Lammei
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Chief assistant:
O. Gautam
Assisted by:
Y. Premjit
Anita Naoroibam
| Lammei | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Oken Amakcham Chief assistant: O. Gautam Assisted by: Y. Premjit |
| Screenplay by | Ch. Inaobi |
| Story by | M.C. Sunder |
| Produced by | Premjit Naoroibam Anita Naoroibam |
| Starring | Denny Likmabam Premeshori |
| Cinematography | Imo Yumnam |
| Edited by | Imo Yumnam Songs: Ishomani |
| Music by | Oken Amakcham Music Arranger: O. Geet, Tomba & Kanta Background Score: Jiten & Tiken |
Production companies | Kangla Films, Manipur |
| Distributed by | Kangla Films, Manipur |
Release dates |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Meiteilon (Manipuri) |
Lammei (English: Wildfire) is a 2002 Manipuri film directed by Oken Amakcham[1] and produced by Premjit Naoroibam and Anita Naoroibam, under the banner of Kangla Films.[2][3] Denny Likmabam and Premeshori played lead roles in the movie.[4] The movie was made after conducting the Winter Film Workshop by Kangla Films at Hotel Excellency, Imphal. It was released formally by the titular king of Manipur, Leishemba Sanajaoba, on 5 May 2002 and started its regular theatrical run at Friends Talkies, Paona Bazar on 22 May 2002.[5][6] It is the first Manipuri video film to have a commercial screening at a theatre.[7] Lammei also marked the beginning of a digital era in Manipuri cinema.[8]
The film is about love and revenge and shows that truth always wins in the end. Thambal, a young lady is brutally raped by a Minister's son Rocky. But the charges for the heinous crime falls upon Chinglen, Thambal's boyfriend. Rocky's father uses various powerful means to confine Chinglen inside a jail. But Chinglen's urge for revenge spreads like a wildlife. He espaces from the police and skilfully takes lives of all those involved in Thambal's murder one after another. Justice is finally served.
Cast
- Denny Likmabam as Chinglen
- Premeshori as Thambal
- Iboyaima Khuman as Thambal's father
- Laishram Lalitabi as Chinglen's mother
- Rocky as Rocky
- Gurumayum Kalpana as Leishna, Chinglen's lawyer
- Prameshwor Oinam as Rocky's lawyer
- Baby Mutum Yaiphabi as Baby Thambal
- Akash
- Usha
- Bidyapati
- Tombi
- Jiten
