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Aama

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Aama

"The first Nepalese film produced in Nepal."

1965

2h 3m

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Drama

Overview

After fleeing home and returning years later to find his widowed mother dead, Man Bahadur, a devastated young man plans to disappear again until an unexpected opportunity inspires him to serve his nation.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Shiva Shankar Manandhar

Shiva Shankar Manandhar

Bhuwan Thapa Chand

Bhuwan Thapa Chand

Hari Prasad Rimal

Hari Prasad Rimal

Basundhara Bhusal

Basundhara Bhusal

Chaitya Devi

Chaitya Devi

Bhim Bahadur

Bimala Kumari

Indra Lal

Uttam Nepali

Hira Singh Khatri

Creative team

Directed by: Hira Singh Khatri
Written by: Durga Shrestha
Chaitya Devi

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