Aribam Syam Sharma
Aribam Syam Sharma is an Indian film director and composer from Manipur in India. He debuted in the first Manipuri film Matamgi Manipur as an actor. In 1974, he directed his first movie Lamja Parshuram. Lamja Parshuram became the first Manipuri film to run for 100 days in the box office. His 1980 film Olangthagee Wangmadasoo was the first ever and the only Manipuri film to run for more than 25 weeks. The film ran for 32 weeks at the box office.
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Occupation | Film director, Singer, Music composer |
Awards | Golden Montgolfiere (1982) Padma Shri (2006) V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award (2008) Kamal Kumari National Award (2009) Jewel of Manipuri Cinema (2015) |
Website | aribamsyamsharma |
His fourth film as a director, Imagi Ningthem (My Son, My precious) brought him international recognition when the film received the Montgolfiere d' Or at the Festival of Three Continents, Nantes in 1982.
His 1990 film Ishanou (The Chosen One) was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
He was honoured with the Padmashri in 2006.[2] But, he returned the award in February 2019 to protest against the Indian Government's decision to enact the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019.[3][4]
He was conferred with the Jewel of Manipuri Cinema Award on 14 May 2015 by the Film Forum of Manipur and the Manipur State Film Development Society.[5]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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1972 | Matamgi Manipur | Actor, Music Director | Feature |
1974 | Lamja Parshuram | Director | Feature |
1976 | Saphabee | Director | Feature |
1979 | Olangthagee Wangmadasoo | Director | Feature |
1981 | Imagi Ningthem | Director, Music Director | Feature |
1983 | Paokhum Ama | Director | Feature |
1986 | Tales of Courage | Director | Non-Feature |
1988 | Sangai : The Dancing Deer of Manipur | Director | Non-Feature |
1988 | Keibul Lamjao National Park | Director | Non-Feature |
1988 | Koro Kosii | Director | Non-Feature |
1989 | The Deer on the Lake | Director | Non-Feature |
1990 | Ishanou | Director, Music Director | Feature |
1990 | Indigenous Games of Manipur | Director | Non-Feature |
1991 | Meitei Pung | Director | Non-Feature |
1992 | Lai Haraoba | Director | Non-Feature |
1993 | Orchids of Manipur | Director | Non-Feature |
1995 | Yelhou Jagoi | Director | Non-Feature |
1995 | Sanabi | Director, Music Director | Feature |
1998 | Shingnaba | Director | Feature |
1998 | Loktak: The Dying Lake of Manipur | Director | Non-Feature |
1999 | Thang-Ta - The Martial Art of Manipur | Director | Non-Feature |
2000 | Paari | Director | Feature |
2001 | The Monpas of Arunachal Pradesh | Director | Non-Feature |
2002 | Binodini: A Writer's Life | Director | Non-Feature |
2003 | Nilamani: Master Potter of Manipur | Director | Non-Feature |
2003 | Ashangba Nongjabi | Director, Producer, Music Director | Feature |
2006 | Guru Laimayum Thambalngoubi Devi | Director | Non-Feature |
2007 | Rajarshri Bhagyachandra | Director | Non-Feature |
2008 | Crossroads | Director | Feature |
2008 | Mr. Manipur | Director | Non-Feature |
2008 | Leirol | Director | Non-Feature |
2009 | Sankirtan of Manipur | Director | Non-Feature |
2011 | Miraang | Director | Feature |
2012 | Leipaklei | Director | Feature |
2012 | Manipuri Pony | Director | Non-Feature |
2013 | Dasha | Director | Feature |
2014 | Kangla | Director | Non-Feature |
2018 | Raas | Director | Non-Feature |
2019 | Nongphadok Lakpa Atithi | Music Director, Screenplay Writer, Director | Feature |
Bibliography
References
- "Festival de Cannes: The Chosen One". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- https://www.thehindu.com/society/indigenous-people-will-become-strangers-in-their-own-lands-aribam-syam-sharma/article26215177.ece
- https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/veteran-manipuri-filmmaker-aribam-syam-sharma-returns-2006-padma-shri-award-in-protest-against-citiz-1987613
- http://ifp.co.in/page/items/26544/jewel-of-manipuri-cinema-2015-award-to-be-conferred-to-aribam-shyam-sharma
- Luwang, Donny Meisnam. "Aribam Syam Sharma - Life sketch (Awarded Padmashree in the year 2006)". E-pao. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- "Book Review" (PDF) – via The People's Chronicle.