| Cheina | |
|---|---|
| File:Cheina Manipuri Film Poster.jpg Poster | |
| Directed by | Oken Amakcham |
| Produced by | Shanti Thokchom |
| Screenplay by | Yumnam Rajendra |
| Story by | Yumnam Rajendra |
| Starring | Gurumayum Kalpana Khuraijam Lingjelthoibi Wahengbam Somoraj Thingom Pritam |
| Music by | Oken Amakcham Audiography: A. Shantimo Sharma |
| Cinematography | Irom Maipak |
| Edited by | Ujjal Nandy |
Production company | Dashu Films |
| Distributed by | Dashu Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Meiteilon (Manipuri) |
Cheina (English: The Agony) is a 2003 Manipuri film directed by Oken Amakcham and produced by Shanti Thokchom.[1][2][3] It stars Gurumayum Kalpana, Khuraijam 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][7] The film got censor certificate on 30 December 2002 and was released on 18 January 2003 at Usha Cinema, Paona Bazar, Imphal.[8][9]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Gurumayum Kalpana as Yumnam Thanil Devi
- Khuraijam Lingjelthoibi as Tharo
- Wahengbam Somoraj as Thabal
- Thingom Pritam as Thambousana
- Chandrahas as Thembung
- Laishram Lalitabi as Tharo's mother
- Oken Amakcham as Doctor
- Mangangsana Mayanglambam as Pena player
- Baby Sanjeeta
- Jagdish
- Gouranityai
- Nenu
- Bimol
- Hemabati
- Karuna
- Bharat
Accolades[edit | edit source]
The movie won the Best Feature Film award at the 6th Manipur State Film Festival 2006.[10][11]
| Award | Category | Winner's name | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Manipur State Film Festival 2006 | Best Feature Film | Shanti Thokchom (Producer) Oken Amakcham (Director) |
Won |
| Best Director | Oken Amakcham | Won | |
| Best Script | Yumnam Rajendra | Won |
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
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.[12][13][14]
| Cheina | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Dinesh Sharma, Pushparani Huidrom | |||
| Released | 2003 | ||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||
| Length | 21:25 | ||
| Label | Dashu Films | ||
| Producer | Shanti Thokchom | ||
| |||
| 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 | edit source]
- ↑ Chronicle News Service. "MSFDS mourns demise of actor W Somoraj". e-pao.net. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Khelen Thokchom. "Nightmare for dream film - Manipur halls don't have equipment to screen 35 mm cinema". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Thingnam Anjulika Samom. "Yumnam Ongbi Shanti ( Thokchom Ningol) - Film Producer". e-pao.net. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ↑ "Cheina Album on Hungama". www.hungama.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ↑ "Tanglou Thenglaba on Gaana". gaana.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ↑ "Leinam Tingkhang on JioSaavn". www.jiosaavn.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.