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{{short description|Nepali poet and actor}}
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| birth_name         = Upendra Bahadur Angdembe Limbu
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1971|9|26}}
| birth_place        = Angsarang, [[Panchthar]], [[Nepal]]
| occupation         = Poet, lyricist, Writer, Director
| nationality        = [[Nepali people|Nepali]]
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| movement           = [[Srijanshil Arajakta]]
| known_for          = [[Kabaddi 4: The Final Match]], [[Jaari]], [[Mansara]]
| notable_works      = {{Plainlist|
*[[Kabaddi (2014 film)|Kabaddi]] 
*[[Kabaddi Kabaddi (2015 film)|Kabaddi Kabaddi]]
*Lato Pahad 
}}
| spouse             = Kalpana Lawati (Limbu)
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| children           = 3 daughters
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| awards             = [[Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar]]
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'''Upendra Bahadur Angdembe Limbu''' who is known as '''Upendra Subba''' ({{lang-ne|उपेन्द्र सुब्बा}}) is a [[Nepalis|Nepali]] poet, lyricist, writer, and film director. He is one of the initiators of the movement called ''[[Srijanshil Arajakta]]'' (Creative Anarchy)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlinekhabar.com/2014/08/184637/|title=१५ वर्षअघि काठमाडौं छिरेका तीन 'चितुवा'|publisher=}}</ref> along with [[Rajan Mukarung]] and [[Hangyug Agyat]].

==Early life ==

Subba was born in [[Aangsarang|Angsarang]]-8, [[Panchthar District|Panchthar]], an eastern hilly district. His birth name was Upendra Bahadur Angdembe.

In 1997, he moved to [[Kathmandu|Kathmandu city]] from [[Damak Municipality|Damak]] to become a songwriter. His songwriting had started to see success with music composed by Shantiram Rai. His songs were sung by [[Deep Shrestha]], Robin Sharma, Ananda Karki, Yam Baral and won some competitions. He became convinced that song recording was expensive and that the music industry was heading towards the directions unlike his taste.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ratopati.com/photo-news/24337/|title=अब यस्तो प्रेमिकाको सपना छ, जसको प्रेममा बर्बाद होइजाऊँः उपेन्द्र सुब्बा|publisher=}}</ref>

== Literary career ==
Around this time, he met [[Rajan Mukarung]] and [[Hangyug Agyat]]. They jointly started a literary movement called ''Srijanshil Arajakta'' (meaning creative anarchy).
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nayapage.com/16639 |title=हरिप उपेन्द्र, सरिफ उपेन्द्र - www.nayapage.com |website=www.nayapage.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620235901/http://www.nayapage.com/16639 |archive-date=2015-06-20}} </ref>

He credits their joint movement for his success in writing. He claimed that the success of ''Lato Pahad'' was because [[Rajan Mukarung]] paved path for him by success of his novels ''Hechhakuppa'' and winning Madan Puraskar with ''[[Damini Bhir]]''.

He visited Hong Kong in 2016 to attend a program by Critics Society.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hatteri.com/literature/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%99%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%99%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE/|title=3分28-平台官网|website=www.hatteri.com}}</ref> He has visited Malaysia and Singapore in literary programs.

== Film career ==
For his film writing, he gives credit to director [[Ram Babu Gurung]]. They have collaborated hit movies, including ''[[Kabaddi]], [[Kabaddi Kabaddi (2015 film)|Kabaddi Kabaddi]]''. His first story was  ''Keba Kokma'' (Lato Pahad), in [[Limbu language]], directed by Ravi Serma.

''Lato Pahad'' was adapted as a theatrical play.<ref>{{cite web|date=19 July 2015|title=Lato Pahad - The Himalayan Times|url=http://thehimalayantimes.com/art-culture/drama/lato-pahad/|publisher=}}</ref>

He made brief appearances in ''[[Kabaddi]] and [[Kabaddi Kabaddi (2015 film)|Kabaddi Kabaddi]]'', but deems those appearances as forced upon him by his friends.

He made his directorial debut through 2023 film ''[[Jaari (film)|Jaari]]'', which he also wrote.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Timsina |first=Bibek |date=2023-04-29 |title=‘Jaari’ movie review: A promising debut for Subba |url=https://theannapurnaexpress.com/news/jaari-movie-review-a-promising-debut-for-subba-41673 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430015953/https://theannapurnaexpress.com/news/jaari-movie-review-a-promising-debut-for-subba-41673 |archive-date=2023-04-30 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=[[The Annapurna Express]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Published works==

=== Poetry Collection ===
*''Dada mathi ko Gham jun ra Gadtirka Raake Bhut haru (''2002) 
* ''Hongrayo Bhog ra Pangra (''2004) 
* ''Kholako gita ra purana kavitaharu'' (2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ratnabooks.com/yauthordetails.php?mauthor=Upendra%20Subba|title=Ratna Pustak Bhandar - The Oldest Book Store - Kathmandu, Nepal|publisher=}}</ref>
* Desh Khojdai Jaada (2017)

=== Short stories collection ===

* ''Lato Pahad'' (2014) (compilation of stories) adapted as movie Keba Kokma<ref>{{cite web|title=My Republica|url=http://myrepublica.com/the-week/story/28362/organic-tales.html|publisher=}}</ref>

=== Screenwriting ===

*''[[Kabaddi (2014 film)|Kabaddi]]'' (2013) script
* [[Kabaddi Kabaddi (2015 film)|Kabaddi Kabaddi]] (2015) script
* ''[[Taandro]]'' (2015) script
* [[Purano Dunga]] (2016)

=== Music Album ===

* ''Jiwan Akhir Ke Nai Ho Ra (''2006) (Music Album)

==Awards==
* Nepali Pratibha Award by Nepali Pratibha Pratisthan, UK, 2010<ref>http://nepalipratibhapratishthanuk.org/2015/11/20/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5% {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}</ref>
* [[Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar]] in 2015 ''Lato Pahad'' 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2015-09-13/bijay-kumar-bags-madan-puraskar.html|title=Bijay Kumar bags Madan Puraskar|publisher=}}</ref>
* National award for best script writer for movie [[Kabaddi]] in 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2015-07-28/kabbadi-bags-national-awards.html|title='Kabbadi' bags National Awards|publisher=}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|7773559}}
*[http://nepalibytes.com/tag/lato-pahad-by-writer-upendra-subba/ Lato-pahad-by-writer-upendra-subba]
*[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14147690.Upendra_Subba Goodreads Profile]
*[http://sahityasangraha.com/tag/upendra-subba/ Sahityasangraha]
*[http://lexlimbu.com/blog/2015/10/11/dayahang-rai-as-comrade-koshish-in-taandro-watch-trailer/ Taandro]
*[http://morningkhabar.com/video/nepali-feature-film-kabaddi-kabaddi-2072-hd/ Morning Khabar]
*[http://www.onlinekhabar.com/2014/08/184637/ OnlineKhabar]
*[http://criticssociety.blogspot.hk/2015/05/blog-post_66.html Critics' Society]

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