Aribam Syam Sharma
Biography
Director, Singer, Music Composer - Imphal, India
Born | Mar 21, 1936 (88 years) Imphal |
Region | Imphal - Manipur - India |
Height (cm) |
Aribam Syam Sharma is an Indian film director and composer from Manipur in India. He debuted in the first Manipuri film Matamgi Manipur as an actor. In 1974, he directed his first movie Lamja Parshuram. Lamja Parshuram became the first Manipuri film to run for 100 days in the box office. His 1980 film Olangthagee Wangmadasoo was the first ever and the only Manipuri film to run for more than 25 weeks. The film ran for 32 weeks at the box office.
He was honoured with the Padmashri in 2006. But, he returned the award in February 2019 to protest against the Indian Government's decision to enact the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019.
He was conferred with the Jewel of Manipuri Cinema Award on 14 May 2015 by the Film Forum of Manipur and the Manipur State Film Development Society.
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