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The Secrets of Radha
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySubarna Thapa
Written bySubarna Thapa
Produced byDevaki Bista
Saugat Malla
StarringShristi Shrestha
CinematographyNarendra Mainali
Edited byBipin Malla
Nimesh Shrestha
Colorist:
Rajat Rana
Music byKali Prasad Baskota
Sound design & mixing:
Frederic Maury
Background score:
Christophe Heral
Production
companies
Aadiyogi Vision
Mandala Online
Ami Films
Mana Production
Birranjana Entertainment
Maharani Entertainment
Release date
  • 26 August 2022 (2022-08-26)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryNepal
LanguageNepali

The Secrets of Radha is a 2022 Nepalese drama film directed by Subarna Thapa.[1][2] The film is produced by Devaki Bista and Saugat Malla under Aadiyogi Vision, Mandala Online and Ami Films in association with Mana Production.[3][4] It is presented by Maharani Entertainment. It got official selections at the Imagine India International Film Festival 2023 and Nepal International Film Festival 2023.[5] The movie was premiered at the 2nd Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival 2025 in the Eikhoigi Montage strand.[6][7]

Plot

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Radha is a young woman from a village in Nepal. She, while being pregnant, ventures out to join her husband, a migrant worker hospitalized in Doha, who's gone missing. During the journey, she discovers an intriguing web of lies, deceit and fraud behind his disappearance.

Cast

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Production

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The film is co-produced by Bikram Das Joshi and Heeral Joshi. This project was supported by the Asian Cinema Fund for script development. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, the film was shot between the lockdowns. Principal photography began from end of February 2021.[8] The entire film was shot in Nepal, in the hills of midwestern Nepal and the capital city of Kathmandu.[9]

Release

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The film was released in cinemas of Nepal on 26 August 2022.[10] Its Seattle Premiere was held on 17 September 2022 at Carco Theater in Renton.[11] It was also screened at the Beijing International Dance Video Festival in August 2022.[12]

Reception

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Abhimanyu Dixit of The Kathmandu Post reviewed, "The film feels like a modern-day retelling of the Satyavan-Savitri story from Hindu mythology. In that story, Savitri, a devoted wife, through sheer willpower and devotion, saves her husband from the god of death, Yamaraj. Radha, the character, is also cut from the same cloth."[13]

References

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  1. ^ "The Secrets of Radha on Moviebuff.com". www.moviebuff.com. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  2. ^ "The Secrets of Radha". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Radha - The Secrets of Radha (PG)". www.fcubecinemas.com. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  4. ^ "ICA - THE SECRETS OF RADHA - Q&A". www.ica.art. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  5. ^ "The Secrets of Radha". niff.org.np. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  6. ^ "2nd Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival 2025 Official Selection List" (PDF). eiiff.org.
  7. ^ Murtaza Ali Khan. "EIIFF 2025: Cinema Sparks Change in Manipur". www.transcontinentaltimes.com. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Saugat Malla Collaborating with Subarna Thapa for 'The Secrets of Radha'". Nepal Press. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  9. ^ "The Secrets of Radha (Subarna Thapa) Nepal. Official Section". imagineindiafestival.com. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  10. ^ "The Secrets of Radha". bishwojyoti.com. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  11. ^ Saurav Kakshapati. "Seattle Premiere of Nepali Feature Film "The Secrets of Radha" by Nepal Rising Seattle". nepalseattle.org. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Beijing International Dance Video Festival screens Nepali film". China Daily. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  13. ^ Abhimanyu Dixit. "Watch 'Radha' for Shristi Shrestha's performance". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
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