The Cinema of Manipur is the

film industry The film industry or motion picture industry comprises the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking, i.e., film production companies, film studios, cinematography, animation, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post ...

based in

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 ...

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 so ...

. It includes not only

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 pa ...

movies but all the films made in different languages of the different communities in Manipur. The Manipuri film industry was born when ''

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, ...

'' 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 ''Paokhum Ama'' (English: ''The Only Answer'') is the first Manipuri colour film released in the year 1983. The film is directed by Aribam Syam Sharma and written by M. K. Binodini Devi. It stars Kangabam Tomba and Yengkhom Roma in the lead r ...

'', released in 1983, was the first Manipuri colour film (short feature). ''

Langlen Thadoi ''Langlen Thadoi'' is a 1984 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 Manip ...

'' (1984) was the first Manipuri full-length colour feature film. ''

Lammei ''Lammei'' (English: ''Wildfire'') is a 2002 Manipuri film directed by Oken Amakcham and produced by Premjit Naoroibam and Anita Naoroibam, under the banner of Kangla Films. Denny Likmabam and Prameshwori played lead roles in the movie. The mo ...

'' (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 industry expanded and around 80 to 100 films were made each year, becoming the largest film industry in

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by number of films produced per year. There has been a decline in the production of films in the recent years.

Notable feature films: 1972-2022

This section covers notable Manipuri feature films released between 9 April 1972 and 9 April 2022. Notable films, in this context, include those films which have participated or won awards in national and international film festivals, and the films which have made history (for example, first full-length film, first filmmaker, first colour film, longest movie).

Notable non-feature films: 1972-2022

This section covers notable Manipuri non-feature films released between 9 April 1972 and 9 April 2022, with ''Maipak: Son of Manipur'' being the exception in the categorisation (released in 1971). ''Notable films'', in this context, include those films which have participated in or won awards in national and international film festivals, and the films which have made history (for example, first full-length film, first filmmaker, first colour film, longest movie).

Notable non-feature films: 2022-2072

This section covers notable Manipuri non-feature films released between 9 April 2022 and 9 April 2072.

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Notable feature films: 1972-2022

Notable non-feature films: 1972-2022

Notable non-feature films: 2022-2072

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