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{{Infobox film
| italic_title = Oneness
| image = Oneness - Official Poster.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Oneness - First Poster
| director = [[Priyakanta Laishram]]
| producer = Roushil Singla<br/>[[Priyakanta Laishram]]
| starring = [[Maya Choudhury]]<br/>[[Priyakanta Laishram]]<br/>Suraj Ngashepam<br/>Sachinker Sagolsem
| studio = Priyakanta Productions
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Meitei language]] (officially called [[Manipuri language]])
}}

'''''Oneness''''' is an upcoming 2023 [[Manipuri film|Manipuri movie]] directed by [[Priyakanta Laishram]]. It is the first [[Same-sex relationship|gay]]-themed movie of [[Manipur]], [[Northeast India]]. It is the first mainstream [[Manipuri]] movie to deal with [[Same-sex relationship|same-sex relationships]] and [[sexual identity]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=25 April 2023 |title=A Manipur film tackles sexual identity for first time |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/a-manipur-film-tackles-sexual-identity-for-first-time-7885549/ |access-date=18 April 2023}}</ref> The film stars [[Maya Choudhury]], [[Priyakanta Laishram]], Suraj Ngashepam and Sachinker Sagolsem in the lead roles. <ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=10 December 2021 |title=Priyakanta Laishram "ONENESS" is all set to reveal the invisible crime of Gay Honor Killing (Manipur's first Gay themed movie) |work=India Today NE |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/breaking-news/story/priyakanta-laishram-oneness-all-set-reveal-invisible-crime-gay-honor-killing-manipurs-first-gay-themed-movie-411189-2021-12-10 |access-date=18 April 2023}}</ref> <ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=29 December 2022 |title=Priyakanta and Suraj: Meet Manipur's first onscreen gay couple |work=East Mojo |url=https://www.eastmojo.com/manipur/2022/12/29/priyakanta-and-suraj-meet-manipurs-first-on-screen-gay-couple/ |access-date=18 April 2023}}</ref> It is produced by Roushil Singla and Priyakanta Laishram under the banner Priyakanta Productions. <ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=24 June 2023 |title=‘I knew I wasn’t transgender but I had no idea who I was’: Manipuri filmmaker Priyakanta Laishram |work=Scroll.in |url=https://scroll.in/article/1051143/i-knew-i-wasnt-transgender-but-i-had-no-idea-who-i-was-manipuri-filmmaker-priyakanta-laishram |access-date=14 August 2023}}</ref> It was scheduled to release on 28 October 2023. <ref name=":4">{{Cite news |date=7 August 2023 |title=Release of Manipuri film ‘Oneness’ postponed due to violence in Manipur |work=East Mojo |url=https://www.eastmojo.com/manipur/2023/08/07/release-of-manipuri-film-oneness-postponed-due-to-violence-in-manipur/ |access-date=14 August 2023}}</ref>

== Production ==

=== Development ===
In December 2021, [[Priyakanta Laishram]] had stated that the film is inspired by one of the rare cases of [[gay]] [[honor killing]] in [[Northeast India]] and it took him two years to develop and finalise the script. It was revealed that the film, which would star [[Maya Choudhury]], [[Priyakanta Laishram]], Suraj Ngashepam, and Sachinker Sagolsem in the key roles, will begin production by the end of January 2022. <ref name=":1" />

On ''[[The Indian Express]],'' Laishram stated that it took him eight months to find an actor to play a gay character. <ref name=":0" />

In an interview with ''[[India Today]],'' Laishram claimed that because the film is based on a true story, he did the most of the research and played a significant role in reconstructing the events.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 December 2022 |title=Manipuri Cinema needs content improvement, says state's first gay-themed movie director Priyakanta Laishram |work=India Today NE |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/entertainment/story/manipuri-cinema-needs-content-improvement-says-states-first-gay-themed-movie-director-priyakanta-laishram-491158-2022-12-31 |access-date=18 April 2023}}</ref>

Speaking on finances, Laishram said on ''[[Scroll.in]]'' that after two years of struggling to produce ''Oneness'', his partner, Roushil Singla, helped him out financially and that he sincerely shared his idea and was eager to join as one of the [[Film producer|producers.]] <ref name=":2" />

=== Filming ===
The [[principal photography]] of the film commenced on January 19, 2023, in [[Imphal|Imphal.]] The film wrapped up its shoot on March 28, 2022. The movie's production cost 15 [[lakh]] [[Indian rupee|Indian rupees.]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 April 2023 |title=Making Of ‘ONENESS’: Manipur’s First-Ever Flick On Same-Sex Relationship |work=The Frontier Manipur |url=https://thefrontiermanipur.com/making-of-oneness-manipurs-first-ever-flick-on-same-sex-relationship/ |access-date=14 August 2023}}</ref>

On [[EastMojo|''East Mojo'']], Laishram stated that his co-star Suraj Ngashepam was reluctant to perform a gay wedding scene because of his macho reputation as a conventional film hero, but that Laishram eventually convinced him. <ref name=":3" />

=== Post-production ===
It was announced that the film would release on October 28, 2023. In August 2023, the makers announced that the film's release date had been postponed due to [[2023 Manipur violence|Manipur Violence 2023.]] <ref name=":4" />

The trailer of the film was launched on 19 April 2022 in [[Imphal]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 April 2022 |title=Official trailer of first Manipuri gay themed film 'Oneness' launched |work=HY News |url=http://hynews.in/article/entertainment/official-trailer-of-first-manipuri-gay-themed-film-oneness-launched/2092 |access-date=18 April 2023}}</ref>

== Cast ==

* [[Priyakanta Laishram]]
* [[Maya Choudhury]]
* Suraj Ngashepam
* Sachinker Sagolsem
* Ramva Leishangthem
* Harendra Laishram
* Rojesh Saikhom
* Yaiphabi Toijam <ref name=":4" />

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== External Link ==
[[imdbtitle:16420454|Oneness (Movie)]] on [[IMDb]]

[[Category:Meitei-language films]]
[[Category:2023 films]]
[[Category:Indian LGBT-related films]]
[[Category:LGBT-related films based on actual events]]
[[Category:Films about social issues in India]]
[[Category:LGBT-related drama films]]
[[Category:Gay-related films]]
[[Category:Cinema of Manipur]]
[[Category:2023 LGBT-related films]]

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