Network

Network is a Nepali feature film that was released in theatres on 20 January 2017. The film was directed by Narendra Bahadur Dhami, who also wrote the script and the lyrics of the songs, and it was presented by the production company World Cover Media. The producer of the film was Vijay K.C., who also appeared in the leading role, while the concept of the story was credited to Bharat K.C.

The cast included Vijay K.C., Nisha Tamang, Krishna Bhattarai, Niru Budhamagar and Surbir Pandit in the main roles, along with the child artists Nischal Acharya and Anuradha Adhikari. The cinematography was handled by Birendra Singh Bhat, who also took part in the editing, and the action sequences were directed by Suraj Shrestha. The music of the film was composed by Suresh Dhahi, the art direction was done by Keshav Mahat, and the background score was also part of the same team of the production.

The title of the film suggests a story connected with the world of news and connections, and the production was built around a theme of communication and the people behind it. The film was released in the early part of 2017, a year in which Nepali cinema was growing in both the number of releases and the variety of subjects. The promotional material of the film was shared through the Nepali film portals of the time, which was the standard way for the productions of that scale to reach their audience.

Network is a representative example of the middle-range Nepali films of its period, made with the available resources of the local industry and aimed at the domestic market. The complete film has been officially uploaded on YouTube, where it is available for free viewing, and it remains watchable for the audiences interested in the small and medium productions of the year 2017. It is part of the wider history of the films that were made in Nepal during the expansion years of the industry.