''Olangthagee Wangmadasoo'' (

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: ''Even Beyond the Summer Horizon'') is a 1980

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 ' ...

written by

M. K. Binodini Devi Maharaj Kumari Binodini Devi (6 February 1922 - 17 January 2011) was an Indian novelist, short story writer, playwright, lyricist and member of the royal family of Manipur. She published books under the name ''Binodini''. She was best known for h ...

, produced by G. Narayan Sharma and directed by

Aribam Syam Sharma Aribam Syam Sharma is an Indian filmmaker and composer from Manipur. He debuted in the first Manipuri film '' Matamgi Manipur'' as an actor. In 1974, he directed his first movie '' Lamja Parshuram''. It became the first Manipuri film to run for 1 ...

. The film features

Kangabam Tomba Kangabam Tomba (born 10 June 1946) is an Indian actor from Imphal, Manipur. He started his career in theatre. His first appearance in movies is in ''Matamgi Manipur'', the first Manipuri full-length feature film where he played a college guy. ...

Yengkhom Roma Yengkhom Roma is an Indian actress who predominantly appeared in Manipuri films. She is a resident of Imphal, Manipur, where she was born in 1945 to Yengkhom Birendra and Yengkhom Ongbi Mani. Besides acting, she has also directed a documentary fi ...

and

Kshetrimayum Rashi Kshetrimayum Rashi (''full name:'' Kshetrimayum Ningol Lairellakpam Ongbi Rashi, born March 1950) is an Indian actress from Imphal, Manipur, who worked in theatre and Manipuri films. She was introduced into the world of theatre by her mother Ras ...

in the lead roles. The movie was censored in 1979 and released at Friends Talkies, Paona Bazar on 18 January 1980. It was the first ever and the only Manipuri film to run for more than 30 weeks, till date. The film ran for 32 weeks at the box office. The movie was among the films screened at the International Film Festival of India 2015 under the section ''A special retrospective on ace filmmaker Aribam Shyam Sharma''.

Synopsis

The film revolves around the story of ''Bijoy'' and ''Thadoi'' who fall in love and decide to marry each other. Their first meeting takes place at a musical night in which ''Bijoy'' is one of the singers. ''Thadoi'' is a medical student and also writes poems which are set to tune by ''Bijoy''. Bijoy's grandfather wants him to learn the art of swordsmanship while the grandmother wants him to study music and singing. They are serious about his marriage. On the other hand, Thadoi's brother ''Kamaljit'' and his wife want her to marry a rich family friend ''Jiten''. ''Thadoi'' elopes with ''Bijoy'', but they get separated when ''Kamaljit'' agrees to perform ''kanyadaan'' for her, although this is a promise that he breaks. When ''Bijoy's'' grandfather comes to discuss the matter, he is attacked by ''Kamaljit's'' goons and he dies. However, despite the obstacles that are put in their way by ''Kamaljit'', their love does not die. The plot is interspersed with several incidents that add a twist to the tale, such as the attack on ''Bijoy'', his grandfather's death, a pilgrimage and a kidnapping. Several twists in the tale are added until all the misunderstandings are sorted out and ''Bijoy'' and ''Thadoi'' are finally reconciled.

Cast

as Bijoy *

as Thadoi *

as Widow * Soraisam Keshoram * Tondon * Joykumar

Reception

The Northeast Today wrote, "''This Aribam Syam Sharma movie won the National Award. Starring

and Rashi, Keshoram, so popular was the movie that it is believed to have surpassed the Bollywood super-hit movie, Sholay in Manipur.''"

Production

This movie is a production from N.S. Films (Narayan Sharma Films), the production company which also gave box-office hits like ''

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 ...

'' (1974) and ''

Saaphabee ''Saaphabee'' is a 1976 Manipuri film written by Sarangthem Bormani, produced by G. Narayan Sharma and directed by Aribam Syam Sharma. The film features Kangabam Tomba and Ngangom (O) Subadani in the lead roles. It was released at Usha Cinema, ...

'' (1976).

Soundtrack

The movie has nine songs sung by four playback singers.

Accolades

The movie won the ''Rajat Kamal'' for the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the

27th National Film Awards The 27th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema The Cinema of India consists of motion pict ...

. Khumanthem Prakash won the Best Lyrics Award in the 1st Manipur State Film Festival 1984 for the film.

References

External links

* {{IMDb name, 1573878l 1979 films Meitei-language films Indian black-and-white films Films directed by Aribam Syam Sharma