Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi (Nepali: पूर्णबहादुर को सारङ्गी) is a 2024 Nepalese family drama film directed by Saroj Poudel, from a screenplay written by Mahesh Dawadi.

Produced by Binod Poudel and Ramesh chaulagain under the banners of Seven Seas Cinema , the film features Bijay Baral, Mukun Bhusal, Anjana Baraili and Prakash Saput.

It highlights the Gandharva community’s struggles, focusing on cultural preservation, love, separation, and the challenges they face in accessing education.

[5] The film was released on October 31, 2024, in cinemas on the occasion of Lakshmi Puja, the third day of the major Hindu festival Tihar in Nepal.

The film was released with a positive response from critics and met with applause from audiences for the performance of the cast, particularly Bijay Baral, the story, direction and the emotional weight.

Influenced heavily by Batuli's words and his own misery, Purna Bahadur decides to enroll his son, now legally named Kamal Gandharva, to school.

All music is composed by Prashant SiwakotiFilm received massive praise from the critics while audiences poured their love to the film by flocking to the theaters in huge numbers.

[8] Rishika Dhakal of The Kathmandu Post reviewed the film and said "Purna Bahadurko Sarangi’ is a missed opportunity for a more nuanced approach to storytelling, with its heavy focus on melodrama and exaggeration of emotions, which ultimately detracts from the powerful themes of caste and marginalization.

"[9] A critic from NepalPress said "Despite its shortcomings, Sarangi is a powerful movie, portraying the intimate relationship between father and son, and will resonate with anyone who understands the struggles of both.

[13] After two weeks, the film minted रु 27.35 crore at the domestic box office, breaking all major existing records to emerge as the industry hit in Nepal.

[3] 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐨 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢 2.