Cheina

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Cheina

2003 Indian film

Cheina (English: The Agony) is a 2003 Indian Meitei language film directed by Oken Amakcham and produced by Shanti Thokchom.[1][2][3] It stars Gurumayum Kalpana, Lingjelthoibi, Wahengbam Somoraj and Thingom Pritam in the lead roles.[4][5] The story and screenplay was written by Yumnam Rajendra and produced under the banner of Dashu Films.[6] The film got censor certificate on 30 December 2002 and was released on 18 January 2003 at Usha Cinema, Paona Bazar, Imphal.[7][8]

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Plot

Thabal, a village Pradhan, and his wife Thanil lead a happy life but the longing for a child persists. Their locality sister Tharo has a love affair with Thambousana but her mother is not in favour of their relationship. The former gets married to Thembung, a Brahmin, but Thambousana has no idea about it since he is pursuing his further studies outside the state. He keeps sending letters to Tharo. She does not want to disclose her current status as she knows Thambousana's nature. When Tharo narrates it to Thanil, the latter decides to bear the burden. She secretly keeps all the letters sent to Tharo. Incidentally, Thabal comes across it and sees Thanil in a very bad light. In a fit of rage, Thabal throttles Thanil. She dies in the moment. When Tharo comes to take the letters, Thabal finally understands the real owner. He is filled with full of regret and remorse. Thabal suffers from depression which also costs his life at the end.

Cast

  • Gurumayum Kalpana as Yumnam Thanil Devi
  • Lingjelthoibi as Tharo
  • Wahengbam Somoraj as Thabal
  • Thingom Pritam as Thambousana
  • Chandrahas as Thembung
  • Longjam Ongbi Lalitabi as Tharo's mother
  • Oken Amakcham as Doctor
  • Mangangsana as Pena player
  • Baby Sanjeeta
  • Jagdish
  • Gouranityai
  • Nenu
  • Bimol
  • Hemabati
  • Karuna
  • Bharat

Accolades

The movie won the Best Feature Film award at the 6th Manipur State Film Festival.[9]

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Soundtrack

Oken Amakcham composed the soundtrack for the film and Sarat Yumnam, R.K. Lalmani and Y. Swarnalata wrote the lyrics. The songs are titled Leinam Leinam, Punshigi Ahanba, Tanglou Thenglaba and Thabal Pharaba Ahing.[10][11][12]

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References

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    "MSFDS mourns". The Sangai Express. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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    "Manipur actor Wahengbam Somoraj no more; MSFDS mourns death of actor". thenewsmill.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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    "Manipur State Film Development Society mourns demise of Wahengbam Somoraj". ukhrultimes.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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    "Irom Maipak, Manipur's only national award-winning cinematographer, dies of Covid-19". The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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    Meghachandra Kongbam. "Manipuri Cinema : Multiple Facets". communicationtoday.net. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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    "Manipur film society mourns untimely demise of dedicated film actor Wahengbam Somoraj". www.northeasttoday.in. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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    The Sangai Express. "Film awards distributed". www.e-pao.net. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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    "Cheina Album on Hungama". www.hungama.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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    "Tanglou Thenglaba on Gaana". gaana.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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    "Leinam Tingkhang on JioSaavn". www.jiosaavn.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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