Romi Meitei is an Indian

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and

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who works in

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. He is a recipient of several awards at film festivals organized in

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and abroad, including a

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. ''Angangba Kurao Mapal, Thoiba Thoibi'', ''Inga Nonglakta'', ''Hiktharaba Samji: Pizza'', ''Akhunba Mani'', ''Khujingee Mami'', ''Ekhenglakta Red Rose'', ''Natephamda Tero'', '' Chumthang Makhong'', ''Imagi Laman Singamdre'', ''Thengmankhre Thabalse'', ''Mikithi'' and ''

Eikhoigi Yum ''Eikhoigi Yum'' ( English: ''Our Home'') is a 2022 Manipuri film directed by Romi Meitei. It is jointly produced by Sheetal Chingsu and Romi Meitei under the banner of Thangarakpa Living Frames. The film got official selection at the 22nd Jio ...

'' are some of the well-known movies he directed. He has also made films which are adaptations of famous radio plays and ''

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s''. ''Imagi Laman Singamdre'', ''Yotpi'', ''Sanagi Nga'', ''Sangbrei Managi Chenghi Manam'', ''Hiktharaba Samji: Pizza'' are among such films. In 2017, he directed a music video titled ''Nura Pakhang''. It is a Portuguese and Meitei language collaboration music video on the present situation of Manipuri pony. As of 2022, his feature film ''

'' Won ''

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Award for the best International Film and '' NETPAC''

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Jury Special Mention at the 27th International Film Festival of Kerala.

Accolades

''Romi Meitei'' has won many awards for his feature and non-feature films. His 2013 movie '' Tabunungda Akaiba Likli'' swept many awards at the SSS MANIFA 2014. ''Noong Amadi Yeroom'', his 2011 non-feature film received official selection in 42nd IFFI (International film festival of India),

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, MIFF 2012 International competition, 2nd Best Film in Manhattan Short Film Festival and Official selection at Beyond Bollywood festival, Frankfurt. ''Eesing Gi Machu'' won the Best Film at the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival 2016. ''Yours Faithfully'' got official selection at Global Cinema festival by

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. His 2019 non-feature film ''Motsillaba Mingsel'' bagged the Special Jury award at the 13th Manipur State Film Awards 2020. The film also won the Best Director and Best Child Artist awards at the Cochin International Shortfilm Awards 2021. '' Motsillaba Mingsel'' won the Grand Jury Award for Best Film and House of Illusion Award for Best Short Fiction at the Chalachitram National Film Festival 2021, held under aegis of Directorate of Film Festival and Cultural Department, Government of Assam. The film also won the Best Short Film Award at The Himalayan Film Festival 2021 held in Leh, Ladakh. His 2021 film ''

'' won the Best Feature Film award at the 14th Manipur State Film Festival 2022. The film also won an ''Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature'' at the Indie Meme Film Festival 2023, held in Austin City, United States. At Kazan International Muslim Film Festival 2023, he won Best Director Award for the film. At the

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, the film won Best Feature Film In Manipuri. He also served as jury member at the

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for Indian Panorama Feature Films section and Central Jury at the

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Social work

''Romi Meitei'' also contributes to social works. He is the Chairman of Mami Thawan Foundation, a non-profit foundation which provides services for the welfare of

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Society.

Filmography

Selected feature films

Non-feature films

References

External links

Romi Meitei Interview

Romi Meitei in KLMDb
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