Khagendra Lamichhane

Khagendra Lamichhane is a Nepali theater personality, actor, writer and director. He is best known for his work in Talakjung vs Tulke and Pashupati Prasad. He has been successfully pursuing what he has been doing since 1999. He acted in three acclaimed movies and one is soon to release. He has directed five plays among which most of them have been staged in different national and international theatre festivals. As a writer, he published three books. Apart from these, he worked with BBC Media Action as an actor, writer, producer and editor for an international award-winning drama 'Katha Mitho Sarangiko', and as an editor for its reconstruction radio drama 'Kathamaala'. He also worked with British Council as Drama Production Consultant. Currently, he is the chairperson of Tukee Arts Pvt. Ltd. He is now preparing script for another movie.

Khagendra Lamichhane
BornJuly 12, 1978
Putali Bazar 11, Syangja, Nepal
LanguageNepali
Alma materTribhuvan University
GenreActor, Writer and Director
Notable worksKatha mitho sarangiko (radio drama)
Paaniphoto (Play Collection)
Katha Natak (Play Collection)
Fulani (Short Story Collection)
Badhashala (Feature Film)
Talakjung vs Tulke (Feature Film)
Pashupati Prasad (Feature Film)
Dhanapati (Feature Film)
Damaru ko Dandibiyo (Feature Film)
Jay Bhole (Feature Film)
Paaniphoto (Feature Film)
SpouseRojina Sitaula

Career

Lamichhane was born in Syangja village. In 1989, Khagendra and his friends participated in Western District Drama contest that got him interested towards drama. He shifted to Kathmandu to pursue his career in acting. He applied to Naachghar and started writing plays.

He wrote and starred his first feature film, Talakjung vs Tulke and he is best known name from tulke by this film and also known as Pashupati from his movie character name Pashupati Prasad Khakurel' in 2014.[1]

He is also a live theater actor and playwright in Kathmandu, appearing in his own play Dant Ko Dob.[2] In 2012, he starred in HIGHWAY, which was screened at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival.

Acting, movies and dramas

Dhanapati (Nepali Feature Film, 2017)

  • Protagonist
  • Written by Khagendra Lamichhane
  • Directed by Dpendra K. Khanal

Pashupati Prasad (Nepali Feature Film)

  • Protagonist
  • Written by Khagendra Lamichhane
  • Directed by Dipendra K. Khanal

Talakjung vs Tulke (Nepali Feature Film)

  • Protagonist
  • Written by Khagendra Lamichhane
  • Directed by Nischal Basnet

Badhshala (Nepali Feature Film)

  • Protagonist
  • Written and directed by Manoj Pandit.

Maya Devika Sapana (Drama, 2010)

  • Major role
  • Written by Prof. Abhi Subedi
  • Directed by Sunil Pokharel

Hajurbako Katha (Solo Drama, 2008)

  • Acted, written and directed by Khagendra Lamichhane

Peeda Geet (Solo Drama, 2007)

  • Acted, written and directed by Khagendra Lamichhane

Katro (Drama, 2004)

  • Major role
  • Written by Prem Chand
  • Directed by Anup Baral

Sirumarani (Drama, 2003)

  • Major role
  • Written by Sarubhakta
  • Directed by Anup Baral

Direction, stage drama

Daantko Dob

  • Produced by Tukee Arts, January 2016

AtalBahadurko Aatanka (Terror of AtalBhadur)

  • Produced by Aarohan, Gurukul, November 2011

Paaniphoto (Photo Negative)

  • Produced by Aarohan, Gurukul, February 2010

Hajurbako Katha (Story of Grandpa)

  • Produced by Shatkon Arts Pvt. Ltd.
  • Participated in Kathmandu International theatre festival 2008

Peeda Geet (A song of Sorrows)

  • Produced by Shatkon Arts Pvt. Ltd. (First phase 2007) /Tukee Arts Pvt. Ltd. (Second phase 2016)
  • Participated in Edinburg fringe festival, Scotland England, August 2009
  • Participated in Patumthani International theatre festival, Thailand, February 2009
  • Participated in Aarohan national Theatre festival April 2007
YearFilmNotes
2013BadhsalaDebut movie
2014Talakjung vs TulkeSelected for Oscar award from Nepal
2016Pashupati PrasadBlockbuster
2017DhanapatiHit
2018Jai BholeSuperhit

Awards and filmography
List of awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Work Result
2016 8th Dcine Awards 2016 Best Screenplay Pashupati Prasad Won[3][4]
2016 NFDC award 2072 Best Screenplay Pashupati Prasad Won[5][6]
2016 LG Award Best Screenplay Pashupati Prasad Won[7]

References
  1. "Khagendra Lamichhane". IMDb. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. "The Kathmandu Post :: Khagendra Lamichanne's new play at Theatre Village". The Kathmandu Post. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. "'डी सिने अवार्ड'मा 'क्लासिक, प्रेमगीत र वडा नम्बर ६'को बर्चस्व(पूर्ण सूचीसहित)". onlinekhabar.com. July 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  4. "आर्यन र नम्रता फेरि उत्कृष्ट, 'क्लासिक' बर्षकै उत्कृष्ट चलचित्र(फोटाे फिचरसहित)". onlinekhabar.com. August 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  5. "क्लासिक र प्रेमगीतको चर्को भिडन्त, 'पशुपति प्रसाद र कबड्डी कबड्डी' पनि कम छैनन्". onlinekhabar.com. August 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  6. "एनएफडिसी अवार्डमा 'क्लासिक'को दबदबा ,अवार्ड थापेपछी के भने त विजेताहरुले ? (भिडियो)". rangakhabar.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  7. "नम्रता र दयाहाङ उत्कृष्ट नायक–नायिका, रेखा र अनमोल 'पपुलर एक्टर'". onlinekhabar.com. September 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.

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