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| Sanabi | |
|---|---|
 Official Poster | |
| Directed by | Aribam Syam Sharma |
| Produced by | Doordarshan National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) |
| Written by | M. K. Binodini Devi |
| Starring | Haorongbam Deben R.K. Sushila |
| Music by | Aribam Syam Sharma |
| Cinematography | Sunny Joseph |
| Edited by | Ujjal Nandy |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) |
Release date | 1995 |
Running time | 88 minutes (Original) 67 minutes (Director's cut) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Meitei |
Sanabi (English: The Grey Mare) is a 1995 Manipuri film written by M. K. Binodini Devi and directed by Aribam Syam Sharma.[1][2] The movie stars Haorongbam Deben and R.K. Sushila in the lead roles.[3][4] It is jointly produced by Doordarshan and National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).[5][6] The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the 43rd National Film Awards.[7] Sanabi got selection at the International Film Festival of India, 1996 and Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt, 1996.[8]
Sanabi in its original form was written as a short story by M. K. Binodini Devi under the title Sagol Sanabi. It was later made into a radio play named as Shriban Chinggi Tamnalai.
Synopsis[edit | edit source]
Mangi, irritated by his childhood friend Sakhi’s refusal to marry him, steals her beloved grey mare in order to force her to agree.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Haorongbam Deben as Mangi
- R.K. Sushila as Sakhi
- Takhellambam Nabakumar as Sakhi's father
- Heisnam Ongbi Indu as Sakhi's mother
- Thokchom Ongbi Jamini
- Lourembam Pishak as Mangi's grandmother
- Y. Kumarjit
- Lala
- Wangkhem Lalit (Cameo appearance)
Accolades[edit | edit source]
Sanabi won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the 43rd National Film Awards. The citation for the National Award reads, "For its apt and poetic handling of the conflict between the traditional and modern values, knitted around a pony symbolically".
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Sanabi - Manipuri Movie :: eRang Classic". www.e-pao.net.
- ↑ Laithangbam, Iboyaima; Kongbam, Meghachandra (8 February 2019). "Indigenous people will become strangers in their own lands: Aribam Syam Sharma" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ Irom, Bit. "Manipuri Cinema In The Last Three Decades". e-pao.net.
- ↑ "The Grey Mare (1994)" – via letterboxd.com.
- ↑ "SANABI (1996)". BFI.
- ↑ "The Gray Mare on Variety - Film Reviews". variety.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ↑ The Sangai Express / Manipur Info Centre (7 March 2012). "59th National Film Awards 2011: Phijigee Mani bags best regional film award". e-pao.net. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ↑ "The North-East Enthrals". Outlook India Magazine.
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