Suntali
{{short description|2014 Nepali black-comedy film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Suntali
| image = File:Suntali.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|ne|सुन्तली}}
| director = Bhaskar Dhungana
| producer = Bhaskar Dhungana
Jaya Shah
Prachanda Shrestha
| starring = Priyanka Karki
Karma Shakya
Sushma Karki
Bipin Karki
Pramod Agrahari
| narrator = Madan Krishna Shrestha
| cinematography =Andra Belisiya
| studio = Blue Poppy Films
| released = {{Film date|2014|10||Busan}}
| country = Nepal
| language = Nepali
}}
Suntali ({{langx|ne|सुन्तली}}) is a 2014 Nepali black-comedy film, directed by Bhaskar Dhungana. The film is produced by Bhaskar Dhungana, Jaya Shah, and Prachanda Shrestha under the banner of Blue Poppy Films. It stars Priyanka Karki, Karma Shakya, Sushma Karki, Bipin Karki, and Pramod Agrahari. The film follows Suntali's relationship with Sundar.
Plot
A matriarch of a village in Nepal, is arranging her son Sundar's wedding. Suntali, Sundar's old friend, comes to the village, and she rekindle their relationship. The matriarch starts a plan to destroy her.
Cast
- Priyanka Karki as Suntali
- Karma Shakya as Sundar
- Sushma Karki as Buxom Babe
- Bipin Karki as Bidur
- Pramod Agrahari as Bajrang
- Madan Krishna Shrestha as narrator
Release and reception
Suntali premiered at the 19th Busan International Film Festival in October 2014 on the Window on Asian Cinema category.{{Cite web|title=Welcoming Suntali – Hall of frame – Friday Weekly|url=http://www.fridayweekly.com.np/index.php/hall-of-frame/welcoming-suntali|access-date=2 June 2020|website=fridayweekly.com.np|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602155504/http://www.fridayweekly.com.np/index.php/hall-of-frame/welcoming-suntali|archive-date=2 June 2020|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Suntali {{!}} Festival International de Films de Fribourg|url=https://www.fiff.ch/en/suntali|access-date=2 June 2020|website=www.fiff.ch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602151553/https://www.fiff.ch/en/suntali|archive-date=2 June 2020|url-status=live}}
Abhimanyu Dixit of The Kathmandu Post wrote, "Dhungana proved that he was a proficient maker that too in his debut film".{{Cite web|title=Nine trends that defined Nepali films in the past decade|url=https://kathmandupost.com/movie-review/2019/12/21/nine-trends-that-defined-nepali-films-in-the-past-decade|access-date=2 June 2020|website=kathmandupost.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602152000/https://kathmandupost.com/movie-review/2019/12/21/nine-trends-that-defined-nepali-films-in-the-past-decade|archive-date=2 June 2020|url-status=live}} Sophia Pande of Nepali Times wrote, "Suntali is quite the pleasure for those of us who have cringed in the theaters while watching Nepali films in the past".{{Cite web|last=Pande|first=Sophia|title=Suntali {{!}} Must See {{!}} Nepali Times|url=https://archive.nepalitimes.com/article/must-see/suntali-nepali-movie-review,2033|access-date=2 June 2020|website=archive.nepalitimes.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602154621/https://archive.nepalitimes.com/article/must-see/suntali-nepali-movie-review,2033|archive-date=2 June 2020|url-status=live}} Niranjan Kunwar of The Record wrote "Suntali is a simple, yet beautiful film. And it's the simplest beauty that can be the most powerful".{{Cite web|last=Kunwar|first=Niranjan|date=28 February 2015|title=A familiar tale, told a new|url=https://www.recordnepal.com/art-letter/a-familiar-tale-told-a-new/|access-date=2 June 2020|website=The Record|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602154905/https://www.recordnepal.com/art-letter/a-familiar-tale-told-a-new/|archive-date=2 June 2020|url-status=live}} The staff of Onlinekhabar wrote, "True to its form, Suntali combined these two to a certain degree of success. But the audience couldn't warm up to this as most failed to recognise the clever juxtaposition of these forms".{{Cite web|title='Kalo Pothi' movie review: A triumph of Nepali cinema|url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/kalo-pothi-movie-review-triumph-nepali-cinema.html|url-status=live|access-date=2 June 2020|website=OnlineKhabar|date=6 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602160130/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/kalo-pothi-movie-review-triumph-nepali-cinema.html|archive-date=2 June 2020}}
= Awards and nominations =
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=tt3908994}}