Orchids of Manipur (Meiteilon: Manipurgi Urei) is a 1993 non-feature Manipuri film scripted by M. K. Binodini Devi and directed by Aribam Syam Sharma.
[2] The film was screened at the second edition of Fragrances from the North East 2014, a three-day festival of cinema from the northeast.
The film is a journey through the rich forests of Manipur that are home to beautiful varieties of orchids.
However, in recent years, due to heavy deforestation, these flowers have been adversely affected and some of the major species are threatened with extinction.
[8][9] The citation for the National Award reads, "For a colourful and extremely aesthetic presentation of the exalting abundance of the wild orchids of Manipur".