Cinema of Manipur

The Manipuri film industry was born when Matamgi Manipur by Debkumar Bose was released on 9 April 1972.

Singh's Langlen Thadoi to Oken Amakcham's Lammei and Haobam Paban Kumar's Loktak Lairembee and many others,[2] Manipuri cinema, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022,[3] has grown in both its form and culture.

[6] Prior to Matamgi Manipur, there were several attempts made to make a film in the state, the most significant being Mainu Pemcha in 1948, which was left incomplete.

[7] The tradition of documentary filmmaking in Manipur was said to have been pioneered by the late Maharaj Kumar Priya Brata Singh who shot "actuality movies" with his 8 mm camera in 1936.

This section covers notable Manipuri non-feature films released between 9 April 1972 and 9 April 2022, with Maipak: Son of Manipur being the exception in the categorisation (released in 1971).