Gyanendra Deuja (born 5 May 1967) () is a retired officer of Nepal Rastra Bank - the central bank of Nepal and a Nepali film Producer, Director and Screenwriter. He directed his first movie, Rakshak, in 1997. It contained the first instance of an underwater action sequence ever shot in a Nepali movie. He then started adding a novelty to each of his movies. One of his notable movies is Muna Madan () based on the long poem of the same name by Laxmi Prasad Devkota. This movie was Nepal's submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2004 Oscars. As of June 2025, he is preparing to start shooting his next film Jhingedaau - 2, which is a to his 2022 release jhingedaau. While jhingedaau was based on a timeless one act play of Bhim Nidhi Tiwari; Jhingedaau 2 is his own take on continuance of the open ended story.
Career With the establishment of Nepal television in the early 1980s, many of the theater artists transitioned to making soap opera. He started taking minor roles and working as production assistant as well. when he was doing some educational awareness program for the TV, he met Resh Raj Acharya - a senior movie director who later mentored him. Mr. Deuja worked as chief assistant director in tele-serials like Sparsh, Dushman, Aama, etc. and celluloid feature films like Tuhuro, Bandhan, Aama with Mr. Acharya.
Filmography
Year Title1997Rakshak1999Gorkhali2000Daagbatti2002-2003Muna Madan2004Kurukshetra2006Barmala2006Lavkush2007Hami Taxi Driver2008Dewar Babu2009Rana Sangram2010Hifajat2010Khusi2011Chhabilal Kanjus Chaina2013-2016Buddha Born in Nepal2022Jhingedaau2024Upahaar - The Journey of Life2025Jhingedaau - 2 (Work in Progress)
Television Deuja has also done work in television: Golmaal, Aankna Khulyo, Ghaito Ma Gham, Shayogi, Asal Upaya, Kamaiya.
Awards
Nomination of Muna-Madan in 76thOscar Awards-2003 Participated in Palm springs film festival- 2004 Prakash Thapa Memorial Award- 2007 Awarded for the most successful Director of the Year for the movie Dewar-Babu (from Nepal films producers association) KTV Film Award -2008 Awarded as the Best Director for the movie Dewar-Babu. 5th NEFTA TTV Award-2011 Nominated in Best director category for the movie Rana-Sangram. Samjhana digital film award- 2010 Nominated in Best Director category for the movie Hifajat
Personal life He is married to Rosani Adhikari Deuja. He has a son, Sulav Pratik Deuja and a daughter, Samikshya Deuja. Apart from being a screenwriter and director, Mr. Deuja is also a professional banker, having been the deputy Director of Nepal Rastra Bank since 1988.
References
External links
Interview - Gyanendra Deuja