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Ishanou
| Ishanou (The Chosen One) | |
|---|---|
| File:Ishanou Film Poster.jpg Official poster | |
| Directed by | Aribam Syam Sharma |
| Produced by | Aribam Syam Sharma |
| Written by | M. K. Binodini Devi |
| Starring | Anoubam Kiranmala Kangabam Tomba |
| Music by | Aribam Syam Sharma |
| Cinematography | Girish Padhiar |
| Edited by | Ujjal Nandi |
Production company | Aribam Syam Sharma Productions |
| Distributed by | Doordarshan Kendra Guwahati |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Meiteilon |
Ishanou (English: The Chosen One) is a 1990 Manipuri film written by M. K. Binodini Devi and directed by Aribam Syam Sharma.[1][2] The movie stars Anoubam Kiranmala and Kangabam Tomba in the lead roles.[3] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.[4] The movie was first aired in Doordarshan and later released in Usha Cinema, Paona Bazar on 6 July 1990.[5]
Synopsis[edit]
In a small village of Manipur, Tampha, the young and tacitum wife of Dhanabir, works in an office and the couple lead a routine life with their child. But when her husband takes for a ride on a two wheeler through the hilly country to amuse her, she has dizzy spells. She is also seized from time to time by convulsions and she begins to wander at night. One night she reaches the house of an exclusively female and matriarchal religious sect of Maibis, possessors of the previlege of ritual invocations to the gods of the ancient pantheon of Manipur. But her sickness is not one that medicine or even magic can cure. Her possession is of another nature, sacred, in fact, the direct search for the goddess Maibi. Tampha, like in a daydream, leaves everything to become an initiate of the sect. At the end of the film, she meets her husband, who has remarried and her daughter, two people from whom she is now alienated, in the truest sense of the term.
Cast[edit]
- Anoubam Kiranmala as Tampha
- Kangabam Tomba as Dhanabir, Tampha's Husband
- Baby Molly as Bembem, Tampha's Daughter
- Manbi as Tampha's Mother
- Dhiren as Tampha's neighbour
- Baby Premita
- Nungshirei Maibi, Dhani Maibi
- Mema Maibi, Sakhen Maibi
- Tekpicha Maibi, Bino Maibi
- Sakhi Maibi, Mema Maibi
- Memcha Maibi, Rupobati Maibi
Accolades[edit]
Ishanou won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri and Special Mention (Anoubam Kiranmala) at the 38th National Film Awards.[6] The citation for the National Award reads, "For effectively portraying the tragedy behind the institution of Maibi which unfortunately shatters a family". Special Mention's citation reads, "For a debut performance depicting various levels of conflict effectively".
| Award | Category | Winner's name | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38th National Film Awards | Best Feature Film in Manipuri | Aribam Syam Sharma | Won |
| Special Mention | Anoubam Kiranmala | Won |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Seven Manipuri films you must watch". thenortheasttoday.com. 23 January 2016.
- ↑ Baruah, Parthajith (23 February 2018). "Rising against all odds" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "Evolving digital film culture in Manipur A misnomer By Meghachandra Kongbam". e-pao.net.
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: The Chosen One". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ↑ "ISHANOU (1991)". BFI.
- ↑ "Ishanou(The Chosen One): Manipuri film to be screened at Goa festival | Guwahati News - Times of India". The Times of India.