Kabaddi is a Nepali comedy and love film that was released in theatres on 25 April 2014, with a UA certificate from the censor board. The film was directed by Ram Babu Gurung, who also wrote the story, the screenplay and the dialogue of the picture, and who served as the producer of the film together with the actor Nischal Basnet. The film belongs to the loved members of the Nepali comedy, and it was filmed in the settings of the rural life of the eastern region of the country.

The cast of the film included Dayahang Rai, who played the character of the hero of the village, along with the actress Rishma Gurung, Rajan Khatiwada, Bijay Baral, Shishir Bangdel and Gobinda Rai in the other main roles. The local flavour of the village, the language and the way of the people played a great role in the humour and the heart of the picture, and the fresh faces of the cast gave the film its natural look.

The story of the film is centered on the love of the hero for the village and for the game of Kabaddi, the sport that is held to be the pride of the villages, and the conflict of the film grows out of the events around the hero on the field. The film became one of the biggest hits of the Nepali comedy of 2014, and it was remembered by the audience for the way it showed the fresh style of the villages in the honest and funny voice that the whole country loved.

The success of the film Kabaddi opened the road for the series of the same name that followed in the later years, and the title of the film became one of the most famous names of the Nepali cinema of that decade. The film is available for free on the YouTube of the official channels and it has become a classic that the new generation of the Nepali viewers continues to discover today.