Kabaddi (franchise) explained

Kabaddi

Native Name:

Director:

Producer:

Nischal Basnet

Raunak Bikram Kandel

Sunil Rauniyar

Arjun Karki

Mani Ram Pokharel

Om Chand Rauniyar

Kabaddi (Nepali: कबड्डी) is a series of comedy drama films directed by Ram Babu Gurung and is one of the biggest franchises of Nepali Cinema. The first film in the series, Kabaddi was released on 2014. The latest movie, was released on 2022. There are a total of 4 films in this franchise.

Films

	Denotes films still running in theatres

These are the films that have been released in this franchise.

List of Kabaddi Franchise Films!Film!Release date!Director(s)!Screenwriter(s)!Ref(s)
Kabaddi	25 April 2014	Ram Babu Gurung	Ram Babu Gurung	^[1]
Kabaddi Kabaddi	27 November 2015		Ram Babu Gurung Upendra Subba	^[2]
Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi	20 September 2019			^[3] ^[4]
	27 May 2022			^[5] ^[6]

Cast

This table below lists the main characters who appeared in the Kabaddi Franchise.

Actors	Films
Actors	Kabaddi (2014)	Kabaddi Kabaddi (2015)	Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi (2019)	(2022)
Dayahang Rai	Kaji
Saugat Malla		Bam Kaji		Bam Kaji
Buddhi Tamang	Buddhi Lal Magar/Chhantyal
Bijay Baral	B.K./Bir Kaji
Rishma Gurung	Maiya		Maiya
Puskar Gurung	Mukhiya
Karma Shakya			Myaki
Miruna Magar				Miss Shanti
Upasana Singh Thakuri			Kasi
	Bibek	Bibek

Producers

The table below lists the producers who were part of the production team, including producers, co-producers, and executive producers.

Producer	Films
Producer	Kabaddi (2014)	Kabaddi Kabaddi (2015)	Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi (2019)	(2022)
Nischal Basnet	Producer	Executive
Sunil Chand Rauniyar	Producer
Om Chand Rauniyar	Executive	Co-Producer	Producer
Mani Ram Pokhrel			Producer
Arjun Karki	Executive	Co-Producer	Producer	Executive
Raunak Bikram Kandel		Producer
Ruden Sada Lepcha			Co-Producer

Release and reception

Film	Release date	Budget	Box Office	Ref(s)
Kabaddi	25 April 2014	रु 35 Lakh (US$27.9k)	रु 2.6 Crore (US$ 207k)
Kabaddi Kabaddi	27 November 2015	रु 1 Crore (US$79.7k)	रु 10.3 Crore (US$ 821k)
Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi	20 September 2019	रु 2.5 Crore (US$ 203k)	रु 13.5 Crore (US$877k)	^[7]
	27 May 2022	रु 3 Crore (US$241k)	रु 22.9 Crore (US$1.81 Million)	^[8] ^[9]
Total Budget and Box-office Collection		रु 6.85 Crore (US$ 546k)	रु 49.3 Crore (US$3.65 Million)

Notes and References

Web site: Rai . Jessica . 6 December 2015 . The director who made the nation go Kabaddi . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190930193053/https://thehimalayantimes.com/entertainment/events/the-director-who-made-the-nation-go-kabaddi/ . 30 September 2019 . 15 October 2020 . . en-US.
News: 2015-11-28 . Laugh riot in Kabaddi Kabaddi . . dead . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208131159/https://thehimalayantimes.com/entertainment/movie-review/laugh-riot-in-kabaddi-kabaddi-2/ . 2015-12-08.
Web site: Dixit . Abhimanyu . 28 September 2019 . Did we really need a third Kabaddi movie? . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200521160845/https://kathmandupost.com/movie-review/2019/09/28/third-time-is-not-the-charm . 21 May 2020 . 15 October 2020 . . English.
Web site: Mahat . Sunny . 25 September 2019 . A complete family entertainer . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190930193334/https://theannapurnaexpress.com/news/a-complete-family-entertainer-1927 . 30 September 2019 . 15 October 2020 . . en.
Web site: नेपाल . सुकृत . 2022-05-30 . कमेडी शैलीको चलचित्र 'कबड्डी ४' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220530052825/https://gorkhapatraonline.com/news/14455 . 2022-05-30 . 2022-07-30 . . ne.
Web site: बराल . सजना . 2022-06-04 . यी हुन् चर्चामा नआएकी कबड्डी–४ की पम्फा . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220728171746/https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/130382 . 2022-07-28 . 2022-07-30 . . ne.
Web site: वर्ष २०७६ : सिक्वेलले टिकाएको बक्स अफिस . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200521164855/https://www.nepalsamaya.com/detail/27633 . 21 May 2020 . 21 May 2020 . Nepal Samaya.
Web site: 2022-06-07 . 'कबड्डी ४'लाई ५ लाख दर्शकले हेरे, यी हुन् 'ब्लकबस्टर' हुनुका ८ कारण ul . 2022-06-07 . . ne.
Web site: 2022-12-16 . आज ५१ दिन मनाउँदै 'महापुरुष' : ११ करोड हारहारीमा कमाइ . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230208052918/https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2022/12/1233651 . 2023-02-08 . 2023-03-11 . . ne.