Dayahang Rai at International Theater Festival 2019
Born
(1980-04-13) 13 April 1980 (age 44)
Khawa, Bhojpur District, Nepal
Nationality
Nepalese
Occupation(s)
Actor, director, play writer
Years active
2002–present
Organisation(s)
Mandala Theatre, Nepal
Known for
Kabaddi 4: The Final Match
Jaari
Spouse
Benuka Rai
(m. 2006)
Children
2
Dayahang Rai (Nepali: दयाहाङ् राई; born 13 April 1980) is a Nepalese actor, director, and playwright. Dayahang is known for his uniqueness in Nepali cinema. He is one of the most popular and acclaimed actors of Nepal. He has starred in over 40 films and is one of the leading contemporary actors of Nepal. He has received various accolades throughout his acting career. Dayahang is a veteran theatrical actor who made the jump to Nepali cinemas.[1][2]
Dayahang rose to prominence from the television series Yuva, Dalan, and Hamro Team. He made his film debut with Anagarik (2006). Dasdhunga (2010) was fairly successful, but Loot (2012) turned out to be the turning point in his career, which was a massive hit. Since then he has starred in many commercially successful films Chhadke (2013), Badhshala (2013), Karkash (2013), Jholey (2014), Kabaddi (2013) and its sequels Kabaddi Kabaddi (2015) and Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi(2019), Talakjung vs Tulke (2014), Woda Number 6 (2015), How Funny (2016), Bir Bikram (2016), Loot 2 (2017), Kaanchi (2018) and Jatrai Jatra (2019). The movie White Sun (2016) which he starred in, was the first ever Nepali movie entered for the Academy Awards.
Dayahang Rai is the recipient of numerous awards including three National Awards for best supporting actor in 2009 for Dasdhunga; best actor in 2015 for Sambodhan,[3] and best actor in 2016 for Kabaddi Kabaddi.
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