Seema (Meitei Actress)
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Huirem Ningol Laimayum Ongbi Seema (8 November 1970 – 17 September 2011) was an Indian actress from
Imphal Imphal (; , ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (officially known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the former Kingdom of Manipur, surrounded by a ...
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Manipur Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...
. She had appeared in more than 100 Manipuri films. As a producer, she had four Manipuri digital films to her credit. She was best known for her roles in movies like ''Kanaga Hinghouni'', ''Chang Shi Chang'', '' Lakhipurgi Lakhipyari'', ''Naoshum'', '' Yumleima Lamleima'' and '' Thasi Thanou''. Two films where she acted, namely '' Yenning Amadi Likla'' (feature) and '' Ngaihak Lambida'' (non-feature) made entries into the Indian Panorama of the
International Film Festival of India The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), founded in 1952, is an annual film festival currently held in Goa, on the western coast of India. The festival aims at providing a common platform for the cinemas of the world to project the excel ...
. Many of her films like ''Tolenkhomba (Lakhpati)'', ''Amamba Sayon'', ''Naoba Naobi'' and ''Langon'' were released posthumously.


Career

Seema started her film career at a tender age of five years. Her father was a renowned theatre artiste. She also acted in a few plays of leading theatre group Rupmahal Theatre and teleplays for Doordarshan before she shaped her career in movies. Her appearance in movies started since the times of celluloid era of Manipuri cinema. She acted in 15 celluloid films and around 100 digital films. Her debut movie was ''31st December'', a video film directed by L. Surjakanta. Her notable celluloid films include ''Nongju Ahing'', ''Aroiba Bidaai'' and ''Kanaga Hinghouni''. Her appearance in video format films were marked by movies like ''Mantri Dolansana'' and ''One Way''. In digital films where she acted, ''Seema'' played supporting roles in general. But her acting prowess and versatility could be seen vividly in digital films where she took leading roles. '' Yumleima Lamleima'', ''Sanahanbi'' and '' Thasi Thanou'' were such films of her. Besides acting, she had produced four films under the banner of Seema Productions (SF). The movies were ''Asha'', ''Kalpana'', ''Thamoinungda'' and '' Yumleima Lamleima''. She co-directed ''Yumleima Lamleima'' with Homen D' Wai. She was an approved artiste of All India Radio, Imphal.


Selected filmography


Accolades

Seema was honoured with different titles at several film awards and festivals.


References


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seema, Huirem Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Meitei people People from Imphal Actresses from Manipur Actresses in Meitei cinema 1974 births 2011 deaths