# Chhakka Panja (franchise)

Chhakka Panja is a film franchise directed by Deepa Shree Niraula and is one of the biggest franchises of Nepali cinema. The first film released in September 2016 was Chhakka Panja, which became the highest-grossing film in Nepal until Chhakka Panja 3 was released in 2018. The second installment, Chhakka Panja 2, arrived in August 2017. The third installment named Chhakka Panja 3 arrived in October 2018 and became the highest grossing Nepali film of all time for 4 years until it was broken by another famous franchise film,Kabaddi 4: The Final Match. Currently, Chhakka Panja Franchise has total grossed of more than 50 Crores. It is the first franchise to do so and is followed by Kabaddi Franchise. Chhakka Panja 4 songs (Chhakka Panja 4 - Promotional Song, Darshan Salam and Sirupate Jungama) are also breaking records and are trending on Youtube.
The fifth part of the franchise, Chhakka Panja 5, was released in 2024. The Chhakka Panja (franchise) is the highest grossing franchise in Nepal after collecting close to रु 90.03 crore in total as of 2024.

## Films
### Chhakka Panja

The film is first part of Chakka Panja series and tells the story of Raja (Giri), a rich but illiterate man and his group of friends, Ateet (Poudel), Saraswati (Nepal), Magne (Ghimire) and Buddhi (Tamang). Raja, who is devoted to the chase, gives in to family pressure and gets married, but different events unfolds in his and his friends' life that gives rise to a comedy of errors and situations.

### Chhakka Panja 2

It is the second film in the Chhakka Panja series. The film stars Deepak Raj Giri, Kedar Ghimire, Buddhi Tamang Priyanka Karki, Swastima Khadka, debutant Swaroop Purush Dhakal and Barsha Raut in the lead roles.

### Chhakka Panja 3

It is the third film of the Chhakka Panja series. The film tells the story of Youk (played by Deepika Prasai) daughter of headmaster and popular news reporter who marries the rich and illiterate Raja, son of big politician of her village and tries to improve conditions at a government school but faces hurdles in her goal. The film met with positive response from critics and audience for its story, screenplay, social message, comedy and performance of the cast especially of Kedar Ghimire.

### Chhakka Panja 4

It is the fourth and the latest film in Chakka Panja franchise. Produced by Dipendra Khaniya, Kesav Neupane, Kedar Ghimire, and Nirmal Sharma under the banner of Aama Saraswoti Movies & IME Present, film was released on March 3, 2023, alongside another Nepali film 2.0 Chhadke. The film had biggest opening of 2023 for any film in Nepal and went on to become 2nd Highest Grossing Nepali film in Nepal and 3rd Overall in Nepal.

### Chhakka Panja 5

Produced by Keshav Neupane and Dipendra Khaniya under the banner of Aama Saraswoti Movies and IME Present, it was released on October 10, 2024, during the festival of Dashain. It stars Deepak Raj Giri, Kedar Ghimire, Deepa Shree Niraula, Barsha Siwakoti, Raja Ram Poudel, and Prakash Ghimire.

## Casts

This table lists the main characters who appear in the Chhakka Panja Franchise
| Actors | Films | Films | Films | Films | Films |
| Actors | Chhakka Panja (2016) | Chhakka Panja 2 (2017) | Chhakka Panja 3 (2018) | Chhakka Panja 4 (2023) | Chhakka Panja 5 (2024) |
| Deepak Raj Giri | Raja (Main) | Raja (Main) | Raja (Main) | Raja (Main) | Prithivi Bikram / Raja (Main) |
| Kedar Ghimire | Magne Budho (Main) | Consultancy Mama (Main) | Magne Budho (Main) | Magne Raja (Main) | Magne (Main) |
| Buddhi Tamang | Buddhi (Main) | Buddhi (Main) | Buddhi (Main) | Buddhi (Main) | |
| Priyanka Karki | Champa (Main) | Uma (Main) | Rinku (Cameo) | | |
| Barsha Raut | Brinda (Main) | Brinda (Main) | Brinda (Cameo) | | |
| Jeetu Nepal | Saraswati (Main) | Saraswati (Main) | Thaneshwor (Main) | | |
| Deepa Shree Niraula | Magne's Wife (Cameo) | Magne's Wife (Cameo) | Lala (Cameo) | (Main) | (Main) |
| Benisha Hamal | | | | (Main) | |
| Deepika Prasain | | | Youke Raja (Main) | | |
| Aaryan Sigdel | Aryan (Cameo) | | | | |
| Barsha Siwakoti | | | | | Roshni (Main) |

### Crew

| Occupation | Film | Film | Film | Film | Film |
| Occupation | Chhakka Panja (2016) | Chhakka Panja 2 (2017) | Chhakka Panja 3 (2018) | Chhakka Panja 4 (2023) | Chhakka Panja 5 (2024) |
| Director | Deepa Shree Niraula | Deepa Shree Niraula |
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## Release and Reception

| Film | Release date | Budget | Box Office |
| Chhakka Panja | 9 September 2016 | रु 85 Lakh (US$67.9k) | रु 16.6 Crore (US$1.32 Million) |
| Chhakka Panja 2 | 27 August 2017 | रु 1 Crore (US$79.7k) | रु 14.5 Crore (US$1.15 Million) |
| Chhakka Panja 3 | 1 October 2018 | रु 2 Crore (US$ 160k) | रु 20.3 Crore (US$1.62 Million) |
| Chhakka Panja 4 | 3 March 2023 | रु 3 Crore (US$ 228k) | रु 17.8 Crore (US$1.34) |
| Chhakka Panja 5 | 10 Oct 2024 | रु 3 core (US$ 288k) | रु 15.45 Crore (US$1.1Million) |
| Total Budget and Box-office Collection | Total Budget and Box-office Collection | रु 9.85 Crore (US$ 741k) | रु 84.4 Crore (US$6.39 Million) |