''Amukta Ani'' (

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: ''Two In One'') is a 2014 Manipuri film directed by

Romi Meitei Romi Meitei is an Indian film director, screenwriter and lyricist who works in Manipuri films. He is a recipient of several awards at film festivals organized in India and abroad, including a National Film Awards, National Film Award. ''Angan ...

and produced by Jenny Khurai. It stars

Bala Hijam Surja Bala Hijam (9 Jun 1991, Imphal) better known as Bala Hijam ( Meitei pronunciation: /ba-lā hī-jam/) is an Indian actress, who predominantly appears in Manipuri films. She is known for her roles in ''Boong'', '' Neelakasham Pachakadal ...

, Roshan Pheiroijam and Sushmita Mangsatabam in the lead roles. The story of the film was written by Laishram Santosh and Thoi, and screenplay by

and Laishram Santosh. The film was released at Bhagyachandra Open Air Theatre (BOAT) on 11 October 2014 with a red-carpet event hosted by WOL Media named as ''Khongul''.

Plot

The movie is about a boy striving to earn a girl's love. Mangal is a spoilt child. Both Mangal and Thoibi study at the same school. Mangal meets Thoibi when he is fighting with the gatekeeper of the school. Since then, he follows her everywhere (including tuition centres). He even follows her to Delhi. It is a love triangle film, where Langlen comes in between Thoibi and Mangal, and the film shows how Thoibi takes all the responsibilities of misclosings and misunderstandings in the love triangle. The film also shows Thoibi and Langlen's contrasting personalities.

Cast

as Thoibi * Roshan Pheiroijam as Mangal * Sushmita Mangsatabam as Langlen * Ithoi Oinam as Laisna * Gurumayum Priyogopal as Thoibi's father * Sagolsem Dhanamanjuri as Thoibi's mother * Khonykar Khuraijam as Mangal's father * Thoudam Ongbi Modhubala as Mangal's mother

Production

This movie is the third production of Ima Sana Chingjroibi Films, after producing Kamala-Gokul starrer '' Mamado Leisabido Angaobido'' and Shumang Leela remake of Pizza ''Hiktharaba Samji: Pizza''. The shooting of the film was done in

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and

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Reception

khonjel.org wrote, "Amukta Ani tries to show the dutiful

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with a big heart, big enough to sacrifice her love. All the characters are presented in an extreme way. The movie begins to fall when it comes into climax. I think it is because of the extreme characters."

Soundtrack

Sorri Senjam composed the soundtrack for the film and

wrote the lyrics. The songs are titled ''Mensinba Ngamdraba'' and ''Musi Musi Ngalliba''.

References

External links

* * {{Cite web, url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRKrUPwSFUg, title=Amukta Ani Full Movie 2 of 2 - Official Release, via=YouTube