Dayahang Rai filmography

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Dayahang Rai at the International Theater Festival in 2019

55 years old guy named Dayahang Rai is a Nepali actor who made his debut in the 2009 romantic comedy film Mero Euta Saathi Chha.[1][2] The same year, Rai appeared in the mystery Dasdhunga, in which he portrays the suspected killer of Madan Bhandari, leader of the Communist Party of Nepal;[3] this performance garnered the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.[4][5][6] In 2012, his breakthrough role came in Loot, in which he starred as Gofle, who with his four friends sets out to rob a bank in Kathmandu.[7] Rai's performance was praised and the film was a commercial success.[8][9] He then starred in Deepak Rauniyar's drama Highway (2012).[10][11] In 2013, he appeared in Badhshala, a film about the Nepalese Civil War and the human rights abuses committed by the Nepali Army.[12][13] This film was later banned in Nepal by the military and criticised for empathising with Maoists.[12][14]

In 2014, Rai appeared in the comedy Jholay, in which he portrays a man who visits Kathmandu to go to a foreign country to find work.[15] His performance received positive feedback from critics.[15] He also starred in Ram Babu Gurung's comedy-drama Kabaddi and Nischal Basnet's crime drama Talakjung vs Tulke. He received widespread critical acclaim for his performance in both films.[16][17][18] Talakjung vs Tulke was selected as the Nepalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[19][20] In 2015, Rai won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Sambodhan.[21] That same year, he starred in Kabaddi Kabaddi, the sequel to Kabaddi.[22] This film became one of Nepali cinema's highest-grossing films,[22] and Rai won the National Film Award for Best Actor.[4]

In 2016, Rai appeared in the war drama White Sun, in which he portrays Chandra, an anti-regime partisan Maoist who returns to his village for his father's funeral.[23][24] The film was selected as the Nepali entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[25] In 2017, Rai starred in Loot 2, the sequel to Loot.[26] This film received mixed feedback from critics and audiences but was a commercial success at the box office.[27] In the film Ghampani, Rai played Furba, a Tamang boy who has an inter-caste marriage with a Brahmin girl.[28][29] In Taandro, he plays Koshish, a member of an underground Maoist party that is trying to overthrow the Government of Nepal.[30] Rai was praised for his portrayal.[30][31]

In 2019, Rai appeared in a supporting role in Saili, for which he won the Kamana Film Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.[32] The same year, he starred in Jatrai Jatra as a don, and his performance was praised by the critics.[33][34] Later he appeared in the third installment of the Kabaddi series, Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi, which was commercially successful.[35][36] It grossed 14.7 million Nepalese rupees on its first day of screening, setting the record for the highest-grossing opening of a film in Nepal.[37] In 2020, Rai starred in the comedy-drama Senti Virus, which was pulled from cinema halls after three weeks of screening due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal.[38] Apart from acting, Rai produced Machha Machha in 2019.[39]

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref.
2009 Mero Euta Saathi Chha College student [1][2]
Dasdhunga Suspected killer of Madan Bhandari [5][6]
2012 Loot Gopal "Gofle" [7]
Highway Manoj [10]
2013 Chhadke Dawa [40]
Badhshala Captain Rai [12][41]
Sanghuro Tika [2]
Uma Comrade Sonam [42]
Karkash Andy [43]
Loafer Vanta [44]
2014 Jholay Harke [15]
Kabaddi Kaji [16][45]
Mukhauta Police officer [46]
Nagbeli Phurba [47][48]
Talakjung vs Tulke Kathmandu Gang Boss [49]
2015 Sambodhan Ram [21][50]
Ichchha Friend [51]
Woda Number 6 Daya [52][53]
Kabaddi Kabaddi Kaji [22][54]
2016 Fanko Buddhabir Rai [55]
Rahadani Friend [56]
How Funny Tej Bahadur Rai [57]
Bir Bikram Bir [58]
Jhumkee Police officer [59][60]
White Sun Agni / Chandra [23][61]
Purano Dunga Batase [62][63]
2017 Loot 2 Gopal "Gofle" [64][65]
Lappan Chhappan Inspector Tamang [66][67]
Ghampani Furba [28][29]
Lalteen Lalle [2]
Taandro Ganga Bahadur Lama (Koshish) [31][30]
2018 Mr. Jholay Purne [68][69]
Kanchhi Hira [70]
Nepte Antagonist [71][72]
Happy Days Kumar [73][74]
Bhaire Bhaire [75]
2019 Saili Birman [76][77]
Jatrai Jatra Dawa [33][78]
Appa Birkhe / Appa [79][80]
Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi Kaji [36][81]
Machha Machha Police officer Cameo; Also producer [39][82]
2020 Senti Virus Leader [38][83]
2022 Kabaddi 4: The Final Match Kaji [84][85]
Dui Nambari
Ke Ghar Ke Dera [86]
2023 Bihe Pass [87]
Fulbari
Jaari Namsang [88]
Neerphool [89]
Nango Gau [90]
Dimag Kharab
2024 Dayarani [91]
Hattichhap [92]
Rangeli Vijay [93]
Degree Maila: MA 3rd Class Degree Maila [94]
Mansarra [95]
Gharjwai Soro [96]
TBA Dasdhunga Chapter 2 † TBA Pre-production [97]
TBA Pitamber † TBA

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