Phouoibi Shayon ('), also simply known as Phouoibi, is a 2017 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 by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...

mythological film, about goddess

Phouoibi Phouoibi (Fouoibi) or Phouoipi (Fouoipi) or Phouleima (Fouleima) or Phoureima (Foureima) is the goddess and the female personification of the agriculture, crops, fertility, grains, harvest, paddy, rice and wealth in Meitei mythology and religi ...

and other celestial fairies who came down to earth to prosper the human civilization. The film is directed by O. Samananda, starring Lilabati,

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

Gokul Athokpam Gokul Athokpam is an Indian actor who appears in Manipuri films. In addition to films, he has also worked in theatres, and has acted in many ''Shumang Kumheis'', including ''Lidicegee Gulap'', ''Nangna Luhongdringei'' and ''Lambidudei''. In 200 ...

, under the collaboration of ''Kanglei Movies World'' and ''Sergey Film Production''.

Plot

Goddess

and her divine sisters are ordered by God Koupalu (Koubru) to go down to

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to prosper the human

civilization A civilization (or civilisation) is any complex society characterized by the development of a state, social stratification, urbanization, and symbolic systems of communication beyond natural spoken language (namely, a writing system). Ci ...

. On the way, she meets

Akongjamba Akongjamba ( omp, Akongchampa) was a nobleman of a King in Ancient Moirang in Meitei mythology and folklore. He was Goddess Phouoibi's lover, but fate didn't permit the lovers to unite, so they reincarnated in legends. The lives of the two legen ...

in the

Moirang Moirang is a town in the Indian state of Manipur. It is situated approximately 45 km south of the state capital Imphal. It has an area of 269 km2 with a population of 62,187 in 67 villages. It is best known for the being the place of o ...

kingdom and the two fall in love with each other.

Cast

* Lilabati as

References

2010s Meitei-language films Epic cycles of incarnations Meitei folklore in popular culture Meitei mythology in popular culture Phouoibi {{India-film-stub

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Cast

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