death and then the start of conspiracies within the Rana family with the motive of accessing the power to rule.

Sindoor (1980)