Cinema (Film) Records in nepal
First private cinema show
Kunj Shamsher Rana initiated the first cinema show in Nepal in one of
the rooms of the Singha Durbar, the then residence of the Rana premier on
Friday, September 1, 1933. The show went on with two English and two Hindi movies.
First movie association
Nepal Motion Picture Association was founded in 1951 with its first
chairman, Bhuwaneshwor Amatya.
First cine hero and heroine of Nepali film
Prem Nazir, a Hindi cine artiste and Chandrakanta aka Pasang Lhamu
Tamang, a non-residential Nepali woman, played the leading roles in
Harishchandra.
First
celluloid film produced in Nepal
'Ama' or The Mother, released on October 1, 1965, was produced by the
Department of Information and directed by Hira Singh Khatri.
First native cine hero and heroine
Shivashankar Manandhar, a leading maestro of Nepali music, had played
the hero in the first Nepali film Aama, and the heroine in the same film was
Bhuvan Thapa.
First native cine villain
Uttam Prasad Karmacharya better known as Uttam Nepali, a veteran
contemporary artist, performed the role of the leading negative character of a
cunning landlord in 'Aama'.
First native film musicians
The duo of Natikaji and Shivashankar was the first to compose music for
cinema in Nepal for 'Aama'.
First woman playback singer
Tara Devi was the first Nepali woman playback singer in a Nepali film.
She lent her voice to the leading female character in 'Aama'.
First woman cine musician
Shanti Thatal composed the music of 'Paral Ko Aago', a film that was
directed by Pratap Subba and produced in Darjeeling in 1978.
First
action director
Gopal Bhutani was the first action director in the Nepali cinema. He
had pioneered stunt composition for 'Jeevan Rekha', directed by Prakash Thapa
in 1978.
First private bannered film produced in Nepal
"Maitighar' released on December 15, 1966, was the first Nepali
film produced by the private sector. The film was produced by Dr. Jogendra Jha,
Nar Shamsher and others, directed by BS Thapa and acted by Mala Sinha, a famous
artiste of the Nepali origin from Bombay, the seat for the Hindi cinema, and
Chitambar Prasad Lohani as the leading characters.
First
Eastman colour feature film
"Kumari', produced by the then Royal Nepal Film Corporation and
directed by Prem Basnet in 1978 was the first Nepali coloured feature film.
First film nominated in the Oscar
'Caravan' a Nepali and French joint ventured film directed by Eric
Valley on the theme of hardship life of the Dolpo people during their
traditional salt fetching endeavour through the Himalayan passes, was nominated
as one of the top five films contesting in the category of the foreign films in
the Academy of Motion Pictures for Arts and Sciences or the Oscar in 2000.
First film on historical theme
'Prem Pinda' featured on the eminent playwright Balkrishna Sama's play-
Prem Pinda, directed by Yadav Kharel was the first historic Nepali film.
First
biographical film
"Aadi Kavi Bhanubhakta', based on the Pioneer Nepali Poet
Bhanubhakta Acharya was the first biographical Nepali film. It was produced by
Bhanubhakta Birthplace Development Committee and was directed by Yadav Kharel.
First film
on a politico
'Bir Ganeshman', directed by Sahajman Shrestha and Bijayaratna
Tuladhar, as the first Nepali film on a politico.
First cartoon film
"Rishi Dai Ra Saathiharu Sapha Saharma' was the first Nepali
cartoon film, directed by Sharab, a noted cartoonist.
First cinemascope film
‘Raanko', directed by Kishor Subba released in 1996 was the first
cinemascope film.
First film
for children
'Eka Deshma', directed by Bishwa Basnet, appeared with its premier show
on November 4, 1996.
First
opera film (Geeti Chalchitra)
'Gaunthali', directed by Basanta Shrestha, lyrics written by Dr.
Bhola Rijal and music composition by Shambhujit Banskota, was the first
operatic Nepali cinema.
First film in the Nepal Bhasa
'Shilu', directed by Pradip Rimal, was the first Nepal Bhasa film.
First film in the Tharu language
"Karam' was the first feature film in the Tharu language and was
directed by Parshuram Chaudhary in 1990.
First
feature film in the Magar language
"Langran' was the first Magar film and it was produced in 1995.
First
feature film in the Sherpa language
"Khangri' was the first Sherpa Film.
First
feature film in the Tamang language
"Semri Chhorngan' was the first Tamang feature film.
First
tele- film in the Gurung language
"Paate' Mahili (the second female child)
First tele
film in the Limbu language
"Tarewa', directed by Nabin Subba, was the first Limbu tele film.
First feature film in the Limbu language "Numaphung' directed by Nabin
Subba was the first feature film in the Limbu language.
First double roles in Nepali film
Gopal Raj Mainali played the first dual parts in 'Jeevan Rekha'’
Most popular Nepali cine celebrity outside the country
Manisha Koirala, a permanent resident of Biratnagar began her cinema
career from a Nepali film, but became popular with her debut Hindi movie
"Saudagar' in 1989 and continued it with several prominently successful
films in Mumbai and Southern India makes. Being no. 1 leading female artiste in
Bollywood, the Mumbai film world, she became the most popular cinema figure
from among Nepali nationals outside the country.
Youngest
commercial film director in the world
Saugat Bista who was born on January 7, 2007 became the youngest film
director in the world with his commercial movie 'Love You Baba' released on
Dec. 12, 2013. (WR)
Cinema Theatres records of Nepal
First public cinema theatre
'Kathmandu Cinema Ghar' earlier which was Town Hall' at New Road,
Kathmandu now 'Bishal Bazar' or the super market was opened up. The first
theatre contractor Shyamshankar Shrestha owned 65 percent shares and the
remaining 35 percent belonged to the government. The first cinema shown was
'Ram Bivah', a Hindi movie on December 12, 1949.
First
cinema hall gutted into fire
"Madan Janasewa Cinema Hall' where Bishal Bazaar, supermarket is
now, at New Road, Kathmandu had been burnt out on August 30, 1961. The showing
movie was an English one - 'Mission of Danger'.
First dual
theatres
Gopikrishna Movies (P) Ltd, Chabahil, Kathmandu, operated two cinema
theatres together under a roof since 1994. It has now become a multiplex with
seven theatres having altogether 2900 seats.
Largest multiple theatres
Started as a single theatre in 1998, Guna Cinema, Gwarko, Lalitpur, has
eight theatres now under a roof with 2790 total seat capacity.
First multiplex cinema centre
"Big Cinema' opened in 2010, at City Centre, Kamal Pokhari,
Kathmandu was the first multiplex cinema centre in Nepal.
First
multidynamic effect movie hall
Crazy Amusement (P) Ltd. at the City Centre, Kamal Pokhari, Kathmandu,
first opened with a four dynamic effect technology applied cinema theatre in
2008, turned to an 8D (Dynamic) movie hall in 2010.
First 12
Dynamic movie theatre
The QFX opened its first 12 dynamic effect technology supported cinema
theatre at the Civil Mall, Sundhara, Kathmandu on April 3, 2013.
Largest
management chain of cinema theatres
"Gopi Krishna' Movies (P) Ltd. runs 27 cinema theatres in the
country under its management.