How Funny? - Just average

Movie: How Funny

Director: Nilu Doma Sherpa

Writer: Shan Basnyat

Starring: Priyanka Karki, Keki Adhikari, Dayahang Rai, Anoop Bikram Shahi, Nisha Adhikari and more

In My Eyes: 2/5

In a sentence, How Funny is an average sit-com movie that happens to entertain just okay.

This is a story of two best friends Ramita (Priyanka Karki) and Pushpa (Keki Adhikari) hired by a CBI officer Tej Bahadur Rai (Dayahang Rai) for a case of missing daughter Heera (Nisha Adhikari) of a rich businessman (Shishir Rana). The girls mismatch the case with another one named ‘Diamond Case’ and the series of twists and turns begin. Anoop Bikram Shahi plays another CBI officer Kumud.

Nai Nabhannu La 4: Dying and Crying

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Movie: Nai Nabhannu La 4

Director: Bikash Acharya

Starring: Priyanka Karki, Anubhav Regmi, Paul Shah, Barsha Raut, Aanchal Sharma, Saroj Khanal, Shishir Bhandari

In My Eyes: 1.5/5

So, dying and crying are the trademarks of Nai Nabhannu La films. Nai Nabhannu La 4 is the repetition of the same. The director somehow balances the twirled-up story and its tissue-thin screenplay with the decent presentation. Music, as in previous installments, plays the vital role.

Paul Shah’s character Neer is the protagonist, but there is confusion in the antagonist. Is Saroj Khanal’s character one or is it the mental state of Neer? Either case, the antagonist factor is not matched up to the desired level in order to create a strong conflict.

Classic: Not Really!

Movie: Classic

Director: Dinesh Raut

Starring: Aryan Sigdel, Namrata Shrestha, and others

In my eyes: 1.5/5

When it comes to movies, love stories are the ones that we have watched so many times. What makes a love story interesting? Answers differ. While happy ones are loved most, I guess the tragic ones are the most famous among others. Classic has one tragic love story to tell, which I found similar to something like ‘the old wine in a new bottle’. Sadly, wine tasted no good.

Honestly, the first half was very boring. The flashback and a couple of twists and turns did not help enough to arouse any engagingness. The second half was better though. The story moved at a good pace and it somehow became interesting to watch, slash the awkward looking conversations. Perhaps, the tragic sentiments helped post interval!

Fanko – average suspense drama

Movie: Fanko

Director: Subarna Thapa

Starring: Saugat Malla, Dayahang Rai, Priyanka Karki, Keki Adhikari, Anup Baral

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In my eyes: 2.5/5

Fanko is an average suspense drama that keeps the audience engaged up to the end. The comical layers in the presentation of a very simple story make a movie an entertaining watch, complimented by Saugat Malla’s performance.

Plot:

Bhakti Thapa (Saugat Malla) is delivering a big sum of cash from Pokhara to Kathmandu on the behalf of his boss Dhamala (Keshav Bhattarai). On knowing this, he is followed by Buddhabir Rai (Dayahang Rai) and Lily (Priyanka Karki). Also involved in the money game is  Pathak (Anup Baral). After Bhakti leaves his wife Mithu (Keki Adhikari) at home on the way towards Kathmandu, the chase begins and the drama gets spiraled.

Woda No. 6 - 'Halka Ramailo' Bhanda Mathi Chha!

Movie: Woda No. 6

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Director: Ujwal Ghimire

Starring: Deepak Raj Giri, Priyanka Karki, Dayahang Rai, Kedar Ghimire, Sitaram Kattel, Jitu Nepal and more

In my eyes: *** (out of 5)

A comedy that does not say ‘leave-your-brain-at-home’. A social drama that has the ability to touch the hearts. Combined together and blended just right. Presented in a way that entertains the audience thoroughly. This is Woda No. 6. Every places has both good and bad elements there; likewise, this “woda” is also not free from the flawed elements. But as long as the entertainment matters, this movie is super successful.

Time-zoned at fictional place Jhulebasti Woda No. 6, Nuwakot in 2058 B.S., this movie is set against the backdrop of civil war. Smells different? A bunch of comedy actors and the serious issue? Do not worry because it carefully balances both in the way we have never seen in a Nepali movie. Neither does the maoist conflict over-sensitize nor does the comedy over-shadow the core point of the movie. This is the best thing of Woda No. 6.  

It does not discuss the goods and flaws of civil war, neither does it portray the political backdrop. What it shows entertainingly and sometimes heart-touchingly is the small effects of that war period on common villagers that turn their life upside down. Story is simple where dialogues play the winning role and the plots happen to be the engaging factor. Credits goes to writer Deepak Raj Giri and the director Ujwal Ghimire, specially for taking out the controlled performance from actors and preventing it from being loud.

Singing Ladies from Nepali Movie Industry

Acting and singing – they’re interrelated. This has to be one of the wonderful traits of performance art.

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We have pretty cool singers in Namrata Shrestha and Priyanka Karki. They can literally go professional on the lines of other good singers we have in our country.

Namrata Shrestha crooned the cover for Bistarai Bistarai (original by Rohit John Chhetri) in her movie Soul Sister. Her voice is damn good; it's soothing and beautiful.

Mala - A suffered soul

Movie: Mala

Director: Sudeep Bhupal Singh ‘Bobbie’

Starring: Priyanka Karki, Aryan Sigdel, Prajwal Sujal Giri, Sumina Ghimire and more

In my eyes: *** (out of 5)

From the very start, Mala has the feel of the horror movie and it maintains the scary atmosphere throughout the film, however, it is less horror and less thrilling compared to its suspense element. Now, we are not watching the full-fledged horror movie to comment about the horror and thrill magnitude. There are few other horror or suspense thrillers in Nepali movies and somehow they all look same in the setting. But, Mala is a bit different and more than just an average flick; it triggers a serious issue in the unique way of storytelling, thus making it a decent watch.

Plot:

Mala (Priyanka Karki) in a white blouse and white sari with long free hair and sad dark face gets into the woods to hang herself from a tree.

Suntali – Fresh and Beautiful

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Movie: Suntali

Director: Bhaskar Dhungana

Starring: Priyanka Karki, Suryamala      Khanal, Karma, Arpan Thapa, Pramod  Agrahari, Rajkumar Pudasaini, Bipin Karki

Rating: *** (out of 5 stars)

One word that sums up all the beautiful features of Suntali is “fresh”, ‘fresh’ in terms of location, storyline, presentation, music, cinematography and performances.

Plot:

Suntali (Priyanka Karki), as an unexpected guest, with an unknown minacious man Bajrang (Pramod Agrahari) returns to the village at the time of engagement of Sundar (Karma), son of Chinmaya Subedarni (Suryamala Khanal) who is the powerful matriarch of beautiful village.