Upendra Subba

Upendra Subba
उपेन्द्र सुब्बा (Nepali)
ᤀᤢᤐᤣᤴᤍᤪ ᤒᤜᤠᤍᤢᤖ ᤀᤠᤅᤍᤣᤶᤒᤣ (Limbu)
Upendra Subba in 2009
Born
Upendra Bahadur Angdembe Limbu

(1971-09-26) September 26, 1971 (age 53)
Angsarang, Panchthar, Nepal
NationalityNepali
Occupation(s)Poet, lyricist, Writer, Director
Known forKabaddi 4: The Final Match, Jaari, Mansara
Notable work
MovementSrijanshil Arajakta
SpouseKalpana Lawati (Limbu)
Children3 daughters
AwardsPadmashree Sahitya Puraskar

Upendra Bahadur Angdembe Limbu who is known as Upendra Subba (Nepali: उपेन्द्र सुब्बा) is a Nepali poet, lyricist, writer, and film director. He is one of the initiators of the movement called Srijanshil Arajakta (Creative Anarchy)[1] along with Rajan Mukarung and Hangyug Agyat.

Early life

Subba was born in Angsarang-8, Panchthar, an eastern hilly district. His birth name was Upendra Bahadur Angdembe.

In 1997, he moved to Kathmandu city from Damak to become a songwriter. His songwriting had started to see success with music composed by Shantiram Rai. His songs were sung by Deep Shrestha, Robin Sharma, Ananda Karki, Yam Baral and won some competitions. He became convinced that song recording was expensive and that the music industry was heading towards the directions unlike his taste.[2]

Literary career

Around this time, he met Rajan Mukarung and Hangyug Agyat. They jointly started a literary movement called Srijanshil Arajakta (meaning creative anarchy). [3]

He credits their joint movement for his success in writing. He claimed that the success of Lato Pahad was because Rajan Mukarung paved path for him by success of his novels Hechhakuppa and winning Madan Puraskar with Damini Bhir.

He visited Hong Kong in 2016 to attend a program by Critics Society.[4] He has visited Malaysia and Singapore in literary programs.

Published works

Poetry Collection

  • Dada mathi ko Gham jun ra Gadtirka Raake Bhut haru (2002)
  • Hongrayo Bhog ra Pangra (2004)
  • Kholako gita ra purana kavitaharu (2013)[5]
  • Desh Khojdai Jaada (2017)

Short stories collection

  • Lato Pahad (2014) (compilation of stories) adapted as movie Keba Kokma[6]

Music Album

  • Jiwan Akhir Ke Nai Ho Ra (2006) (Music Album)

Film career

For his film writing, he gives credit to director Ram Babu Gurung. They have collaborated hit movies, including Kabaddi, Kabaddi Kabaddi. His first story was Keba Kokma (Lato Pahad), in Limbu language, directed by Ravi Serma.

Lato Pahad was adapted as a theatrical play.[7]

He made brief appearances in Kabaddi and Kabaddi Kabaddi, but deems those appearances as forced upon him by his friends.

He made his directorial debut through 2023 film Jaari, which he also wrote.[8]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Credited as Notes Ref(s)
Actor Writer Director
2014 Kabaddi Jhakri Yes No No
2015 Kabaddi Kabaddi — No Yes No
2016 Taandro — No Yes No
2016 Purano Dunga — No Screenplay No
2019 Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi — No Yes No [9]
2022 Kabaddi 4: The Final Match Jhakri Yes Yes No [10]
2023 Jaari — No Yes Yes Directorial debut film [11]
2024 Mansarra — No Yes Yes [12]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "१५ वर्षअघि काठमाडौं छिरेका तीन 'चितुवा'".
  2. ^ "अब यस्तो प्रेमिकाको सपना छ, जसको प्रेममा बर्बाद होइजाऊँः उपेन्द्र सुब्बा".
  3. ^ "हरिप उपेन्द्र, सरिफ उपेन्द्र - www.nayapage.com". www.nayapage.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-20.
  4. ^ "3分28-平台官网". www.hatteri.com.
  5. ^ "Ratna Pustak Bhandar - The Oldest Book Store - Kathmandu, Nepal".
  6. ^ "My Republica".
  7. ^ "Lato Pahad - The Himalayan Times". 19 July 2015.
  8. ^ Timsina, Bibek (2023-04-29). "'Jaari' movie review: A promising debut for Subba". The Annapurna Express. Archived from the original on 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  9. ^ Pyakurel, Diwakar (2019-09-22). "Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi movie review: With a clichéd story, can this well-acted comedy sustain the brand ?". Online Khabar. Archived from the original on 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  10. ^ नेपाल, सुकृत (2022-05-30). "कमेडी शैलीको चलचित्र 'कबड्डी ४'". Gorkhapatra (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  11. ^ Timsina, Bibek (2023-04-29). "'Jaari' movie review: A promising debut for Subba". The Annapurna Express. Archived from the original on 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  12. ^ Yami, Hisila (2024-05-22). "Mansarra: The story of vulnerability". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  13. ^ http://nepalipratibhapratishthanuk.org/2015/11/20/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5% [dead link‍]
  14. ^ "Bijay Kumar bags Madan Puraskar".
  15. ^ "'Kabbadi' bags National Awards".