Meitei cinema

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Meitei cinema
Maniwood
Meitei Cinema - Maniwood Clapperboard.jpg
An illustration of the Maniwood clapperboard
Main distributors
  • Film Forum Manipur (FFM)
  • Manipur State Film Development Society (MSFDS)
Produced feature films
Total60-70[1][2]

Meitei cinema (Meitei: Meitei Mami Kumhei), also known as Maniwood (Meitei: Manipuri Mami Kumhei), is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Meitei language (officially called Manipuri language), widely spoken in the state of Manipur. The popular term Maniwood, is a portmanteau of "Manipuri" (official name of Meitei) and "Hollywood".

Matamgi Manipur (Meitei for 'Today's Manipur') (1972) is the first Meitei language film and also the first full-length cinema of Manipur.[3][4] It won the President's Medal (Rashtriya Chalchitra Purashkar) at the 20th National Film Awards (1972 edition).[5]

Imagi Ningthem (Meitei for 'My Son, My Precious') (1981) is the only Indian film that gets the Golden Montgolfiere at the Festival des 3 Continents, Nantes in 1982, bringing fame and honour of the Indian cinema at the international platform.[6][7]

Ishanou (Meitei for 'The Chosen One') (1990) was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival,[8] and again after a gap of 33 years, it was recognised as a "World Classic" by the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Notably, it was the only film selected from India for the event in that year.[9][10][11]

Keibu Keioiba (Meitei for 'Tiger-Head') (2009) is the first animation film in Meitei language as well as in the cinema of Manipur.[12][13][14]

Since 2012, in Maniwood cinematic culture, there has been a general guideline regarding the dress code shown in the films as “If you wear jeans thrice on screen, you have to wear Manipuri dresses four times.” Playing a crucial role in the Meitei linguistic purism movement, Meitei cinema frequently practices the use of proper Meitei language instead of any pidgin language.[15]

Aribam Syam Sharma, a renowned director of Meitei cinema, is of the opinion that Maniwood reflects the way of living and thinking of the Manipuris and there is no better way to express themselves than it (Meitei cinema).[16]

History[edit]

Cast and crew[edit]

Actors[edit]

Actresses[edit]

Directors[edit]

Awards[edit]

National Film Awards[edit]

Bilingualism[edit]

Many Meitei language films have been made with other languages simultaneously.

Meitei and English[edit]

Year Title Director(s) Ref
2011 Fried Fish, Chicken Soup and a Premiere Show Mamta Murthy [17]
2013 Manipuri Pony (film) Aribam Syam Sharma

Meitei and Japanese[edit]

Year Title Director(s) Ref
2015 My Japanese Niece Mohen Naorem [18][19][20]

Meitei and Portuguese[edit]

Year Meitei Title Portuguese Title Director(s) Ref
2017 Nura Pakhang Eu e Tu Romi Meitei [21]

Meitei and Tamil[edit]

Year Title Director(s) Ref
1996 Language of War R.V. Ramani [22]

Meitei and Tangkhul[edit]

Year Title Director(s) Ref
2021 Nine Hills One Valley Haobam Paban Kumar [23]

Notable films[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "'Mary Kom' earns Rs 28.32 cr at box office in first weekend". Business Today. 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2023-07-31. ... Meanwhile, producers are trying to release the film in Kom's hometown, where around 60 to 70 films in Meitei language are made in a year. ...
  2. Bag, Shamik (2015-10-10). "Being a movie buff in Imphal". mint. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  3. "Matamgi Manipur on Moviebuff.com". Moviebuff.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  4. "Manipuri cinema in the last three decades". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  5. "Now Showing MATAMGI MANIPUR". www.e-pao.net. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  6. "Digitised Imagi Ningthem screened at Pune film fest : 15th jan14 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  7. "New book traces journey of Manipuri cinema". The Hindu. 2022-04-06. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  8. "Festival de Cannes: The Chosen One". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  9. "Manipuri feature film 'ISHANOU' recognised as World Classic". The Economic Times. 2023-05-06. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  10. "Aribam Syam Sharma's ISHANOU recognised as World Classic". Imphal Free Press. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  11. "Manipuri Film 'Ishanou' Becomes India's Only Restored Film To Be Screened At Cannes 2023". Outlook India.
  12. Singh, Naorem Nishikanta (2013-11-07). "Bhumenjoy Konsam on the Chemistry of Making Keibu-Kei-Oiba – Part II | Manipur Times". Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  13. "Manipur fable from Shrek stable - Pune-based visual designer makes region's first animation film". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  14. Singh, Naorem Nishikanta (2013-10-22). "Bhumenjoy Konsam on the Chemistry of Making Keibu-Kei-Oiba – Part I | Manipur Times". Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  15. Bag, Shamik (2015-10-10). "Being a movie buff in Imphal". mint. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  16. Bag, Shamik (2015-10-10). "Being a movie buff in Imphal". mint. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  17. "Top film festival with unique selection process|Bandra Film Festival". www.bandrafilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  18. "My Japanese Niece Movie Review (2015) - Rating, Cast & Crew With Synopsis". nettv4u. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  19. Times, Manipur (2013-03-19). ""My Japanese Niece" – a masterpiece from Mohen Naorem | Manipur Times". Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  20. "100 Thai soldiers to act in Manipuri film 'My Japanese Niece' : 19th mar13 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  21. "Clã gravam video no Porto com a cantora indiana Mangka". Força de Produção (in português). Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  22. "Films by R. V. Ramani". Retrieved 2023-07-31. LANGUAGE OF WAR 50 minutes, Tamil/Manipuri, 1996. Photographed, Edited, Directed and Produced by R.V.Ramani
  23. "Nine Hills, One Valley wins special mention award in NFDC's Film Bazaar Another feather in the cap for Paban Kumar". www.thesangaiexpress.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.

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