Cheina
| Cheina | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Oken Amakcham |
| Screenplay by | Yumnam Rajendra |
| Story by | Yumnam Rajendra |
| Produced by | Shanti Thokchom |
| Starring | Gurumayum Kalpana Lingjelthoibi Wahengbam Somoraj Thingom Pritam |
| Cinematography | Irom Maipak |
| Edited by | Ujjal Nandy |
| Music by | Oken Amakcham Audiography: A. Shantimo Sharma |
Production company | Dashu Films |
| Distributed by | Dashu Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Meitei language (officially called Manipuri language) |
Cheina (English: The Agony) is a 2003 Indian Meitei language film directed by Oken Amakcham and produced by Shanti Thokchom.[1][2][3] It stars Gurumayum Kalpana, Lingjelthoibi, Wahengbam Somoraj and Thingom Pritam in the lead roles.[4][5] The story and screenplay was written by Yumnam Rajendra and produced under the banner of Dashu Films.[6] The film got censor certificate on 30 December 2002 and was released on 18 January 2003 at Usha Cinema, Paona Bazar, Imphal.[7][8]
Plot[edit]
Thabal, a village Pradhan, and his wife Thanil lead a happy life but long for children. Their locality sister Tharo has a love affair with Thambousana but her mother opposes their relationship. The former marries Thembung, a Brahmin, but Thambousana is unaware since he is studying outside the state. He sends letters to Tharo. She does not want to disclose her current status as she knows Thambousana's nature. So Thanil safeguards the letters for her. But, Thabal discovers them and, not understanding whose they are, fatally throttles Thanil. When Tharo claims the letters, Thabal realises they are hers. Filled with regret, he becomes depressed, which costs his life.
Cast[edit]
- Gurumayum Kalpana as Yumnam Thanil Devi
- Lingjelthoibi as Tharo
- Wahengbam Somoraj as Thabal
- Thingom Pritam as Thambousana
- Chandrahas as Thembung
- Longjam Ongbi Lalitabi as Tharo's mother
- Oken Amakcham as Doctor
- Mangangsana as Pena player
- Baby Sanjeeta
- Jagdish
- Gouranityai
- Nenu
- Bimol
- Hemabati
- Karuna
- Bharat
Accolades[edit]
The movie won the Best Feature Film award at the 6th Manipur State Film Festival.[9]
| Award | Category | Winner's name | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Manipur State Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Shanti Thokchom (Producer) Oken Amakcham (Director) |
Won |
| Best Director | Oken Amakcham | Won |
Soundtrack[edit]
Oken Amakcham composed the soundtrack for the film and Sarat Yumnam, R.K. Lalmani and Y. Swarnalata wrote the lyrics. The songs are titled Leinam Leinam, Punshigi Ahanba, Tanglou Thenglaba and Thabal Pharaba Ahing.[10][11][12]
| Cheina | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Dinesh Sharma, Pushparani Huidrom | |||||
| Released | 2003 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 21:25 | ||||
| Label | Dashu Films | ||||
| Producer | Shanti Thokchom | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Leinam Leinam" | Sarat Yumnam, R.K. Lalmani | Oken Amakcham | Pushparani Huidrom | 05:32 |
| 2. | "Punshigi Ahanba" | R.K. Lalmani | Oken Amakcham | Dinesh Sharma, Pushparani Huidrom | 05:12 |
| 3. | "Tanglou Thenglaba" | Y. Swarnalata | Oken Amakcham | Pushparani Huidrom | 05:10 |
| 4. | "Thabal Pharaba" | Sarat Yumnam | Oken Amakcham | Dinesh Sharma | 05:31 |
| Total length: | 21:25 | ||||
References[edit]
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- ^ "Mourns the demise of actor Wahangbam Somoraj". e-pao.net. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "MSFDS mourns". The Sangai Express. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Manipur actor Wahengbam Somoraj no more; MSFDS mourns death of actor". thenewsmill.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Manipur State Film Development Society mourns demise of Wahengbam Somoraj". ukhrultimes.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Irom Maipak, Manipur's only national award-winning cinematographer, dies of Covid-19". The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Meghachandra Kongbam. "Manipuri Cinema : Multiple Facets". communicationtoday.net. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Manipur film society mourns untimely demise of dedicated film actor Wahengbam Somoraj". www.northeasttoday.in. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ The Sangai Express. "Film awards distributed". www.e-pao.net. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Cheina Album on Hungama". www.hungama.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Tanglou Thenglaba on Gaana". gaana.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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