# Chetan Karki

_Nepali songwriter_

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Last updated: 2026-10-18

> Chetan Karki was a Nepali songwriter and film director. According to Prakash Sayami, Karki was the first screenwriter of Nepali cinema, having written his first screenplay for Pariwartan. He went on to write stories for more than a hundred Nepali films. He directed Bishwas, Pahilo Prem and Bhumari. He wrote songs for the films Maya Priti, Kanchi and Kanyadan, among others. Teejako Rahara Aayo Barilai is considered his most popular song.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 7 November 1938 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107008640#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Syangja District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107008640#P19))
- **Died:** 16 May 2021 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107008640#P570))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107008640#P27))
- **Occupation:** poet; songwriter; lyricist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107008640#P106))

## Questions

**When was Chetan Karki born?**  
Chetan Karki was born on 7 November 1938 in Syangja District.

## Related

- [Syangja District](https://diginpl.com/places/syangja-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Chetan Karki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chetan_Karki) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): चेतन कार्की](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q107008640](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107008640) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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## Cite this page

"Chetan Karki". DigiNepal. Last updated 18 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/chetan-karki. Retrieved 21 October 2026.