Aribam Syam Sharma is an Indian filmmaker and composer from

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

. He debuted in the first Manipuri film ''

Matamgi Manipur ''Matamgi Manipur'' ( mni, ꯃꯇꯝꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔ; English: ''The Times of Manipur'') is the first full-length Manipuri feature film released in the year 1972. The movie is directed by Debkumar Bose and produced by Karam Monomohan, ...

'' as an actor. In 1974, he directed his first movie ''

Lamja Parshuram ''Lamja Parshuram'' is a 1974 Indian 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 ...

''. It became the first Manipuri film to run for 100 days in the box office. His 1979 film ''

Olangthagee Wangmadasoo ''Olangthagee Wangmadasoo'' (English: ''Even Beyond the Summer Horizon'') is a 1980 Manipuri film written by M. K. Binodini Devi, produced by G. Narayan Sharma and directed by Aribam Syam Sharma. The film features Kangabam Tomba, Yengkhom Roma a ...

'' was the first ever and the only Manipuri film to run for 32 weeks. It also broke the local box office records of ''Sholay''. His fourth film as a director, ''Imagi Ningthem'' (My Son, My precious) brought him international recognition when the film received the ''Montgolfiere d' Or'' at the ''Festival of Three Continents'', Nantes in 1982. His 1990 film ''Ishanou'' (The Chosen One) was screened in the

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

section at the

1991 Cannes Film Festival The 44th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 May 1991. The Palme d'Or went to ''Barton Fink'' by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. The festival opened with ''Homicide'', directed by David Mamet and closed with ''Thelma & Louise'', directed by Rid ...

. In 2006, the Government of India awarded Sharma with the

Padmashri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred ...

, but he returned the award in February 2019 to protest against the Indian Government's decision to enact the Citizenship Amendment Bill of 2019. In recognition of his contribution in the Indian documentary cinema, the Government of India conferred him ''Dr. V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award'' in the 10th Mumbai International Film Festival, 2008 organised by the Films Division. Syam Sharma was given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 7th Manipur State Film Festival 2010. He was also conferred with the ''Jewel of Manipuri Cinema'' award on 14 May 2015 by the Film Forum Manipur and the Manipur State Film Development Society.

Filmography

Feature films

Non-feature films

Bibliography

In popular culture

Documentary films focussing on the life and the filmmaking career of Aribam Syam Sharma was made by Gurumayum Nirmal Sharma and Th. Brajabidhu. Another non-feature film on the filmmaker titled ''

Pabung Syam ''Pabung Syam'' is a 2021 Indian Meitei language documentary film directed by Haobam Paban Kumar. It is produced by Films Division of India. The film was selected in the non-feature section of the Indian Panorama at the 52nd International Fil ...

'' was also made in 2020 by

Haobam Paban Kumar Haobam Paban Kumar is an Indian filmmaker from state of Manipur. Kumar's films and documentaries have been screened in several places across the globe. Kumar's debut feature film ''Loktak Lairembee'' (Lady of the Lake) won the National Film Awa ...

and produced by

Films Division of India The Films Division of India (FDI), commonly referred as Films Division, was established in 1948 following the independence of India. It was the first state film production and distribution unit, under the Ministry of Information and Broadcastin ...

. The film was selected at the

52nd International Film Festival of India The 52nd International Film Festival of India opened on 20 November with ''The King of All the World'' (''El Rey de Todo El Mundo'') by Carlos Saura in Goa. Like 51st edition this edition was also held in hybrid format, that combined online and ...

2021 in the non-feature section of Indian Panorama.

References

External links

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Aribam Syam Sharma, Official website
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