#1 of 5 ranked Best-rated Nepali movie
2025 Romance Drama Music 2h 28m Nepali
90 Echo Score
Directed by Nabin Chauhan
About Oon Ko Sweater Language · South Asia
Nepali Movies: New Releases, Best-Rated Films & Box Office
90 Nepali-language films are on What’s After the Movie, 47 of them (52%) from the 2010s. Drama leads with 63, then comedy (21) and romance (17). The best-rated is Oon Ko Sweater (2025) with an Echo Score of 90; the newest release is Oon Ko Sweater, out May 9, 2025. 20 films have reported box office, $929K worldwide in all.
- Nepali films on the site
- 90
- ranked by rating
- 5
- worldwide gross of 20 films
- $929K
- busiest decade (47 films)
- 2010s
#1 of 5 ranked New releases
What Are the Newest Nepali Movies?
The 6 most recent Nepali-language releases, newest first: Oon Ko Sweater came out on May 9, 2025. The full list below has all 90 released Nepali films, newest first.
Best-rated
What Are the Best Nepali Movies?
With an Echo Score of 90, Oon Ko Sweater (2025) ranks first of the 5 ranked Nepali films, ahead of Pahuna: The Little Visitors (2019) and Sarangi: A Journey of Purna Bahadur (2024). 3 of the top 5 are from the 2020s. Ranked by Echo Score; 2 of these 5 films have none and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
- 1. Oon Ko Sweater 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)
2025 · Romance, Drama · 2h 28m
Dir. Nabin Chauhan
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1. Pahuna: The Little Visitors 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)2019 · Drama, Mystery · 1h 28m
Dir. Paakhi A. Tyrewala
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3. Sarangi: A Journey of Purna Bahadur 80 Echo (Echo Score 80 out of 100)2024 · Family, Drama · 2h 25m
Dir. Saroj Poudel
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4. Manakamana 86 Metascore (Metascore 86 out of 100 (15 critic reviews))2014 · Documentary · 1h 58m
Dir. Pacho Velez No Echo Score: ranked 70/100 on critics & audiences
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5. Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache 67 Metascore (Metascore 67 out of 100 (4 critic reviews))2021 · Drama, Mystery · 1h 53m
Dir. Khyentse Norbu No Echo Score: ranked 69/100 on critics & audiences
Genres
What Kinds of Nepali Movies Are There?
Drama is part of 70% of Nepali films (63); comedy (21) and romance (17) follow. Compared with the whole catalogue, Nepali films lean most towards drama: 70% of them, against 41% of all films. Films can have several genres. Each bar opens the full list filtered to that genre, with its best-rated film underneath.
- Drama 63 · 70%Best-rated: Pahuna: The Little Visitors (2019)
- Comedy 21 · 23%
- Romance 17 · 19%Best-rated: Oon Ko Sweater (2025)
- Action 7 · 8%
- Documentary 7 · 8%Best-rated: Manakamana (2014)
- Family 5 · 6%Best-rated: Sarangi: A Journey of Purna Bahadur (2024)
- Mystery 5 · 6%Best-rated: Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache (2021)
- Horror 4 · 4%
- Thriller 4 · 4%
- Adventure 2 · 2%
Decade by decade
Nepali Cinema, Decade by Decade
The 2010s are the busiest decade with 47 films (52%); the earliest Nepali film on the site is from 1985. The best-rated of the 2010s and 2020s: Pahuna: The Little Visitors (2019) and Oon Ko Sweater (2025). No Nepali film from before the 2010s is ranked.
- 6 Nepali films from the 2000s 2000sNo ranked film
- 47 Nepali films from the 2010s 2010s Pahuna: The Little Visitors 90 Echo
- 36 Nepali films from the 2020s 2020s Oon Ko Sweater 90 Echo
Box office
Which Nepali Movies Earned the Most?
Kabaddi 4: The Final Match (2022) leads with $229.9K worldwide. The top 5 together took $701.4K, 75% of the $929K earned by the 20 Nepali films with reported box office. Grosses that look like data errors, and films stored with the wrong language, are left out.
