Loktak Lairembee | |
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Directed by | Haobam Paban Kumar |
Screenplay by | Sudhir Naoroibam Haobam Paban Kumar |
Story by | Sudhir Naoroibam |
Produced by | Haobam Paban Kumar |
Starring | Ningthoujam Sanatomba Sagolsem Thambalsang |
Cinematography | Shehnad Jalal |
Edited by | Sankha |
Music by | Sukanta Majumdar |
Production company | Oli Pictures |
Distributed by | Oli Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Meitei language (officially called Manipuri language) |
Loktak Lairembee ( transl. Loktak Goddess), also known as Lady of the Lake, is a 2016 Indian Meitei language film directed and produced by Haobam Paban Kumar. [1] [2] It stars Ningthoujam Sanatomba and Sagolsem Thambalsang in the lead roles. [3] The film had participated in many international film festivals across the globe and won several awards. [4] [5] The film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Environment / Conservation / Preservation at the 64th National Film Awards. [6] [7]
It is the first Manipuri film to be certified by Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) as a digital film. Loktak Lairembee is based on Sudhir Naoroibam's short story Nongmei.
Following the accidental discovery of a gun, a depressed fisherman experiences a new confidence that soon threatens to balloon into arrogance.
Loktak Lairembee bagged two awards at the 10th Manipur State Film Awards 2016. [8] The film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Environment / Conservation / Preservation at the 64th National Film Awards. [9] The citation for the National Award reads, "The film brings out the nuances of an environmental issue in a heart wrenching and touching manner".
Award | Category | Winner's name | Result |
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64th National Film Awards | Best Film on Environment or Conservation or Preservation | Haobam Paban Kumar | Won |
9th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017 | FIPRESCI India P.K. Nair Memorial Critics' Jury Award | Haobam Paban Kumar | Won |
10th Manipur State Film Awards 2016 | Best Feature Film | Haobam Paban Kumar | Won |
Best Story | Sudhir Naoroibam | Won | |
14th Indian Film Festival of Stuttgart Germany | German Star of India | Haobam Paban Kumar | Won |
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles | Special Mention | Haobam Paban Kumar | Won |
15th Pune International Film Festival | Special Jury Award (World Cinema section) | Haobam Paban Kumar | Won |
26th G. Aravindan Puruskaram 2016 | Best Debut Director | Haobam Paban Kumar | Won |
2nd Bodhisattva International Film Festival 2017 | Silver Bodhisattva | Haobam Paban Kumar | Won |
18th Mumbai Film Festival | Golden Gateway | Haobam Paban Kumar | Won |
22nd Kolkata International Film Festival 2016 | NETPAC (Asian Select) | Haobam Paban Kumar | Won |