Deepak Raj Giri

Deepak Raj Giri (Nepali: दिपकराज गिरि) is a Nepali actor, comedian, screen writer, director and producer known for his work in Nepali Cinema. Considered as one of the most popular comedian, he is one of the most successful and is the highest grossing actor in Nepali cinema

Deepak Raj Giri
दिपकराज गिरि
Giri in 2015
Born (1969-04-13) April 13, 1969
NationalityNepali
Occupation
  • comedian, actor, screenwriter, director
Years active2000-present

Deepak Raj Giri produced and acted in the iconic Nepali sitcom Tito Satya, which ran for 12 years from 2003 to 2015. He has also worked in films such as Woda Number 6 in 2015 and Shatru Gate in 2018.

In 2016, he produced Chhakka Panja, where he also played one of the lead roles. The film was followed up by the sequels Chhakka Panja 2 in 2017 and Chhakka Panja 3 in 2018. Giri received two NEFTA awards, for "best story and screenplay", for his work on Chhakka Panja 3.[1] The Chhakka Panja franchise is the most commercially successful films in Nepali cinema. He is also the host of the television show Crime Patrol Nepal In year 2022, Giri won National Film Award for the "best actor"[2] for his film Chha Maya Chhapakkai which was released on 2019. Giri is currently working on his upcoming movie Chhakka Panja 4 which will be released on 3 March 2023. He confirmed that the shooting is over and are working on post-production through Social Media.

Filmography

Film
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Credited as Director Notes Ref(s)
Writer Producer
2010 Sundar Mero Naam Sundar No No Vijaya Thapa Debut Film
2014 Chha Yekan Chha Chanchal Pandey Yes Yes Dinesh D.C.
2015 Woda Number Chha Deep Kumar Sharma Yes Yes Ujjwal Ghimire
2016 Chhakka Panja Raja Yes Yes Deepa Shree Niraula
2017 Chhakka Panja 2 Raja / DSP B.S Kunwar Yes No
2018 Shatru Gate Rahul KC Yes Yes Pradip Bhattarai
Chhakka Panja 3 Raja Kaji Yes No Deepa Shree Niraula
2019 Chha Maya Chhapakkai B.P. Poudel Yes No Dipendra Lama
2023 Chhakka Panja 4 Raja Yes Yes Deepa Shree Niraula Post-production [3]

Television
Year Title Role Director Seasons
2003 - 2015 Tito Satya Deepak Yes 09
2022 Crime Patrol Nepal Himself No 01

Awards
NEFTA Film Awards
Year Award Film Result Ref(s)
2014 Best Dialogue Chha Yekan Chha Won [4]
2021 Best Story Chhakka Panja 3 Won [1]
Best Screenplay Won
Best Dialogue Nominated
National Film Awards
Year Award Film Result Ref(s)
2022 Best Actor Chha Maya Chhapakkai Won [2]

References
  1. "नेफ्टामा 'छक्का पञ्जा ३' उत्कृष्ट फिल्म : विपिन र मेनुका उत्कृष्ट अभिनेता-अभिनेत्री, बाँकी अवार्ड कसलाई?". Pahilo Post (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. "Best Actor Award". ronbpost.com. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  3. "Chhakka Panja 4 production has started". nepalisansar.com. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  4. "Best Dialogue writer of the year Award". lensnepal.com. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
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