5 Best Nepali Ads to Trigger Your Nostalgia

BrandGuff has become a devil’s advocate of sorts. Often times we bring cringy ads produced by Nepalese advertisers and agencies to you. This is partly due to frustration. As a team that was borne in the 90s, we grew up watching some of the most creative and memorable Nepali ads. Seeing the dearth of creativity in today’s advertising sector, as we talk about the lethargy in Nepalese advertising sector, we would also like to point out some of the most creative Nepalese ads that is sure to evoke a great sense of nostalgia in you.

1. Surya cigarettes

2. Condom ad

3. Puja Mini Soap

4. Panther Condom

5. Chocofun

These ads were aired at a time when Nepal’s society was still highly conservative. It is within this cultural construct that these ads were made. What we can glean from these ads is how creative our ad-makers used to be. The fact that two of our top 5 picks are condom ads is because of the creativity it showcases. Both of these ads, while dealing with a sensitive and a largely taboo topic at that time, makes a strong case for its product without sounding crass or vulgar. While under current law, Nepal does not allow advertising of tobacco products, Surya’s ad listed above is perhaps one of the best Nepalese ads we have seen. Why is it that if under such technological, cultural limitations Nepal was able to create such interesting ads, don’t we see it today? Food for thought!