With the year 2080 coming close to an end for Nepali cinema which offered Nepali moviegoers with some of the best films the cinema industry has to give such as Mahanagar, Halkara, Jaari, Dimag Kharab, Chakka Panja 4, and more. Now the year 2081 coming close with a new year, and the Nepali film industry has come up with a new treat that might be the next blockbuster Nepali film and even the start of a 2081 blockbuster film. We are talking about Degree Maila: MA 3rd Class, a film by Ram Babu Gurung releasing this Nepali new year 2081.
Degree Maila: Social Drama
When it comes to Nepali blockbuster cinema, the year 2080 was all about social drama films that became box-office successes. The films Jaari, Dimag Kharab, Fulbari, and Pashupati Prasad 2 were all social dramas that drew excitement, attention, and attraction from Nepali moviegoers, leading to their commercial success. Degree Maila, the upcoming film, is also a social drama film that depicts a graduate man and the problem of education in rural Nepal, offering a glimpse into the rural Nepal education system through a great family and societal drama. Along with addressing the social drama theme that Nepali moviegoers enjoy and prefer, the film also features great comedy, epic yet witty dialogues, romance, and troubles & necessities the characters face with one another.
Degree Maila: Direction & Writing
Degree Maila is directed by Ram Babu Gurung, a promising and talented filmmaker known for his work on the Kabaddi series Purano Dunga, Saili, Mr. Jholay, and the recent social drama film Fulbari. While most of his films have been box-office successes along with few blockbuster films in his arsenal, with the release of Degree Maila, we may see his next blockbuster film, as he has great direction talent to create successful social drama films and even comedies. He has a great talent for portraying Nepalese societal problems with a mix of comedy, romance, and drama as he writes the majority of the films he directs, the same with his next film Degree Maila, so the audience can expect a film that will keep them engaged until the end, making every scene interesting and thought-provoking with the societal discussions the film depicts, while also providing some comedy and romance to keep the film exciting.
Degree Maila: Cast
Degree Maila, directed and written by promising filmmaker Ram Babu Gurung, features an ensemble cast, with Dayahang Rai and Aanchal Sharma taking on the lead roles. Dayahang Rai and Aanchal Sharma’s chemistry excites the audience, who are curious about how the pair creates new wonderful chemistry and character romance in a social drama film, Degree Maila. Dayahang Rai will play a character named Maila, who is an egotistical, self-centered, and boastful man who always speaks highly of himself and brags about his accomplishments and opportunities he declined to the villagers and his family.
With an interesting character portrayed by Dayahang Rai, Aanchal Sharma plays Dayahang’s love interest, who happens to be the daughter of a school owner who is struggling to find an English teacher, which could lead to the school’s closure. The interesting part is that Maila, who has a degree, is needed by the school, but his high demand and self-centered behavior cause a feud between them, making it a difficult situation for both the villagers and the school members. The villagers and school members all work hard to hire Maila, but his behavior and desires cause problems for the entire village, making the storyline quite interesting and leaving the audience wondering what will happen in that village. Along with Dayahang Rai and Aanchal Sharma, the film features talented actors such as Maotse Gurung, Prakash Ghimire, Bijay Baral, Buddhi Tamang, Kamal Mani Nepal, and several others, all of whom have the potential to propel Degree Maila to blockbuster success due to their performances and character portrayal talents.
Degree Maila: Cinematography and Color Tone
The final standout feature of the Degree Maila film is its stunning cinematography and color tone, as seen in the teaser and trailer. The film’s cinematography, handled by Shiva Ram Shrestha and Riley H. Shen, and editing and VFX by Nismesh Shrestha and Manoj Shrestha, employs a great blend of color, a picturesque location depicting rural Nepal, and a wonderful setting to portray a social drama about education in rural Nepal, which could contribute to the film’s upcoming blockbuster success.