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Cinema of Nepal (Nepali: नेपाली चलचित्र) | |
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No. of screens | 130[1] |
• Per capita | 0.2 per 100,000 (2001)[1] |
Produced feature films (2016) | |
Total | 100[1] |
Nepali Cinema, also referred to as "Nepali Chalachitra" (Nepali: नेपाली चलचित्र) is the filmmaking industry in Nepal. This includes films in various languages of Nepal, most notably in Nepali language but also in Newari, Maithili, and Tharu among others. The term Cinemandu is also used, as a portmanteau for films produced in the Nepali language while the Nepalese films produced from Kathmandu and Janakpur in the Maithili language is known as Mithilawood. Both of these film industries are the largest viewing cinema of Nepal and are collectively known as Nepali Cinema. [2]