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Meitei cinema

This article is about the Manipuri-language film industry. For the entire film industry of Manipur, see Cinema of Manipur.
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Meitei cinema
Maniwood
An illustration of the Maniwood clapperboard
Main distributors
  • Film Forum Manipur (FFM)
  • Manipur State Film Development Society (MSFDS)
Produced feature films
Total60-70[1][2]

Meitei cinema (Meitei: Meitei Mami Kumhei), also known as Maniwood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Meitei language (officially called Manipuri language), widely spoken in the state of Manipur. The popular term Maniwood, is a portmanteau of "Manipuri" (official name of Meitei) and "Hollywood".

Matamgi Manipur (Meitei for 'Today's Manipur') (1972) is the first Meitei-language film and also the first full-length cinema of Manipur.[3][4] It won the President's Medal (Rashtriya Chalchitra Purashkar) at the 20th National Film Awards, 1972.[5]

Imagi Ningthem (Meitei for 'My Son, My Precious') (1981) is the only Indian film that gets the Golden Montgolfiere at the Festival des 3 Continents, Nantes in 1982, bringing fame and honor of the Indian cinema at the international platform.[6][7]

Ishanou (Meitei for 'The Chosen One') (1990) was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival,[8] and again after a gap of 33 years, it was recognized as a "World Classic" by the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Notably, it was the only film selected from India for the event in that year.[9][10][11]

Keibu Keioiba (Meitei for 'Tiger-Head') (2009) is the first animation film in Meitei language as well as in the cinema of Manipur.[12][13][14]

Oneness (Meitei: Amata Oina) (2024) is the first film in the Meitei language and Manipuri cinema to deal with same-sex relationships.[15]

The top three Manipuri films on IMDb as of 2023 are Ishanou, Oneness, and Eikhoigi Yum, all of which were produced in the Meitei language.[16]

Since 2012, in Maniwood cinematic culture, there has been a general guideline regarding the dress code shown in the films as “If you wear jeans thrice on screen, you have to wear Manipuri dresses four times.” Playing a crucial role in the Meitei linguistic purism movement, Meitei cinema frequently practices the use of proper Meitei language instead of any pidgin language.[17]

Aribam Syam Sharma, a renowned director of Meitei cinema, is of the opinion that Maniwood reflects the way of living and thinking of the Manipuri people and there is no better way to express themselves than it (Meitei cinema).[18]

  1. ^ "'Mary Kom' earns Rs 28.32 cr at box office in first weekend". Business Today. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2023. ... Meanwhile, producers are trying to release the film in Kom's hometown, where around 60 to 70 films in Meitei language are made in a year. ...
  2. ^ Bag, Shamik (10 October 2015). "Being a movie buff in Imphal". mint. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Matamgi Manipur on Moviebuff.com". Moviebuff.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Manipuri cinema in the last three decades". e-pao.net. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Now Showing MATAMGI MANIPUR". www.e-pao.net. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Digitised Imagi Ningthem screened at Pune film fest : 15th jan14 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  7. ^ "New book traces journey of Manipuri cinema". The Hindu. 6 April 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Chosen One". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  9. ^ "Manipuri feature film 'ISHANOU' recognised as World Classic". The Economic Times. 6 May 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Aribam Syam Sharma's ISHANOU recognised as World Classic". Imphal Free Press. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Manipuri Film 'Ishanou' Becomes India's Only Restored Film To Be Screened At Cannes 2023". Outlook India.
  12. ^ Singh, Naorem Nishikanta (7 November 2013). "Bhumenjoy Konsam on the Chemistry of Making Keibu-Kei-Oiba – Part II | Manipur Times". Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Manipur fable from Shrek stable - Pune-based visual designer makes region's first animation film". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  14. ^ Singh, Naorem Nishikanta (22 October 2013). "Bhumenjoy Konsam on the Chemistry of Making Keibu-Kei-Oiba – Part I | Manipur Times". Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Manipur's First Gay-Themed Movie – "Oneness" Project Gender Sensitivity Issues; Normalizing Queer Representations". Northeast Today. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Ishanou, Oneness, and Eikhoigi Yum become IMDb's top 3 Manipuri movies". East Mojo. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  17. ^ Bag, Shamik (10 October 2015). "Being a movie buff in Imphal". mint. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  18. ^ Bag, Shamik (10 October 2015). "Being a movie buff in Imphal". mint. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

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