- worldwide gross, all Nepali films
- $929K
- films with reported box office
- 20
- share of the top 5
- 75%
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1. Kabaddi 4: The Final Match $229.9K worldwide2022 · Drama
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2. Chhakka Panja 5 $192.7K worldwide2024 · Comedy
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3. Jaari $131.1K worldwide2023 · Drama
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4. Pashupati Prasad 2: Bhasme Don $95.2K worldwide2023 · Comedy
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5. Chhakka Panja 4 $52.5K worldwide2023 · Comedy
People
Who Are the Top Nepali Directors and Actors?
Ram Babu Gurung has directed the most notable Nepali films (6), ahead of Nischal Basnet (4) and Dipendra K. Khanal (3). Dayahang Rai leads the cast lists with 15 Nepali films, ahead of Buddhi Tamang (11) and Bipin Karki (9). Counted over notable features: films with ratings, box office, awards or a plot summary on the site.
Directors with the most Nepali films
- Ram Babu Gurung 6 filmsBest-rated: Kabaddi 4: The Final Match (2022)
- Nischal Basnet 4 filmsBest-rated: Loot (2012)
- Dipendra K. Khanal 3 filmsBest-rated: Pashupati Prasad 2: Bhasme Don (2023)
- Pradeep Bhattarai 3 filmsBest-rated: Mahapurush (2022)
Most-cast actors in Nepali films
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Dayahang Rai 15 filmsBest-rated: Kabaddi 4: The Final Match (2022) - Buddhi Tamang 11 filmsBest-rated: Sarangi: A Journey of Purna Bahadur (2024)
- Bipin Karki 9 filmsBest-rated: Oon Ko Sweater (2025)
- Bijay Baral 7 filmsBest-rated: Sarangi: A Journey of Purna Bahadur (2024)
- Saugat Malla 7 filmsBest-rated: Kabaddi 4: The Final Match (2022)
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Rabindra Singh Baniya 7 filmsBest-rated: Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache (2021)
Explained
Nepali Movies Explained: Plot Summaries & Endings
23 Nepali films have a full plot summary on the site and 1 has the ending explained. The newest are Jaari (2023) and Chhakka Panja 4 (2023).
Full list
Browse All 90 Nepali Movies
Filter all 90 Nepali films by genre, decade or year and sort them by rating, box office, release date or title. The list starts with the 90 released Nepali films, newest first.
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Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache
2021 · 1h 53m
67 Metascore Released Apr 9, 2021
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Related languages
Movies in Other Languages From South Asia
South Asia has 20 languages on the site. Besides Nepali, the biggest are Hindi (3,382 films), Malayalam (2,140 films) and Tamil (2,100 films).
FAQ
Nepali Movies: Questions & Answers
Answers from the 90 Nepali films on the site: their ranking, box office and directors.
How many Nepali movies are there?
90 Nepali-language films are on What’s After the Movie, released from 1985 to 2025. 5 are ranked by rating and 20 have reported box office.
Browse all Nepali movies What is the best Nepali movie?
Oon Ko Sweater (2025) ranks highest (Echo Score 90), followed by Pahuna: The Little Visitors (2019) and Sarangi: A Journey of Purna Bahadur (2024). Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.
About Oon Ko Sweater What is the highest-grossing Nepali movie?
Kabaddi 4: The Final Match (2022), with $229.9K worldwide, ahead of Chhakka Panja 5 (2024) at $192.7K.
Nepali box office charts Which decade had the most Nepali films?
The 2010s, with 47 films (52% of all Nepali films on the site). Its best-rated film is Pahuna: The Little Visitors (2019).
Who has directed the most Nepali films?
Ram Babu Gurung has directed the most notable Nepali films (6), ahead of Nischal Basnet (4) and Dipendra K. Khanal (3). Ram Babu Gurung's best-rated is Kabaddi 4: The Final Match (2022).
Ram Babu Gurung's films What are the newest Nepali movies?
Oon Ko Sweater (released May 9, 2025), CANCER (released Nov 23, 2024) and Sarangi: A Journey of Purna Bahadur (released Oct 31, 2024).
New Nepali releases