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Chumthang Makhong
''Chumthang Makhong'' (English: ''The Base of Rainbow'') is a 2008 Manipuri film directed by Romi Meitei and produced by R.K. Chandrabal under the banner of Diana Films. It stars Hamom Sadananda, Jolly Irungbam, Abenao Elangbam and Thingom Pritam in the lead roles. The film was theatrically released at Usha Cinema, Paona Bazar and many other cinema halls of Manipur in 2009 and performed well at the box office. The film got official selection at the 7th Manipur State Film Festival 2010. Synopsis The love affair between Priyoranjan and Linthoi takes a disastrous turn when the former joins an insurgent group while the latter gets recruited in the police service. The game of chase and run goes on in full swing in the backdrop of a conflict torn Manipur. Priyoranjan and Linthoi's actions does not prove to be useful for both in the end. Cast * Hamom Sadananda as Priyoranjan * Jolly Irungbam as Linthoi * Abenao Elangbam Abenao Elangbam (born 28 September 1986) is an Indian actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romi Meitei
Romi Meitei (born 19 September 1976) is an Indian film director and lyricist who works in Manipuri films. He is a recipient of several awards at several film festivals organised in India and abroad and has directed movies for around two decades. ''Thoiba Thoibi'', ''Inga Nonglakta'', ''Manithoiba'', ''Natephamda Tero'', ''Chumthang Makhong'', ''Mikithi'' and ''Dharmagi Mingda Imagidamak'' are some of the well-known movies he directed. He has also made films which are adaptations of famous radio plays and ''Shumang Kumheis''. ''Imagi Laman Singamdre'', ''Yotpi'', ''Sanagi Nga'', ''Sangbrei Managi Chenghi Manam'', ''Hiktharaba Samji: Pizza'' are among such films. In 2017, he directed a music video titled ''Nura Pakhang''. It is a Portuguese and Meitei language collaboration music video on present situation of Manipuri pony. As of 2022, his feature film ''Eikhoigi Yum'' got official selection at the 22nd Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Accolades ''Romi Meitei'' has won many awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamom Sadananda
Hamom Sadananda is an Indian actor and singer who predominantly appears in Manipuri films. He is a resident of Sega Road, Thouda Bhabok Leikai, Imphal, Manipur. He has acted in more than 100 Manipuri films. Besides acting and singing in films, he also performs Manipuri Sankirtana on various Manipur occasions. ''Ingengi Atiya'', ''Chumthang Makhong'', ''Sakthibee Tampha'', ''Natephamda Tero'', ''Manithoiba'' are some of his famous movies. Career Hamom Sadananda acted as a child artist in the 1993 film ''Sambal Wangma''. He started his career initially in singing and then later became a successful actor in Manipuri film industry. His first film is ''Ingengi Atiya (The Sky of Autumn)''. He has now done more than 100 films. Among his popular films are ''Ingengi Atiya'', ''Manithoiba'', ''Chumthang Makhong'', ''Imagi Laman Singamdre'', ''Khuji'', ''Thoiba Thoibi'' and ''Mami Sami''. He has also produced a music video titled ''Engao Ngaojabi'' which stars Bonium Thokchom and Eshita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abenao Elangbam
Abenao Elangbam (born 28 September 1986) is an Indian actress working in Manipuri cinema. She has displayed her versatility in acting by taking various roles in Manipuri films. The beginning of her career in films are marked by movies like ''Cheinakhol'', ''Thoiba Thoibi'', ''Naoshum'' and ''Akhunba Mani''. Early life and education She completed her Master in Adult Education from Manipur University. Career Before coming into films, she has acted in some theatrical plays under People's Arts and Dramatic Association, Imphal. Her first film is ''Chingjaogum Lepliba Thamoi'', where she is playing a supporting role. She is most popularly known for her role of ''Naobi'' in ''Thoiba Thoibi''. Among her popular films were ''Thoiba Thoibi'', ''Akhunba Mani'', ''Thokkidagi Kishi'', '' Nobap'', ''Ekhenglaktagi Red Rose'', ''Chumthang Makhong'', ''Bema Bema'', ''Liklaai'', ''Leikang Thambal'', ''Tabunungda Akaiba Likli'', ''Western Sankirtan'', '' Phijigee Mani'' and ''Waikhu''. In '' Phij ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meitei Language
Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in parts of neighbouring Myanmar and Bangladesh. It is native to the Meitei people, and within Manipur it serves as an official language and a lingua franca. It was used as a court language in the historic Manipur Kingdom and is presently included among the 22 Scheduled languages of India, scheduled languages of India. Meitei is a Tone (linguistics), tonal language whose exact classification within Sino-Tibetan languages, Sino-Tibetan remains unclear. It has lexical resemblances to Kuki language, Kuki and Tangkhul language, Tangkhul. Meitei is the List of languages by number of native speakers in India#List of languages by number of native speakers, most widely spoken Indian Sino-Tibetan languages, Sino-Tibetan language and the most spoken la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manipuri Film
The Cinema of Manipur is the film industry based in Manipur, India. It includes not only Meitei language movies but all the films made in different languages of the different communities in Manipur. The Manipuri film industry was born when ''Matamgi Manipur'' was released on 9 April 1972. Before this, there were many attempts to make a film in the state, the most significant being ''Mainu Pemcha'' in 1948 which was left incomplete due to various problems. The tradition of documentary film making in Manipur was said to have been pioneered by the late Maharaj Kumar Priya Brata Singh who shot "actuality movies" with his 8 mm camera in 1936. ''Paokhum Ama'', released in 1983, was the first Manipuri colour film (short feature). ''Langlen Thadoi'' (1984) was the first Manipuri full-length colour feature film. ''Lammei'' (2002) was the first Manipuri video film to have a commercial screening at a theatre. As the production of video films gained momentum, the Manipuri film i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Films
The year 2008 involved many major film events. ''The Dark Knight'' was the year's highest-grossing film, while ''Slumdog Millionaire'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture (out of eight Academy Awards). Evaluation of the year 2008 has been widely considered to be a very significant year for cinema. The entertainment agency website IGN described 2008 as "one of the biggest years ever for movies." It stated, "2008 was the year when the comic book movie genre not only hits its zenith, but also gained critical respectability thanks to ''The Dark Knight''. Animated films also proved a huge draw for filmgoers, with Pixar's ''WALL-E'' becoming not only the highest grossing toon but also the most lauded. Things got off on the right foot with the monster movie madness of ''Cloverfield''. Marvel got down to business laying the groundwork for their superhero team-up ''The Avengers'' with the blockbuster hit ''Iron Man'' and their respectable attempt at rebooting ''The Incredible Hulk''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
