Soma Laishram (born 5 January 1992) is an Indian actress and singer who appears in

Manipuri films 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 ' ...

. She is a native of

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 ...

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 ...

. ''Nurei'', ''Hoo Chaage'', ''Loibataare Ta Raju'', and ''Chanu IPS'' are some of her famous movies. In September 2021, Laishram joined the Republican Party of India - Athawale (RPI-A) and assumed the post of state unit president of its youth girls’ wing.

Early life and education

She did her schooling from Little Flowers School and Temple of Learning, Imphal. She completed her Bachelor of Arts from

CMJ University CMJ University ( hi, सीएमजे विश्वविद्यालय) or CMJU is a private university located in Jorabat, Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a state in ...

Career

Laishram appeared in teleplays, drama and anchored as a programme presenter in DDK Imphal. Her first music video album was ''Hey Girl'' alongside ''Mahes Thounaojam''. Her first film was ''Phijang Marumda'', where she is playing a MBBS student, alongside

Rajkumar Kaiku 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'', '' ...

in a supporting role. After this, she has done a number of Manipuri films. Among the notable ones are ''Loibataare Ta Raju'', ''Ang Tamo'', ''Amamba Sayon'', ''Hoo Chaage'', ''Toro'', '' Hingbagee Mahao'', and ''

Nangna Nokpa Yengningi ''Nangna Nokpa Yengningi'' (English: ''Want to See You Smile'') is a 2015 Manipuri film directed by Ajit Ningthouja, written by Herojit Naoroibam and produced by Th. (O) Bedamani Devi, presented by Poknapham. It stars Bonium Thokchom, and Som ...

''. She played a sub inspector in the 2012 movie ''Ang Tamo''. A solo music album ''Angaoba Malang'' was also released where she sang in her own voice and acted. As of 2017, she has acted in a Meitei-Portuguese music video ''

Nura Pakhang (Eu e Tu) Nura Pakhang ( pt, Eu e Tu) is a Meitei-Portuguese bilingual music video. Its song was performed by Manipuri folk musical artist Mangka Mayanglambam and the artists of Portuguese musical band Clã. The music video is directed by Romi Meitei. It wa ...

'', directed by

Romi Meitei Romi Meitei (born 19 September 1976) is an Indian film director and lyricist who works in Manipuri films. He is a recipient of several awards at several film festivals organised in India and abroad and has directed movies for around two decades ...

and sung by Mangka Mayanglambam and Manuela

Clã Clã is a Portuguese pop rock band of a mixed nature in terms of style, ranging from moments of pure balladry, through jazzy details, to enthusiastic pop songs. Biography The band was formed in November 1992 in the city of Porto, consisting of ...

. In 2021, she was seen in Homeshwori's directorial venture '' Ima Machet Icha Tangkhai''.

Accolades

Laishram won the Best Actor Award - Female for her role Thoinu in the film '' Enakta Leiringei'' at the 11th Manipuri State Film Awards 2018. She won the Best Supporting Actor - Female award at the 10th MANIFA 2022 for her role in the film '' Ima Machet Icha Tangkhai''.

Off-screen work

Laishram was the brand ambassador of Kaizen Sports along with

Hamom Sadananda Hamom Sadananda is an Indian actor and singer who predominantly appears in Manipuri films. He is a resident of Sega Road, Thouda Bhabok Leikai, Imphal, Manipur. He has acted in more than 100 Manipuri films. Besides acting and singing in films, ...

and

Oinam Bembem Devi Oinam Bembem Devi (born 4 April 1980) is a retired Indian footballer from Imphal, Manipur. In 2017, she was honoured with the Arjuna Award by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. She was nicknamed the ''Durga of Indian Football'' and is c ...

Selected filmography

References

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