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{{Short description|Indian Meitei-language film industry}}
{{About|the [[Manipuri language]] film industry|the entire film industry of [[Manipur]]|Cinema of Manipur}}
{{Redirect|Manipuri-language cinema|other uses|Manipuri cinema (disambiguation){{!}}Manipuri cinema}}
{{See|Meitei language in Bangladesh#Meitei cinema}}
{{Contains special characters|Meitei}}
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{{Infobox cinema market
| name = Meitei cinema <br /> Maniwood
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'''Meitei cinema''' ({{lang-mni|{{Script|Mtei|Meitei Mami Kumhei}}|}}), also known as '''Maniwood''' ({{lang-mni|{{Script|Mtei|Manipuri Mami Kumhei}}|}}), 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 language|Manipuri]]" (official name of [[Meitei language|Meitei]]) and "[[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]]".

{{langnf|mni|[[Matamgi Manipur]]|Today's Manipur}} (1972) is the first [[Meitei language]] film and also the first full-length [[cinema of Manipur]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matamgi Manipur on Moviebuff.com |url=https://www.moviebuff.com/matamgi-manipur |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Moviebuff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Manipuri cinema in the last three decades |url=http://e-pao.net/epPageExtractor.asp?src=features.Manipuri_cinema_in_the_last_three_decades.html.. |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref> It won the President's Medal (Rashtriya Chalchitra Purashkar) at the [[20th National Film Awards]] (1972 edition).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Now Showing MATAMGI MANIPUR |url=http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=reviews.movies.Now_Showing_-_MATAMGI_MANIPUR |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=www.e-pao.net}}</ref>

{{langnf|mni|[[Imagi Ningthem]]|[[My Son, My Precious]]}} (1981) is the
[[Three Continents Festival#List of Montgolfière d'or winners|only Indian film]] that gets the [[Golden Montgolfiere]] at the [[Festival des 3 Continents]], [[Nantes]] in 1982, bringing fame and honour of the Indian cinema at the international platform.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Digitised Imagi Ningthem screened at Pune film fest : 15th jan14 ~ E-Pao! Headlines |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=16..150114.jan14 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-06 |title=New book traces journey of Manipuri cinema |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/new-book-traces-journey-of-manipuri-cinema/article65295376.ece |access-date=2023-07-31 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

{{langnf|mni|[[Ishanou]]|[[The Chosen One (1990 film)|The Chosen One]]}} (1990) was screened in the [[Un Certain Regard]] section at the [[1991 Cannes Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/131/year/1991.html |title=Festival de Cannes: The Chosen One |access-date=10 August 2009 |work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref> and again after a gap of 33 years, it was recognised 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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-06 |title=Manipuri feature film 'ISHANOU’ recognised as World Classic |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/manipuri-feature-film-ishanou-recognised-as-world-classic/articleshow/100038686.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-07-31 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aribam Syam Sharma's ISHANOU recognised as World Classic |url=https://www.ifp.co.in/movies/aribam-syam-sharmas-ishanou-recognised-as-world-classic |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=[[Imphal Free Press]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Manipuri Film ‘Ishanou’ Becomes India’s Only Restored Film To Be Screened At Cannes 2023 |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/manipuri-film-ishanou-becomes-india-s-only-restored-film-to-be-screened-at-cannes-2023-news-284573 |website=Outlook India}}</ref>

{{langnf|mni|[[Keibu Keioiba]]|[[Tiger-Head]]}} (2009) is the first animation film in [[Meitei language]] as well as in the [[cinema of Manipur]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Naorem Nishikanta |date=2013-11-07 |title=Bhumenjoy Konsam on the Chemistry of Making Keibu-Kei-Oiba – Part II {{!}} Manipur Times |url=https://manipurtimes.com/bhumenjoy-konsam-on-the-chemistry-of-making-keibu-kei-oiba-part-ii/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Manipur fable from Shrek stable - Pune-based visual designer makes region's first animation film |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/manipur-fable-from-shrek-stable-pune-based-visual-designer-makes-region-s-first-animation-film/cid/713160 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Naorem Nishikanta |date=2013-10-22 |title=Bhumenjoy Konsam on the Chemistry of Making Keibu-Kei-Oiba – Part I {{!}} Manipur Times |url=https://manipurtimes.com/bhumenjoy-konsam-on-the-chemistry-of-making-keibu-kei-oiba-part-i/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bag |first=Shamik |date=2015-10-10 |title=Being a movie buff in Imphal |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/7OfxOV3BcgFAa8ERcsf2tI/Being-a-movie-buff-in-Imphal.html |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref>

[[Aribam Syam Sharma]], a renowned director of Meitei cinema, is of the opinion that Maniwood reflects the way of living and thinking of the [[Manipuris]] and there is no better way to express themselves than it (Meitei cinema).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bag |first=Shamik |date=2015-10-10 |title=Being a movie buff in Imphal |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/7OfxOV3BcgFAa8ERcsf2tI/Being-a-movie-buff-in-Imphal.html |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==

== Cast and crew ==
{{Expand list|date=July 2023}}
=== Actors ===
* [[:en:Oken Amakcham|Oken Amakcham]]
* [[:en:Gokul Athokpam|Gokul Athokpam]]
* [[:en:Gurumayum Bonny|Gurumayum Bonny]]
* [[:en:Shougrakpam Hemanta|Shougrakpam Hemanta]]
* [[:en:Kaiku Rajkumar|Kaiku Rajkumar]]
* [[:en:Makhonmani Mongsaba|Makhonmani Mongsaba]]
* [[:en:Lairenjam Olen|Lairenjam Olen]]
* [[:en:Hamom Sadananda|Hamom Sadananda]]
* [[:en:Bijou Thaangjam|Bijou Thaangjam]]
* [[:en:Chinglen Thiyam|Chinglen Thiyam]]
* [[:en:Bonium Thokchom|Bonium Thokchom]]
* [[:en:Kangabam Tomba|Kangabam Tomba]]

