Leipaklei
Leipaklei | |
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Directed by | Aribam Syam Sharma |
Screenplay by | Arambam Ongbi Memchoubi |
Story by | Arambam Samarendra |
Produced by | Aribam Syam Sharma |
Starring | Leishangthem Tonthoi Lairenjam Olen |
Cinematography | Irom Maipak |
Edited by | Oinam Gautam Singh |
Music by | Aribam Uttam Sharma Ibopishak |
Production company | Aribam Syam Sharma Productions |
Distributed by | Doordarshan Kendra Imphal |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | Manipuri language ) |
Leipaklei (transl. Indian crocus flower) is a 2012 Indian
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the 60th National Film Awards.[7]
Synopsis
The film Leipaklei tells the story of Leipaklei, a woman named after a Manipuri flower. Like the flower whose habitat is the hard ground, she is surrounded by hard trials and ironies of fate: separation from the one who loved and is still loved by her, abandonment by her husband, the trials of being a single parent, the violence of the gaze of men who sees her as fair game. Not unlike the flower Leipaklei, which hibernates beneath parched grounds – dreaming for a spring past, the protagonist dreams of the return of her beloved. He returns.
Cast
- Leishangthem Tonthoi as Leipaklei
- Lairenjam Olen as Ibotomba
- Gurumayum Kalpana as Tamurei
- Thingom Pritam as Thoiba
- Gurumayum Priyogopal as Khura
- Sundari as Mandon
- Baby Rainy as Meme
Accolades
Leipaklei won the
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the 60th National Film Awards.[8]
The citation for the National Award reads, "A simple story told in a straight-forward simple narrative highlighting social reality".
See also
References
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- ^ "Manipuri film 'Leipaklei' to open 5th Guwahati festival". The Times of India.
- ^ "Film festival from tomorrow". The Telegraph.[dead link]
- ^ "Leipaklei to be screened on inaugural day at 5th Guwahati Film Festival 2012". e-pao.net. The Telegraph.
- ^ Hingkung, John. "Manipur's Leipaklei invited for S.Korean Film Festival". Sevendiary.com - Discover Northeast India - Culture, Lifestyle and Travel.
- ^ "Leipaklei blooms at Korea". Manipur Times. 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Aribam Syam's Leipaklei, Manipuri Pony win National Film Award : 19th mar13 ~ E-Pao! Headlines".
- ^ "60th National Film Awards: The list of winners". www.news18.com.