Xira
{{short description|2019 Nepali action film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
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| image = Xira (film).jpg
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| caption = Theatrical release poster
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| director = Ashutosh Raj Shrestha
| writer = Ashutosh Raj Shrestha
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| starring = Namrata Shrestha
Anoop Bikram Shahi
Promod Agrahari
Srijana Regmi
Raymon Das Shrestha
Suzta Shrestha
Samrat Magar
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| released = {{Film date|df=y|2019|8|23|Nepal|ref1=}}
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| country = Nepal
| language = Nepali
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Xira is a 2019 Nepali action film directed and written by Ashutosh Raj Shrestha. It stars Namrata Shrestha, Anoop Bikram Shahi, Promod Agrahari, Srijana Regmi, Raymon Das Shrestha, Suzta Shrestha, Samrat Magar.{{Cite web|title='Xira' drops its trailer, Namrata in an action avatar|url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/71573/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=12 January 2021|website=My City|language=en}}
Cast
- Namrata Shrestha as Xira
- Anoop Bikram Shahi as Xira's husband
- Promod Agrahari as Raja
- Srijana Regmi as Bullet
- Samrat Magar as Xira's coach
- Raymon Das Shrestha
- Suzta Shrestha as Shilu
Reception
Diwakar Pyakurel of OnlineKhabar wrote, "Xira might have numerous limitations in terms of the story as well as presentation. The movie, of course, could have been more enriched and powerful. Its cinematographic review might point at other dimensions of strengths and weaknesses. But, from the feminist point of view, Xira is one of the few Nepali films that celebrate the feminine power to defy patriarchal restrictions".{{Cite web|title=Xira movie review: Why is Namrataa Shrestha's experiment appealing to feminists?|url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/xira-movie-review-why-is-namrataa-shresthas-experiment-appealing-to-feminists.html|access-date=12 January 2021|website=OnlineKhabar|language=en-GB}} Abhimanyu Dixit of The Kathmandu Post wrote, "You want to like Xira, you really do, but it just won't let you".{{Cite web|title=Xira the film won't let you admire Xira the character|url=https://kathmandupost.com/movie-review/2019/08/31/xira-the-film-won-t-let-you-admire-xira-the-character|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=12 January 2021|website=The Kathmandu Post|language=English}} Sunny Mahat of The Annapurna Express wrote, "What the movie actually promised as the first ever MMA-based film was a ‘feast of fury’ combined with a lot of action-packed sequences. But, alas, gross negligence in many aspects of filmmaking make "Xira" not even worth sitting through its short 1 hr 35 mins length".{{Cite web|last=Mahat|first=Sunny|title=Good moves, bad movie|url=https://theannapurnaexpress.com/news/good-moves-bad-movie-1854|access-date=12 January 2021|website=The Annapurna Express|language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=tt10623658}}