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Pradeep Rimal

प्रदीप रिमाल

Nepalese film director (1937–2015)

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Pradeep Rimal (1937–2015) was a Nepalese film director, lyricist, screenwriter and cultural anthropologist. He is best known for directing Silu, the first Newar language film. In 1971, he won the Madan Puraskar for Karnali Lok Sanskriti. He wrote lyrics for many songs among which 'Kasturi Ho Baas Aauncha Bhanchhan' and 'Yo Barsa Chhodi Malai...' were sung by Narayan Gopal.

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Born
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Place of birth
Lubhoo wd
Died
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Citizenship
Nepal wd
Occupation
film director, cultural anthropologist, lyricist, dialogue writer wd

Awards wd

  • Madan Puraskar (1971)

Questions

When was Pradeep Rimal born?
Pradeep Rimal was born on 30 September 1937 in Lubhoo.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Pradeep Rimal · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): प्रदीप रिमाल · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q13183516 · CC0 1.0

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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"Pradeep Rimal". DigiNepal. Last updated 13 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/pradeep-rimal. Retrieved 5 November 2026.

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