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The Manipuri film industry was born when Matamgi Manipur by Debkumar Bose was released on 9 April 1972. [1] From Aribam Syam Sharma 's Paokhum Ama and M.A. Singh's Langlen Thadoi to Oken Amakcham 's Lammei and Haobam Paban Kumar 's Loktak Lairembee and many others, [ 2 ] Manipuri cinema, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022, [ 3 ] has ...
The official language of the state is Meitei (also known as Manipuri). It is a scheduled language in the Republic of India, [102] and serves as the lingua franca in Manipur. [103] Other than Meitei language, in Manipur, there is a huge amount of linguistic diversity, as is the case in most of the Northeast India.
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".
The first Manipuri-language film, Matamgi Manipur, was released on 9 April 1972. [57] Paokhum Ama (1983) is the first full-length colour feature film (according to the Academy's definition of a feature film) [58] of Manipur and was directed by Aribam Syam Sharma. Lammei (2002) is the first Manipuri Video film to have a commercial screening at a ...
The section 3 of The Manipur Official Language Act, 1979 (Manipur Act 14 Of 1979) explains the official language status of the state as follows: [2] [3] 3. (1) Subject to the provision of section 7, Manipuri language shall, on and from the commencement of this Act, be the language used in respect of all or any of the official purposes of the State.
Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language), the sole official language and the lingua franca of Manipur, [1] one of the scheduled languages of India, [2] one of the recognised educational and literary languages of Assam [3] and Tripura states, [4] has its speakers spread across entire India. [5]
The Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri) movement sought to achieve recognition of Meitei as a Classical language of India.It was supported by various literary, political, social associations and organisations as well as notable individual personalities of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Northeast India (prominently Assam, Manipur and Tripura).
The following is a list of notable films made in Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language), by the Maniwood (Manipuri cinema industry), in alphabetical order. 0–9 [ edit ]