Lammei

Lammei
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Oken Amakcham Chief assistant: O. Gautam Assisted by: Y. Premjit
Screenplay by	Ch. Inaobi
Story by	M.C. Sunder
Produced by	Premjit Naoroibam Anita Naoroibam
Starring	Denny Likmabam Prameshwori
Cinematography	Imo Yumnam
Edited by	Imo Yumnam Songs: Ishomani
Music by	Oken Amakcham Music Arranger: O. Geet, Tomba & Kanta Background Score: Jiten & Tiken
Production companies	Kangla Films, Manipur
Distributed by	Kangla Films, Manipur
Release dates	5 May 2002 (2002-05-05) (Formal release) 22 May 2002 (2002-05-22) (Theatrical release)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	India
Language	Meiteilon (Manipuri)

Lammei (English: Wildfire) is a 2002 Manipuri 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.[5][6] It is the first Manipuri video film to have a commercial screening at a theatre.[7] Lammei also marked the beginning of a digital era in Manipuri cinema.[8]

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
Released	2002
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	25:13
Label	Kangla Films
External audio Audio Jukebox on YouTube

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Wakhal Ethak Houre"	Ashajit Angomcha	Oken Amakcham	Sophia Salam	04:53
2.	"Manglan Khuding"	Ashajit Angomcha	Oken Amakcham	Dinesh Sharma	05:25
3.	"Mitchiduna Eibu Ngaohalle"	Manoraja Thokchom	Lalambung Imo	Romesh	04:35
4.	"Lammei Lammei"	W. Rajen Singh	Oken Amakcham	Dinesh Sharma	04:45
5.	"Kijeine Eidi"	Rajendra Okram	Oken Amakcham	Pushparani Huidrom	05:35
Total length:					25:13

External links

• 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. Dr. M. Nawaz Khan. "Growth of Manipuri Digital Films". e-pao.net.
6. Khan, M. Nawaz (30 June 2014). "Growth of Manipuri Digital Films". Communication Today.
7. "3rd day Report of Golden Jubilee Celebration of Manipuri Cinema 2021". e-pao.net. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
8. 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.