Dinesh Raut
{{short description|Nepali filmmaker}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dinesh Raut
| image = Dinesh raut in shooting.jpg
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| birth_name = Dinesh Raut
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|3|17}}
| birth_place = Kathmandu, Nepal
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| occupation = Film director, producer, and writer.
| years_active = 2009-present
| known_for = Prasad, classic, I am sorry, and November Rain.
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| spouse = Rashmi Timilsina
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Dinesh Raut{{Cite web|url=https://thenewyorkcitypost.com/dinesh-raut-a-nepali-movie-director-who-has-aimed-to-win-the-oscar-award/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818085959/http://thenewyorkcitypost.com/dinesh-raut-a-nepali-movie-director-who-has-aimed-to-win-the-oscar-award/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=18 August 2018|title=A Nepali Movie Director who has aimed to win the Oscar Award|last=Post|first=The New York City|date=2016-10-31|website=The New York City Post|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-05}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmykhabar.com/pictures/662/17575/|title=Dinesh Raut :: NFDC National Film Award 2073 :: Picture :: FilmyKhabar : Nepali Film News, Celebrity, Pictures, Songs, Videos|website=www.filmykhabar.com|access-date=2020-01-05}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.moviemandu.com/nfdc-award-pashupati-prasad-wins-best-movie-classic-bags-most-trophy/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205072243/http://www.moviemandu.com/nfdc-award-pashupati-prasad-wins-best-movie-classic-bags-most-trophy/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=5 February 2018|title=NFDC Award : Pashupati Prasad Wins Best Movie, Classic Bags Most Trophy|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lensnepal.com/awards/kamana-film-award/2076.html|title=Kamana Film Award Details {{!}} 2076|website=Lens Nepal|access-date=2020-01-05}} (born 1975) is a Nepali film writer, director,{{Cite web|url=https://kathmandupost.com/art-entertainment/2018/04/11/prasad-set-to-go-on-the-floor|title=Prasad set to go on the floor|website=kathmandupost.com|language=English|access-date=2020-01-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/53310/|title=Speaking through visuals|last=Lama|first=Sonam|website=My City|language=en|access-date=2020-01-05}} producer and songwriter, He is known for I Am Sorry, November Rain, Classic, Parva, Prasad, and Prakash .{{Cite web|url=http://saarcculture.org/2019/07/18/saarc-film-festival-2019-2/|title=SAARC Film Festival 2019 {{!}}|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-05|archive-date=2021-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506205839/http://saarcculture.org/2019/07/18/saarc-film-festival-2019-2/|url-status=dead}} Raut is the recipient of several awards,{{Cite web|title=Nefta nominees announced|url=https://kathmandupost.com/art-entertainment/2016/10/25/nefta-nominees-announced|access-date=2021-06-11|website=kathmandupost.com|language=English}} including National Film Awards and many other awards.
Career
Raut started his career at the age of 14 as a Theater Artist and later he worked as an assistant director in movie “Mero Euta Sathi Cha” before moving into directing. He made his directorial debut with “I am Sorry” (2012). His biggest success to date is November Rain, starring Aaryan Sigdel and Namrata Shrestha from which he received Box Office movies award 2015 Best film director award and CG DCine{{Cite web|title=Surendra Paudel, Dinesh Raut and Aryan Sigdel :: 6th NEFTA Award at Malaysia :: Picture :: FilmyKhabar : Nepali Film News, Celebrity, Pictures, Songs, Videos|url=http://www.filmykhabar.com/pictures/556/14130/|access-date=2021-06-11|website=www.filmykhabar.com}} award 2015 in Best film Director. Raut's Classic (2016) also became a big success at the box office and won the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) Film Director Award. Also received the Jury award for movie Classic at International Nepalese Artist Society (INAS) Award, 2016. Raut's recent release was “Parva” (2017) starring Koshish Chettri, Namrata Shrestha which also became a huge success in thriller genre. He has also won Nepal Rural Film Festival (NERUFF) - 2023 Jury award for movie “Prakash”, Spiny Babaaler International Film Festival (SBIFF) - 2023 Best director feature film from movie “Prakash” also won Pim Nepal Film Festival - 2022 Best director award for movie “Prakash”. He has written lyrics for his own movies like all songs for November Rain, Kale Dai from Parva, Hare Hare from Classic as well as provided the lyrics for many other movies like Bir Bikram, Happy Days and so on.
Filmography
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! rowspan="2" style="width:80px;"|Year ! rowspan="2"|Film ! colspan="3"|Credited as ! rowspan="2"| Notes ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |{{Tooltip|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
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! Director ! Producer ! Lyricist |
| style="text-align:center;"|2009
! scope="row"| Mero Euta Sathi Chha |{{partial|Chief AD}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | | |
| style="text-align:center;" |2012
! scope="row" | I Am Sorry |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | | |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |2014
! scope="row" | November Rain |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |
| scope="row" | Naaike
|{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |
|---|
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | Classic |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | |
| scope="row" | Bir Bikram
|{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |
| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | Parva |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |
| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | Happy Days |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |
| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | Romeo & Muna |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |
| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | Prasad |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | | |
| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | Garud Puran |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |
| style="text-align:center;" |2020
! scope="row" | Selfie King |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | | |
| style="text-align:center;" |2022
! scope="row" | Prakash |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | |style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |last=Bajracharya |first=Nasana |date=2022-08-27 |title=Prakash movie review 2022: Ray of hope for Nepali film fans |url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/prakash-nepali-film-movie-review-2022.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827073028/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/prakash-nepali-film-movie-review-2022.html |archive-date=2022-08-27 |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=Online Khabar |language=en-GB}} |
| style="text-align:center;" |2024
! scope="row" | Pujar Sarki |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | |
| style="text-align:center;" |2025
! scope="row" | Mahabhoj |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | |
Awards and nominations
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!scope="col"| Ceremony !scope="col"| Category !scope="col"| Nominated work !scope="col"| Result |
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| 2014
|Dcine Award |Best Director |{{won}} |
| 2016
|NFDC National Film Awards |Best Director |{{won}} |
| 2018
|Kamana Film Awards |Best Director |{{won}} |
| 2016
|INAS Award |Jury Award |{{won}} |
| 2016
|Box Office Award |Best Director |{{won}} |
| 2022
|Nawoda international film festival |Best feature film |Prakash |{{won}} |
| 2022
|National Film Award |Best Director |Prakash |{{won}} |
| 2023
|Spiny Babaalar International film Festival |Best Director |Prakash |{{won}} |
| 2023
|Nepal Rural Film Festival |Jury award |Prakash |{{won}} |
| 2022
|pim Nepal Film Festival |Best Director |Prakash |{{won}} |
References
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