Kusume Rumal
| Kusume Rumal | |
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| Nepali | कुसुमे रुमाल |
| Directed by | Tulsi Ghimire |
| Produced by | Sumitra Paudel (Sayapatri Films) |
| Starring | Udit Narayan Neer Shah Tripti Nadakar Bhuwan K.C. |
| Cinematography | Binod Pradhan |
| Music by | Ranjit Gazmer |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 m |
| Country | Nepal |
| Language | Nepali |
Kusume Rumal (Nepali: कुसुमे रुमाल, translation: Silk Handkerchief) is a 1985 Nepali romantic film directed by Tulsi Ghimire. It was produced by Sumitra Paudel under the banner of Sayapatri Films. The film featured Bhuwan K.C, Tripti Nadakar, Udit Narayan and Neer Shah in lead roles. The film is an triangular love story about Amar( Udit Narayan) and Suniti(Tripti Nadakar) who are collegemates and lovers. When she returns to her hometown, she spends sometime with the Arjun(played by Bhuwan K.C.) who works at her house. Without her knowledge he falls for him. The rest of the story is about the conclusion of this love story when another classmate of Suniti's college forcibly tries to marry her. This was the first film in which singer Udit Narayan acted.
Released in 1985, the film received critical acclaim for its story, portrayal of class discrimination. performance of the cast especially Bhuwan K.C. and chartbuster music. The movie was a big commercial success and went on to become the highest grossing Nepali film of all time, a record it held for 16 years until it was broken by another Tulsi Ghimire film Darpan Chaya. The film songs with music by Ranjit Gazmer were all huge hits and are remembered till today. The film's music album is considered one of the best music albums ever made. In 2009, the son of the producer of this Kusume Rumal directed Kusume Rumal 2,[1] which was the story of the second generation of the original cast. Both Tripti Nadakar and Neer Shah acted in minor roles as an ode to the original film.[2]
Storyline[]
A girl falls in love with her classmate. While everything seems right, a worker starts dreaming of marrying her and another classmate tries the same by force.
Box office[]
Kusume Rumal was a huge box office success becoming the highest-grossing movie of the time until another Tulsi Ghimire film Darpan Chaya broke its record in 2001. The movie was the first Nepali movie to spend 25 weeks in the box office top ten list and the first actual blockbuster.
Cast[]
- Udit Narayan as Amar[3]
- Tripti Nadakar as Suniti
- Bhuwan K.C. as Arjun
- Neer Shah
- Biswa Hingmang as Jetay
Soundtrack[]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kusume Rumal" | Udit Narayan,Deepa Jha | 6:28 |
| 2. | "Kaiche Ma Sari" | Bharati Ghimire, Shrawan Ghimire | 2:58 |
| 3. | "Timi Nabhaye" | Udit Narayan | 5:12 |
| 4. | "Suna Bhana Na" | Udit Narayan,Deepa Jha | 4:55 |
| 5. | "Bhuligaye Samjhana Lai" | Bharati Ghimire | 2:53 |
| 6. | "Reli Khola Bagara" | Bharati Ghimire | 4:26 |
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Kusume Rumal (1986) - Nepali Movie". reelnepal. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ "Indian Idol 10: Udit Narayan reveals he was paid Rs.1500 to act as a lead hero". mid-day. 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
External links[]
- Kusume Rumal at IMDb
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