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Biography
Aribam Syam Sharma is a film director and composer from Manipur in India. He debuted in the Manipuri film scene as an actor in the movie Matamgi Manipur. 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 1979 film Olangthagee Wangmadasu was the first ever and the only Manipuri film to run for more 25 weeks. The film ran for 28 weeks at the box office.
His fourth movie as a director, Imagi Ningthem brought him international recognition when the movie received the Montgolfiere d' Or at the Festival of Three Continents, Nantes in 1982.
His 1990 film 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.
He was conferred with the Jewel of Manipuri Cinema Award on 14th May 2015 by the Film Forum of Manipur and the Manipur State Film Development Society.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Lamja Parshuram | Director | Feature |
| 1976 | Saphabee | Director | Feature |
| 1979 | Olangthagee Wangmadasu | Director | Feature |
| 1981 | Imagi Ningthem | Director | Feature |
| 1983 | Paokhum Ama | Director | Feature |
| 1984 | 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 | The Chosen One (Ishanou) | Director | Feature |
| 1990 | Indigenous Games of Manipur | Director | Non-Feature |
| 1991 | Lai Haraoba | Director | Non-Feature |
| 1991 | Meitei Pung | Director | Non-Feature |
| 1992 | Yelhou Jagoi | Director | Non-Feature |
| 1996 | Sanabi | Director | Feature |
| 1998 | Loktak:The Dying Lake of Manipur | Director | Non-Feature |
| 2003 | Nilamani: Master Potter of Manipur | Director | Non-Feature |
| 2006 | Guru Laimayum Thambalngoubi Devi | Director | Non-Feature |
| 2007 | Rajarshri Bhagyachandra | Director | Non-Feature |
| 2008 | Mr. Manipur | Director | Non-Feature |
| 2008 | Leirol | Director | Non-Feature |
| 2009 | Sankirtan of Manipur | Director | Non-Feature |
| 2012 | Manipuri Pony | Director | Non-Feature |
| 2012 | Dasha | Director | Feature |
| 2012 | Miraang | Director | Feature |
| 2012 | Leipaklei | Director | Feature |
| 2014 | Kangla | Director | Non-Feature |