Aribam Syam Sharma

Aribam Syam Sharma
Born	(1936-03-21) 21 March 1936 Imphal, Manipur, India
Occupation(s)	Film director, Singer, Music composer
Awards	Golden Montgolfiere (1982) Padma Shri (2006) V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award (2008) Kamal Kumari National Award (2009) Jewel of Manipuri Cinema (2015)
Website	aribamsyamsharma.in

Aribam Syam Sharma is an Indian film director and composer from Manipur in India. He debuted in the first Manipuri film Matamgi Manipur as an actor. In 1974, he directed his first movie Lamja Parshuram. Lamja Parshuram became the first Manipuri film to run for 100 days in the box office. His 1980 film Olangthagee Wangmadasoo was the first ever and the only Manipuri film to run for more than 25 weeks. The film ran for 32 weeks at the box office.

His fourth film as a director, Imagi Ningthem (My Son, My precious) brought him international recognition when the film received the Montgolfiere d' Or at the Festival of Three Continents, Nantes in 1982.

His 1990 film Ishanou (The Chosen One) was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.

He was honoured with the Padmashri in 2006. But, he returned the award in February 2019 to protest against the Indian Government's decision to enact the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019.

He was conferred with the Jewel of Manipuri Cinema Award on 14 May 2015 by the Film Forum of Manipur and the Manipur State Film Development Society.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1972	Matamgi Manipur	Actor, Music Director	Feature
1974	Lamja Parshuram	Director	Feature
1976	Saphabee	Director	Feature
1979	Olangthagee Wangmadasoo	Director	Feature
1981	Imagi Ningthem	Director, Music Director	Feature
1983	Paokhum Ama	Director	Feature
1986	Tales of Courage	Director	Non-Feature
1988	Sangai : The Dancing Deer of Manipur	Director	Non-Feature
1988	Keibul Lamjao National Park	Director	Non-Feature
1988	Koro Kosii	Director	Non-Feature
1989	The Deer on the Lake	Director	Non-Feature
1990	Ishanou	Director, Music Director	Feature
1990	Indigenous Games of Manipur	Director	Non-Feature
1991	Meitei Pung	Director	Non-Feature
1992	Lai Haraoba	Director	Non-Feature
1993	Orchids of Manipur	Director	Non-Feature
1995	Yelhou Jagoi	Director	Non-Feature
1995	Sanabi	Director, Music Director	Feature
1998	Shingnaba	Director	Feature
1998	Loktak: The Dying Lake of Manipur	Director	Non-Feature
1999	Thang-Ta - The Martial Art of Manipur	Director	Non-Feature
2000	Paari	Director	Feature
2001	The Monpas of Arunachal Pradesh	Director	Non-Feature
2002	Binodini: A Writer's Life	Director	Non-Feature
2003	Nilamani: Master Potter of Manipur	Director	Non-Feature
2003	Ashangba Nongjabi	Director, Producer, Music Director	Feature
2006	Guru Laimayum Thambalngoubi Devi	Director	Non-Feature
2007	Rajarshri Bhagyachandra	Director	Non-Feature
2008	Crossroads	Director	Feature
2008	Mr. Manipur	Director	Non-Feature
2008	Leirol	Director	Non-Feature
2009	Sankirtan of Manipur	Director	Non-Feature
2011	Miraang	Director	Feature
2012	Leipaklei	Director	Feature
2012	Manipuri Pony	Director	Non-Feature
2013	Dasha	Director	Feature
2014	Kangla	Director	Non-Feature
2018	Raas	Director	Non-Feature
2019	Nongphadok Lakpa Atithi	Music Director, Screenplay Writer, Director	Feature

Bibliography

• Living Shadows (2006)
• Eshei Binodinigi (2014)
• Modern Manipuri Music and Me (2014)
• Manipuri Cinema: Eigi Paodam (2016)

External links

• Aribam Syam Sharma at IMDb
• Aribam Syam Sharma, Official website