Deepak Rauniyar

Deepak Rauniyar (Nepali: दीपक रौनियार; born on 29 August 1978) is a Nepalese director, writer and producer.^[1][2][3][4] He is one of the few internationally acclaimed cinema directors from Nepal. He rose to prominence in 2012 as the director of Highway, the first Nepali movie to be screened at a major international festival – the Berlin International Film Festival.^[5] His second international release, White Sun (2016), was named Best Asian Feature Film at the Singapore International Film Festival^[6] and resulted in his being named in The New York Times as one of "The 9 New Directors You Need to Watch".^[7]

Deepak Rauniyar
Rauniyar at the 81st Venice International Film Festival in 2024
Born	(1978-08-29) 29 August 1978 (age 46) Saptari, Nepal
Nationality	Nepali
Other names	Rauniyar
Citizenship	Nepali
Years active	2008–present
Known for	White Sun (2016) Highway (2012)

Filmography

• Threshold (2008)
• Pooja (2010)
• Highway (2012)
• White Sun (2016)
• Pooja, Sir (2024)