Gurumayum Bonny Sharma is an Indian actor and singer who predominantly appears in

Manipuri films 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 ' ...

. He is famous for movies 'Yaiskul Pakhang Angaoba', 'Beragee Bomb', 'Mr Khadang'. He is a resident of Keishamthong Maning Longjam Leikai,

Imphal Imphal ( Meitei pronunciation: /im.pʰal/; English pronunciation: ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (also known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the fo ...

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 has also worked in the ''

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s'' including ''Kunti'' series, ''Nongallamdaisida'', ''Opium War'', and ''Pizza''.

Career

''Bonny'' had tried many jobs before coming into the world of performing arts. In 1994-95, he joined Bashikhong Dramatic Union. Later, he was a theatre artist for around ten years in Panthoibi Natya Mandir. Before coming into films, he had already acted in ''

''s. ''Aruba Eechel'', ''Amamba Lambee'', ''Kunti 6 (Mihatpung)'', ''Nongallamdaishida'', ''Yeningthana Ngairi'', ''Opium War'' and ''Pizza'' are his famous ''Shumang Leelas''. Both his parents were also theatre artist in the Manipur Dramatic Union (MDU). His first film is ''Lanmei Thanbi'' where he played a villain role, alongside

Kaiku Rajkumar Rajkumar Kaiku (born ) is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Manipuri films. Kaiku made his film debut with the 2003 romantic film ''Kalpana''. He has appeared in more than 400 Manipuri films. Some of his films are ''Ta-Tomba the Great'', ''Nu ...

and

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 ''Ch ...

. He is best known for his role as Yo Sanatombi in the film ''

Yaiskulgee Pakhang Angaoba ''Yaiskulgee Pakhang Angaoba'' () is a 2011 Manipuri film written and directed by Homen D' Wai. It is produced by Premjit Naoroibam and Kenedy Naoroibam, and presented by Anita Naoroibam. It stars Gurumayum Bonny as the titular protagonist with ...

''. Other famous films of Bonny are ''Nungshibase Phagi Natte'', ''

VDF Thasana ''VDF Thasana'' is a 2014 Manipuri film written and directed by Homen D' Wai and produced by L. Momo Sharma, under the banner of Robin Color Picture. It stars Gurumayum Bonny as the titular protagonist with Leishangthem Tonthoi and Abenao Elang ...

'', ''

Beragee Bomb ''Beragee Bomb'' is a 2013 comedy Manipuri film directed by O. Gautam and written by Laishram Santosh. It stars Gurumayum Bonny, Leishangthem Tonthoi, Loya, Suraj Sharma Laimayum and Edwin Soibam. The movie was released on 31 August 2013 at MF ...

'', '' Chow Chow Momo na haobara Shingju Bora na oinambara'', ''Yaiphare Yaiphare'', ''Amamba Sayon'', ''Western Sankirtan'', ''

Delhi Mellei ''Delhi Mellei'' is a 2014 Manipuri film directed by Ajit Ningthouja, produced by Bishoya Potshangbam and presented by Mixn Raj under the banner of Rajkumar Films. It stars Bala Hijam as the titular protagonist with Gurumayum Bonny in the lead r ...

'' and ''

Mr. Khadang ''Mr. Khadang: Animals are Human'' (English: ''Mr. Chatterbox'') is a 2017 Indian Meitei language film directed by Chou En Lai and produced by Laishram Premila, under the banner of Anouba Maikei Productions. It stars Gurumayum Bonny in the titl ...

''. In the movie ''Ningtha'', he played a differently abled guy. He played double roles in the film '' Chow Chow Momo na haobara Shingju Bora na oinambara''. In ''Producer Director'', he was given the role of a film maker named Tomthin Cameroon. He portrayed the role of a mentally different guy in ''

Tamoyaigee Ebecha '' Tamoyaigee Ebecha '' is a 2013 Manipuri film written and directed by Pilu Heigrujam and produced by Radha and Sunita Keinou. It stars Gurumayum Bonny and Bala Hijam in the titular roles. The film was released at Bhagyachandra Open Air Theatr ...

''. ''

'' is a movie of his own home production. He is well known for his unique acting skills and humour in Manipuri films.

Accolades

''Gurumayum Bonny'' won the Best Actor Award at 8th Manipur State Film Festival, 2013 for the film ''

''. He played the role of Yo Sanatombi in the film. Bonny was awarded the Best Actor in a Leading Role - Male for his role in the film ''Western Sankirtan'' at the 2nd SSS MANIFA 2013. In the 9th Manipur State Film Awards 2014, he bagged the Best Male Playback Singer award for the song ''Ha Ha Tomal''. In the same year, for the film ''

'', he bagged the Best Actor in a Negative Role award at the 3rd SSS MANIFA 2014. He also won the award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for the film ''Khongfam'' at the 6th SSS MANIFA 2017. As of 2019, he won the Best Actor in a Lead Role - Male for his role in the film ''Eina Fagi Touraga'' at the 8th SSS MANIFA 2019. In the 14th Manipur State Film Awards 2022, he won the Best Supporting Actor (Male) for the film ''Nongallamdaishida''.

Selected filmography

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