''Taibang Keithel'' ( English: ''Living Market'') is a 2018 comedy Indian

Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...

film written and directed by Satyajit BK and produced by Miltan Langonjam, under the banner of Soraren Films. It stars

Khwairakpam Bishwamittra Khwairakpam Bishwamittra is an Indian film director, actor and script writer who works in theatre and Manipuri films. He first appeared on silver screen in the 1996 hit film ''Kanaga Hinghouni'', where he co-directed with Chan Heisnam. Some of th ...

in the lead role. The movie was premiered at Manipur State Film Development Society (MSFDS), Palace Compound, on 9 September 2018. The film was released by Amitra Video in DVD on 4 March 2020. ''Taibang Keithel'' has no female characters. The director clarified that the casting of only male characters was not intentional.

Synopsis

The movie centres around a village man ''Ahanjao'' who comes to ''Imphal'', the capital city of Manipur in search for a job. He got caught in a series of incidents which never ought to happen. The movie revolves around how he tries to find himself out of these entangled incidents. It also shows how the capital city changes in due course of time.

Cast

as Ahanjao * Bobo Ningthoukhongjam as Koireng * Gurumayum Priyogopal as Lukhoi * Idhou as Achou * Prem Sharma as Ningthembi * Ibomcha as Tomei * Ratan Lai * Mahanta * Nunglen Luwang * Chandrasing * Bonendro * Deepak Mutum * Rajpritam * Barun

Accolades

Khwairakpam Bishwamittra won the Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 12th Manipur State Film Awards 2019.

Music

Tenao HD composed the soundtrack for the film and Satyajit BK wrote the lyrics. The song is titled ''Taibang Keithel Karakpani''.

References

{{Reflist 2010s Meitei-language films 2018 films