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'Leipaklei' is a 2012 Manipuri film directed and produced by Aribam Syam Sharma. It stars Leishangthem Tonthoi in the titular role. The story of the film was written by Arambam Samarendra and screenplay by Arambam Ongbi Memchoubi. 'Leipaklei' was screened on the inaugural day of 5th Guwahati Film Festival 2012. It was also screened at the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival and Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) held at Jeonju, South Korea. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the 60th National Film Awards.

Synopsis



The film 'Leipaklei' tells the story of Leipaklei, a woman named after a Manipuri flower. Like the flower whose habitat is the hard ground, she is surrounded by hard trials and ironies of fate: separation from the one who loved and is still loved by her, abandonment by her husband, the trials of being a single parent, the violence of the gaze of men who sees her as fair game.

Not unlike the flower 'Leipaklei', which hibernates beneath parched grounds dreaming for a spring past, the protagonist dreams of the return of her beloved. He returns.

Cast



* Leishangthem Tonthoi as Leipaklei

* Lairenjam Olen as Ibotomba

* Gurumayum Kalpana as Tamurei

* Thingom Pritam as Thoiba

* Gurumayum Priyogopal as Khura

* Sundari as Mandon

* 'Baby' Rainy as Meme

Accolades



'Leipaklei' won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the 60th National Film Awards. The citation for the National Award reads, "'A simple story told in a straight-forward simple narrative highlighting social reality'".

See also



* List of Meitei-language films

References



Category:Meitei-language films

Category:2012 films

Category:Films directed by Aribam Syam Sharma

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