Lammei

Lammei (English: Wildfire) is a 2002 Indian Meitei language film directed by Oken Amakcham[1] and produced by Premjit Naoroibam and Anita Naoroibam, under the banner of Kangla Films.[2][3] Denny Likmabam and Prameshwori played lead roles in the movie.[4] The movie was made after conducting the Winter Film Workshop by Kangla Films at Hotel Excellency, Imphal. It was released formally by the titular king of Manipur, Leishemba Sanajaoba, on 5 May 2002 and started its regular theatrical run at Friends Talkies, Paona Bazar on 22 May 2002. It is the first Manipuri video film to have a commercial screening at a theatre.[5] Lammei also marked the beginning of a digital era in Manipuri cinema.[6]

Lammei
Theatrical release poster
Directed byOken Amakcham
Chief assistant:
O. Gautam
Assisted by:
Y. Premjit
Screenplay byCh. Inaobi
Story byM.C. Sunder
Produced byPremjit Naoroibam
Anita Naoroibam
StarringDenny Likmabam
Prameshwori
CinematographyImo Yumnam
Edited byImo Yumnam
Songs:
Ishomani
Music byOken Amakcham
Music Arranger:
O. Geet, Tomba & Kanta
Background Score:
Jiten & Tiken
Production
companies
Kangla Films, Manipur
Distributed byKangla Films, Manipur
Release dates
5 May 2002
(Formal release)
22 May 2002
(Theatrical release)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMeitei language (officially called Manipuri language)

Synopsis

The film is about love and revenge and shows that truth always wins in the end. Thambal, a young lady is brutally raped by a Minister's son Rocky. But the charges for the heinous crime falls upon Chinglen, Thambal's boyfriend. Rocky's father uses various powerful means to confine Chinglen inside a jail. But Chinglen's urge for revenge spreads like a wildlife. He espaces from the police and skilfully takes lives of all those involved in Thambal's murder one after another. Justice is finally served.

Cast
  • Denny Likmabam as Chinglen
  • Prameshwori as Thambal
  • Iboyaima Khuman as Thambal's father
  • Longjam Ongbi Lalitabi as Chinglen's mother
  • Rocky as Rocky
  • Gurumayum Kalpana as Leishna, Chinglen's lawyer
  • Prameshwor Oinam as Rocky's lawyer
  • Baby Mutum Yaiphabi as Baby Thambal
  • Akash
  • Usha
  • Bidyapati
  • Tombi
  • Jiten

Soundtrack

Oken Amakcham and Lalambung Imo composed the soundtrack for the film and W. Rajen, Rajendra Okram, Ashajit Angomcha and Manoraja Thokchom wrote the lyrics. The songs are titled Wakhal Ethak Houre, Manglan Khuding, Mitchiduna Eibu Ngaohalle, Lammei Lammei and Kijeine Eidi.

Lammei
Soundtrack album by
Dinesh Sharma, Romesh, Sophia Salam, Pushparani Huidrom
Released2002
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length25:13
LabelKangla Films
External audio
audio icon Audio Jukebox on YouTube
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Wakhal Ethak Houre"Ashajit AngomchaOken AmakchamSophia Salam04:53
2."Manglan Khuding"Ashajit AngomchaOken AmakchamDinesh Sharma05:25
3."Mitchiduna Eibu Ngaohalle"Manoraja ThokchomLalambung ImoRomesh04:35
4."Lammei Lammei"W. Rajen SinghOken AmakchamDinesh Sharma04:45
5."Kijeine Eidi"Rajendra OkramOken AmakchamPushparani Huidrom05:35
Total length:25:13
  • Kangla Films Manipur. "Lammei Full Movie". Retrieved 14 May 2021 – via YouTube.

References
  1. "Palace auditorium packed on third day of Golden Jubilee Celebration of Manipuri cinema : 12th apr21 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. "Mollywood Lanmei A new hope for sick film industries". e-pao.net. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. "Celebrating Fifty Years of Manipuri Cinema". MyGov Blogs. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  4. "50 years of Manipuri cinema: Award-winning films screened at Imphal". Northeast Now. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. "3rd day Report of Golden Jubilee Celebration of Manipuri Cinema 2021". e-pao.net. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  6. Jogendro Singh Kshetrimayum (2011). The Politics of Fixity: A report on the ban of Hindi films in Manipur, Northeast India (MA report). The University of Texas at Austin. p. 46. hdl:2152/ETD-UT-2011-12-4603.
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