Huirem Seema (''full name:'' Huirem Ningol Laimayum Ongbi Seema; 8 November 1970 - 17 September 2011) was an Indian actress from

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 ...

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. She had appeared in more than 100

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. As a producer, she had four Manipuri digital films to her credit. She was best known for her roles in movies like ''Kanaga Hinghouni'', ''Chang Shi Chang'', '' Lakhipurgi Lakhipyari'', ''Naoshum'', ''Yumleima Lamleima'' and ''Thasi Thanou''. Two films where she acted, namely ''

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'' (feature) and ''

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'' (non-feature) made entries into the Indian Panorama of the

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. Many of her films like ''Tolenkhomba (Lakhpati)'', ''Amamba Sayon'', ''Naoba Naobi'' and ''Langon'' were released posthumously.

Career

Seema started her film career at a tender age of five years. Her father was a renowned theatre artiste. She also acted in a few plays of leading theatre group Rupmahal Theatre and teleplays for Doordarshan before she shaped her career in movies. Her appearance in movies started since the times of celluloid era of Manipuri cinema. She acted in 15 celluloid films and around 100 digital films. Her debut movie was ''31st December'', a video film directed by L. Surjakanta. Her notable celluloid films include ''Nongju Ahing'', ''Aroiba Bidaai'' and ''Kanaga Hinghouni''. Her appearance in video format films were marked by movies like ''Mantri Dolansana'' and ''One Way''. In digital films where she acted, ''Seema'' played supporting roles in general. But her acting prowess and versatility could be seen vividly in digital films where she took leading roles. ''Yumleima Lamleima'', ''Sanahanbi'' and ''Thasi Thanou'' were such films of her. Besides acting, she had produced four films under the banner of Seema Productions (SF). The movies were ''Asha'', ''Kalpana'', ''Thamoinungda'' and ''Yumleima Lamleima''. She co-directed ''Yumleima Lamleima'' with

Homen D' Wai Homen D' Wai (''full name:'' Homendro Waikhom, 1970 – 10 July 2021) was an Indian film director, scriptwriter and lyricist from Imphal, Manipur. ''Dr. Yaima'', ''Mittrang Keithel'', ''Yaiskulgee Pakhang Angaoba'', ''Dr. Hemogee Heloi'' and ''V ...

. She was an approved artiste of All India Radio, Imphal.

Selected filmography

Accolades

* Best Actress in a Leading Role for the role of Mamta in ''Kanaga Hinghouni'' (1996) at 3rd Manipur State Film Awards 1999. * Best Supporting Role for her role in ''Aroiba Bidaai'' (1999) at the 4th Manipur State Film Awards. * Best Actress in a Leading Role for ''Nongju Ahing'' (2002) at 6th Manipur State Film Festival. * Best Supporting Role - Female for her role in '' Lakhipurgi Lakhipyari'' (2006) at the First Festival of Manipuri Cinema 2007. * Best Supporting Actress for the role of Leibaklei in ''Naoshum'' (2007) at the 7th Manipur State Film Festival 2010. * Best Actress in a Leading Role for the role of Thagoi in ''Thasi Thanou'' (2010) at 1st Sahitya Seva Samiti MANIFA 2012. The award was given posthumously.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Seema, Huirem Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Meitei people People from Imphal Actresses from Manipur Actresses in Meitei cinema 1974 births 2011 deaths