Jayananda Lama

Acting

Jayananda Lama

Born in Bahrabise, Nepal, Lama was a renowned singer, composer, and actor who received national recognition at the age of 13 after winning a consolation prize in a nationwide competition. He earned degrees in classical music from Lalit Kala Campus and Allahabad University in India, later serving at the Royal Nepal Academy and as Head of the Folk Department at Radio Nepal. Making his acting debut in Man Ko Bandh (1973), he went on to appear in more than 100 films during his distinguished career. He passed away in Bhaktapur on 23 February 2022 at the age of 65.

Acting credits

Ganapati poster
NR

The people of a village think a newborn baby is an incarnation of Ganesh until he is diagnosed as having a birth defect, which impacts the life of the baby as he grows into a man.

Ganapati

2023

Kanchhi poster
10.0

Set in Nepal’s high Himalayas, two childhood friends defy family expectations and social barriers as their enduring love is tested by circumstances determined to keep them apart.

Kanchhi

2018

Hijo Aja Ka Kura poster
NR

Three young people decide on choosing to emigrate for better lives, but their families say otherwise.

Hijo Aja Ka Kura

2022

Daal Bhat Tarkari poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Daal Bhat Tarkari

2019

Rato Tika Nidharma poster
NR

The story follows the struggles and effects of foreign labor and education migration on local entrepreneurs and families back in Nepal.

Rato Tika Nidharma

2019

Dui Nambari poster
NR

As two friends get into hunting for a living in a small village in rural Nepal, their lives take a turn when a Nepali-speaking Bhutanese woman arrives there.

Dui Nambari

2022

Chhakka Panja 3 poster
3.0

The headmaster's daughter returns to her rural village to reform a corrupt, mismanaged government school, facing fierce resistance from local politicians and her own in-laws in the process.

Chhakka Panja 3

2018

Sanglo poster
NR

The fight against the sinners and the culprits.

Sanglo

2019

Chhakka Panja 2 poster
6.8

Although they are virtual strangers, a man and a woman consider entering into a fake marriage to achieve their individual aspirations.

Chhakka Panja 2

2017

Bhaire poster
NR

Two friends set out on a journey to find their long-lost childhood friend on behalf of his 84-year-old dying father. Along the journey, everyone goes through innumerable highs and lows defining love, struggle, care, conflict, and hope.

Bhaire

2019

Sick City poster
NR

Story of a poor guy named Krishna who enters the world of drugs for fast and easy money and a luxurious life but sometimes things don't work out they way you want them to.

Sick City

2021

Yatra: A Musical Vlog poster
NR

Yatra is a story of 5 friends aka 'Panch Panchi' who are filmmaking students and actively works for social causes. For their last semester project, they are searching for some life-changing subject and get to know about a mysterious girl through Samriddhi Rai's vlog.

Yatra: A Musical Vlog

2019

The Ring of the Buddha poster
7.0

Nepal 1950. A mysterious, unexplored country. The Swiss geologist Toni Hagen, was the first European to pass through the "forbidden" kingdom. He doesn't discover any mineral resources there. Yet he does uncover the mysteries of life and penetrates towards a more profound truth which lends a new dimension to his life. In the spring of 1999, Hagen returns to Nepal to keep a promise of almost 50 years: At that time a Buddhist monk had presented him with the gift of a valuable and mystical ring.

The Ring of the Buddha

2003

Pratiksha poster
NR

A classic Nepali drama starring Rajesh Hamal and Karishma Manandhar that explores themes of love, social expectations, and personal integrity.

Pratiksha

1995