Pashupati Prasad Movie Details:
| Country | Nepal |
| Language | Nepali |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Social |
| Release date | January 29, 2016 (Nepal) |
| Running time | 2hr 20min |
| Certificate | U |
| Starring | Khagendra Lamichhane Barsha Siwakoti Bipin Karki Rabindra Singh Baniya Sushil Pandey |
| Directed by | Dipendra K Khanal |
| Screenplay by | Khagendra Lamichhane |
| Produced by | Rojina Sitaula |
| Cinematography by | Niraj Kadel |
| Edited by | Dirgha Khadka |
| Music by | Hari Lamsal |
| Production Company | Tukee Arts & Dipendra K. Khanal Production |
Pashupati Prasad Movie Cast & Characters:
- Khagendra Lamichhane as Pashupati Prasad
- Abhineet Chaulagai as young Pashupati Prasad
- Barsha Siwakoti as Bunu
- Prakash Ghimire as Mitbaa
- Rabindra Singh Baniya as Hanuman
- Bipin Karki as Bhasme Don
- Mishree Thapa as Aama
Storyline:
The film’s story follows Pashupati Prasad (Khagendra Lamichhane), who comes to Kathmandu to earn money to repay his father’s debt. Pashupati needs work to earn money and the Bhasme Don (Bipin Karki) doesn’t want him to interfere in daily tasks. Bhasme bullies the innocent Pashupati but is afraid of Hanuman Ji (Rabindra Singh Baniya). Pashupati befriends Hanuman Ji, who earns money by taking photographs with visitors. Similarly, due to his helpful nature, he meets Aama, who was abandoned by her children and lives in Briddhashram. He respects her like his mother and even gives her his daily collection to save. The rest of the film’s story is based on Pashupati Prasad’s struggle in Kathmandu.
Pashupati Prasad Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | रु 0.4 Crore |
| Worldwide Collection | रु 5.5 Crore |
About Pashupati Prasad Movie:
Pashupati Prasad is a Nepali social satirical film directed by Dipendra K Khanal and written by Khagendra Lamichhane. The film stars Khagendra Lamichhane and Barsha Siwakoti in lead roles. The film features the struggle of a poor guy who lost his parents in an earthquake; he then travels to Kathmandu to earn his living and pay off his late father’s debt.
Pashupati Prashad is based on a real-life character.
The film was shot primarily in Pashupatinath Temple located in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Pashupati Prasad was nominated for the Nepalese entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards along with Ko Aafno and The Black Hen where The Black Hen was selected for the entry.
After a huge loss in his movie Vigilante 3D (The first Nepali 3D movie), Dipendra K Khanal went into depression and started visiting Pashupatinath temple. He saw many problems there and thought about releasing a movie related to all the issues he saw there. When he made the script and gave his friends to read, his friend told him that the movie would not get a good response, but he did not listen to his friend and started shooting the movie and the film received an extremely positive response from the majority of viewers.
Pashupati Prasad was theatrically released on January 29, 2016. The film received a highly positive response from the majority of viewers and became one of the most successful movies in the history of Nepali cinema.
After Pashupati Prasad became one of the most successful movies in the history of Nepali cinema, the same team with director Dipendra K Khanal and Khagendra Lamichhane made a new movie based on the social drama Dhanapati released in 2017.
A direct sequel, Pashupati Prasad 2: Bhashme Don, was released on 21 October 2023 (4 Kartik 2080).
Bunu (Barsha Siwakoti): lead actress doesn’t speak any words in the film.
In Pashupati Prasad Every character has their own goal, conflict and dream.
