Jayanendra Chand Thakuri

Jayanendra Chand Thakuri (Nepali:जयने च द ठकुर ,

Jayanendra Chand
1942[1] – 31 May 2020) was a Nepali actor known for his work in
Nepali cinema. Thakuri acted in more than 100 films, including Thakuri
Kanchhi, Bishwas, Maya Preeti, Pheri Bhetaula, Angarakshyak and Born 1942
Parkhi Base. He died on 31 May 2020, having been paralysed for Baitadi, Nepal
nine years and bedridden the last six months. He was married to
Died 31 May 2020
Shanti Chand Thakuri; they had a daughter.
(aged 77–78)
Lalitpur, Nepal
Nationality Nepali
Contents
Other names Jayananda Chand
Personal life Occupation Actor
Career Years active 1982–2011
Illness and death
Selected filmography
References
External links

Personal life
Thakuri was born in Baitadi of Far-Western Nepal, to father, Sheel Chanda, and mother, Rukmini Devi
Chanda.[1] He was in the Indian Army.[2] He played cricket from Jawalakhel Youth Club.[2] Thakuri was
married to Shanti Chand Thakuri, with whom he had one daughter, Chaya Upreti.[3][4]

Career
Thakuri debuted as an actor from the 1982 Nepali film Jeevan Rekha.[5] Since then, he appeared in more
than 100 films,[5] and multiple television serials.[6] He starred in Kanchhi, Biswas, Maya Priti, Feri
Bhetaula, Angarakshyak and Parkhi Base.[3][7] He made his Bollywood debut with Panchavati released in
1986; he also appeared in the Pakistani film Phani.[5][8] Thakuri's health started to get worse, when he was
filming Bhagi Bhagi Najau (2012), after an accident at the sets.[3] The accident paralysed his left leg and
since then he was undergoing treatment.[3] Bhagi Bhagi Najau was the last film he appeared in, after acting
for almost four decades.[3][9] He was awarded Abhiyan Actor of Decade in 1995.[2] The staff of Artha
Sansar wrote that Thakuri made big contributions to Nepali cinema.[10]

Illness and death

Thakuri had been paralysed for the last nine years, having injured himself during a film-shoot in 2011. He
had additional health problems including a high blood pressure and diabetes.[5] He was mostly bedridden the
last six months of his life.[3]
On 31 May 2020, Thakuri died at 11:20 a.m. (NPT) in his own home in Lalitpur.[9][11][12] He was cremated
the same day at the Pashupati Electric Crematorium.[11] The funeral was attended by the members of Film
Artists Association of Nepal and Film Development Board.[3]

Selected filmography
Sources:[13]
Year Film Note(s)
1982 Jeevan Rekha
1984 Kanchhi
1985 Bishwas
1989 Maya Preeti
1989 Pheri Bhetaula
1992 Adhikar
1993 Tapasya
2003 Angarakshyak
2008 Parkhi Base
2012 Bhagi Bhagi Najau

References
1. Who's Who-Nepal, 1992 (https://books.google.com.np/books?id=tq0ZAAAAYAAJ). National
Research Associates. 1992.
2. "१०० िफ म खे ले र पिन 'गुमनाम' अिभने ता" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RwVnih7TI8).
Kendrabindu News – via YouTube.
3. "Veteran actor Jayanendra Chand Thakuri dies aged 80" (http://thehimalayantimes.com/entert
ainment/veteran-actor-jayanendra-chand-thakuri-dies-aged-80/). The Himalayan Times. 31
May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
4. "व र ठ कलाकार जयने च द ठकुर को ९२ वषको उमे रमा िनधन" (https://dainikonline.com/story/3
3691/2020/5/31/death). Dainik Online. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
5. "Senior artist Jayananda Chand Thakuri passes away" (https://english.khabarhub.com/2020/3
1/100953/). Khabarhub. 31 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
6. Republica. "Veteran actor Jayanendra Chand Thakuri passes away" (https://myrepublica.nagar
iknetwork.com/news/94565/). My City. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
7. "कलाकार जयने च द ठकुर को िनधन" (https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2020/05/869079).
Online Khabar. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
8. "कलाकार ठकुर को िनधन" (https://www.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/44506/2020-06-01).
Naya Patrika. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
9. "जे ठ १९ गते । आजको ई–पे पर" (https://epaper.newsofnepal.com/2020/06/01/2647/). ePaper
Nepal Samacharpatra, Kamana & Sadhana. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
10. "अब स झनामा मा व र ठ कलाकार जयन द च द ठकुर " (https://www.arthasansar.com/news/213
76). Bidhee News. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
11. "Veteran actor Jayanendra Chand Thakuri passes away" (https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.c
om/mycity/news/veteran-actor-jayanendra-chand-thakuri-passes-away). My City. Retrieved
1 June 2020.
12. "रहे नन् ने पाली िफ मका च र अिभने ता जयने च द" (http://annapurnapost.com/news/157427).
Annapurna Post. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
13. "Jayanendra Chand" (https://www.lensnepal.com/profile/jayanendra-chand/filmography.html).
Lens Nepal. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

External links
Jayanendra Chand Thakuri (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11627273/) on IMDb

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