''Ima Machet Icha Tangkhai'' (English: ''Partly Mother, Half Child'') is a 2021

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 ' ...

directed by Homeshwori and produced by Chingsubam Khumanleima for Luwang Films. It stars

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and Luwangthoibi Chanu. The movie was released on 7 November 2021 at Manipur State Film Development Society in the Palace Compound,

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 ...

, with MP and titular king

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attending as the chief guest.

Cast

as Thambal's husband *

as Thabatombi's father *

as Thambal *

as Thabatombi's mother * Luwangthoibi Chanu as Thabatombi (dual role) * Idhou (Chakpram Rameshchandra) as Lukhoi * Ningthoujam Jayvidya * Takhellambam Lokendro * Longjam Ongbi Lalitabi * Santajit

Soundtrack

Nongmaithem Ibomcha and Nanao Sagolmang composed the soundtrack for the film. The lyrics were written by Biramangol Mekola and Rajmani Ayekpam. The two songs in the movie are "Nungshi Nungol Houna Tha" and "Ichadi Chaore".

Reception

Writing for ''The Sangai Express'', Rajmani Ayekpam opined that "''Ima Machet Icha Tangkhai'', one of the few films after pandemic is worth mentioning because of both its aesthetic value and entertainment spices."

Accolades

References

External links

* {{Cite web, url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdJYlI-OOXo, title=IMA MACHET ICHA TANGKHAI Trailer, via=YouTube Meitei-language films 2021 films Cinema of Manipur