Thinle Lhondup

Thinle Lhondup
Thinle Lhondup
Thinle
Born1943/44
Dolpa District, Nepal
DiedApril 24, 2016 (aged 72)
Dolpa, Nepal
OccupationFilm actor

Thinle Lhondup (Nepali: थिन्ले लोन्डुप), also known as Thinley or Thinlen (1943/44 – April 24, 2016), was a popular Nepalese actor from Dolpa, Nepal. He is best known for his role as the elderly-community leader named Tinle in Himalaya, a 1999 adventure film directed by Éric Valli, a French film director.[1][2] The film was nominated in the Best Foreign Film category at the 72nd Academy Awards.[3] He also appeared in some Nepali music videos, including the popular "Sa Karnali" by the Nepali band Nepathya.[4][3]

Thinle died on April 24, 2016, in Dolpa, Nepal after falling from the trail whilst riding a horse, aged 72. He had also been suffering from stomach cancer for which he took treatment at Kathmandu.[3][5]

Year Movie Role
1999 Himalaya (film) Actor
2003 Sa Karnali (Music Video) ...
2012 Iku (Film) Mukhiya
2015 Everesutu: kamigami No itadaki (Film) ...

References

  1. ^ Movies with Thinle lhondup Movies records with Thinle
  2. ^ Caravan (himalaya) - the oscar nominated nepali movie Archived 2014-03-19 at the Wayback Machine aankha dot com
  3. ^ a b c "Caravan actor Thinle passes away". Kathmandu Post. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. ^ Nepathya (2015-06-01), Nepathya - Sa Karnali, retrieved 2019-07-04
  5. ^ "कान्तिपुर समाचार :: क्याराभान नायक थिन्लेको घोडासँगै लडेर मृत्यु". kantipur.ekantipur.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25.


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