Mannko Bandh

Mannko Bandh (1974)

मनको बांध

Shyam leaves his village to study engineering in Kathmandu, hoping to return and serve his community, but fate takes an unexpected turn when he is forced to marry Rupa, betraying his childhood love, Laxmi, who awaits his return.

Date of release
1974-02-18
Runtime
2h 16m
Genres
Drama
Director
Prakash Thapa

Casting

Interesting facts

Mann Ko Bandh is a 1973 Nepali-language drama film directed by Prakash Thapa. It holds a significant place in the history of Nepalese cinema as the very first feature film produced by the Royal Nepal Film Corporation, a government body established in 1971 to promote native filmmaking.

Production

Prior to the early 1970s, Nepalese films like Aama (1964) and Maitighar (1966) were either fully funded directly by government departments or executed by private entities utilizing technicians from India.

The establishment of the Royal Nepal Film Corporation aimed to industrialize local cinema. Mann Ko Bandh was commissioned as its flagship project to prove the corporation's production capabilities. Principal photography took place on location across the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding rural districts under the supervision of cinematographer Baikuntha Man Maskey.

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