Dayahang Rai filmography

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]

Dayahang Rai at the International Theater Festival in 2019

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
	The Secrets of Radha			[86]
	Ke Ghar Ke Dera			[87]
2023	Bihe Pass			[88]
	A Road to a Village	Maila		[89][90]
	Fulbari
	Jaari	Namsang		[91]
	Neerphool			[92]
	Nango Gau			[93]
	Dimag Kharab
2024	Dayarani			[94]
	Hattichhap			[95]
	Rangeli	Vijay		[96]
	Degree Maila: MA 3rd Class	Degree Maila		[97]
	Mansarra			[98]
	Gharjwai	Soro		[99]
TBA	Dasdhunga Chapter 2 †	TBA	Pre-production	[100]
TBA	Pitamber †	TBA