Dinesh Raut (born 1975; Nepali: दिनेश राउत ) is a Nepali film writer, director, producer and songwriter, He is known for I Am Sorry, November Rain, Classic, Parva, Prasad, and Prakash . Raut is the recipient of several awards, including National Film Awards and many other awards.
Career Raut started his career at the age of 14 and later worked as an assistant director in the movie "Mero Euta Sathi Cha" before moving into directing. He made his directorial debut with "I Am Sorry" (2012). His biggest success to date is November Rain Nepali Movie, starring Aaryan Sigdel and Namrata Shrestha, from which he received the Box Office Movies Award 2015 for Best Film Director and the CG DCine Award 2015 for Best Film Director.
Raut’s Classic Nepali Movie (2016) also became a big success at the box office and won the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) Film Director Award. The film also received the Jury Award at the International Nepalese Artist Society (INAS) Award 2016. His next release, "Parva Nepali Movie "(2017), starring Koshish Chettri and Namrata Shrestha, also became a success in the thriller genre.
Raut’s Prakash (2022) is a successful movie in nepali movie industry and earned him several notable awards, including the National Film Award for Best Director, the Nepal Rural Film Festival (NERUFF) 2023 Jury Award, the Spiny Babaaler International Film Festival (SBIFF) 2023 Best Director – Feature Film, and the Pim Nepal Film Festival 2022 Best Director Award. His film Pujar Sharki achieved significant commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing Nepali film in the last 25 years.
Filmography YearFilmCredited as Notes Director Producer Lyricist2009 Mero Euta Sathi Chha2012 I Am Sorry2014 November Rain Naaike2016 Classic Bir Bikram2017 Parva2018 Happy Days2018 Romeo & Muna2018 Prasad2019 Garud Puran2020 Selfie King2022 Prakash 2024 Pujar Sarki 2025 Mahabhoj
Awards and nominations
+ List of awards and nominationsYear Ceremony Category Nominated work Result2014Dcine AwardBest DirectorNovember Rain (2014 film) 2016NFDC National Film AwardsBest DirectorClassic (film)2018Kamana Film AwardsBest DirectorPrasad2016INAS Award Jury AwardClassic (film)2016Box Office AwardBest DirectorNovember Rain (2014 film)2022Nawoda international film festivalBest feature filmPrakash 2022National Film AwardBest DirectorPrakash 2023Spiny Babaalar International film FestivalBest DirectorPrakash 2023Nepal Rural Film FestivalJury awardPrakash 2022pim Nepal Film FestivalBest DirectorPrakash
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