=== Actresses ===
* [[:en:Maya Choudhury|Maya Choudhury]]
* [[:en:Leishangthem Tonthoingambi Devi|Leishangthem Tonthoingambi]]
* [[:en:Abenao Elangbam|Abenao Elangbam]]
* [[:en:Bala Hijam|Bala Hijam]]
* [[:en:Lin Laishram|Lin Laishram]]
* [[:en:Soma Laishram|Soma Laishram]]
* [[:en:Manda Leima|Manda Leima]]
* [[:en:Sushmita Mangsatabam|Sushmita Mangsatabam]]
* [[:en:Biju Ningombam (actress)|Biju Ningombam]]
* [[:en:Kshetrimayum Rashi|Kshetrimayum Rashi]]
* [[:en:Yengkhom Roma|Yengkhom Roma]]
* [[:en:Kamala Saikhom|Kamala Saikhom]]
* [[Huirem Seema]]
* [[:en:Tara (actress)|Tara (actress)]]

=== Directors ===
* [[:en:Oken Amakcham|Oken Amakcham]]
* [[:en:Homen D' Wai|Homen D' Wai]]
* [[:en:Oinam Gautam Singh|Oinam Gautam Singh]]
* [[:en:Romi Meitei|Romi Meitei]]
* [[:en:Makhonmani Mongsaba|Makhonmani Mongsaba]]
* [[:en:Haobam Paban Kumar|Haobam Paban Kumar]]
* [[:en:Aribam Syam Sharma|Aribam Syam Sharma]]
* [[:en:Bobby Wahengbam|Bobby Wahengbam]]

== Awards ==
=== National Film Awards ===
{{Main|National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Meitei}}

== Bilingualism ==
Many [[Meitei language]] films have been made with other languages simultaneously.
=== Meitei and English ===
{{Expand list|date=July 2023}}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Director(s) !! class="unsortable"|Ref
|-
|| 2011
|| [[:en:Fried Fish, Chicken Soup and a Premiere Show|Fried Fish, Chicken Soup and a Premiere Show]]
|| Mamta Murthy
||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top film festival with unique selection process{{!}}Bandra Film Festival |url=https://www.bandrafilmfestival.com/film-details?fried_fish |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=www.bandrafilmfestival.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|| 2013
|| [[:en:Manipuri Pony (film)|Manipuri Pony (film)]]
|| [[:en:Aribam Syam Sharma|Aribam Syam Sharma]]
||
|}

=== Meitei and Japanese ===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Director(s) !! class="unsortable"|Ref
|-
|| 2015
|| [[My Japanese Niece]]
|| Mohen Naorem
||<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Japanese Niece Movie Review (2015) - Rating, Cast & Crew With Synopsis |url=https://nettv4u.com/movie-review/english/my-japanese-niece |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=nettv4u |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Manipur |date=2013-03-19 |title=“My Japanese Niece” – a masterpiece from Mohen Naorem {{!}} Manipur Times |url=https://manipurtimes.com/my-japanese-niece-a-masterpiece-from-mohen-naorem/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=100 Thai soldiers to act in Manipuri film 'My Japanese Niece' : 19th mar13 ~ E-Pao! Headlines |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=3..190313.mar13 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref>
|}

=== Meitei and Portuguese ===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Year !! Meitei Title !! Portuguese Title !! Director(s) !! class="unsortable"|Ref
|-
|| 2017
|| [[Nura Pakhang (Eu e Tu)|Nura Pakhang]]
|| [[Nura Pakhang (Eu e Tu)|Eu e Tu]]
|| [[:en:Romi Meitei|Romi Meitei]]
||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clã gravam video no Porto com a cantora indiana Mangka |url=https://www.fproducao.pt/noticias/cla-gravam-video-no-porto-com-a-cantora-indiana-mangka_38?fbrefresh=89127348912 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Força de Produção |language=pt}}</ref>
|}

=== Meitei and Tamil ===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Director(s) !! class="unsortable"|Ref
|-
|| 1996
|| Language of War
|| R.V. Ramani
|| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Films by R. V. Ramani |url=http://www.ramanifilms.com/?page_id=6 |access-date=2023-07-31 |quote=LANGUAGE OF WAR 50 minutes, Tamil/Manipuri, 1996. Photographed, Edited, Directed and Produced by R.V.Ramani}}</ref>
|}

=== Meitei and Tangkhul ===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Director(s) !! class="unsortable"|Ref
|-
|| 2021
|| [[:en:Nine Hills One Valley|Nine Hills One Valley]]
|| [[:en:Haobam Paban Kumar|Haobam Paban Kumar]]
||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nine Hills, One Valley wins special mention award in NFDC's Film Bazaar Another feather in the cap for Paban Kumar |url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2021/1/23/IMPHAL-January-22-Haobam-Paban-Kumar-s-second-narrative-feature-in-Manipuri-and-Tangkhul-language-Nine-Hills-One-Valley-received-Special-Mention-Award-in-the-Film-Bazaar-Recommends-Section-of-the-Fi.html |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=www.thesangaiexpress.com |language=en}}</ref>
|}

== Notable films ==
{{Main|List of Meitei-language films}}

== See also ==
* [[List of Meitei-language television channels]]
* [[List of Meitei-language newspapers]]
* [[Kollywood]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
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