MSFDS, FFM to celebrate 50 years of NS Films
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, January 20 2023: Considering the enormous contribution of Manipur's pioneering filmmaker G Narayan Sharma who made it to the glorious journey of Manipur Cinema through his production banners NS Films, Manipur State Film Development Society (MSFDS) in association with Film Forum Manipur (FFM) will be commemorating the golden jubilee year of NS Films on Saturday, said MFSDS secretary Sunzu Bachaspatimayum.

In a release, the secretary said that Narayan has been a tall figure in Manipuri cinema who also gave several firsts to Manipuri Cinema.

He said Narayan produced Manipur's first 100 days' box office run film 'Lamja Pashuram' (1974), first national award winning film 'Saaphabee' (1976) based on a popular folktale and '01-angthagee Wangmadasoo' (1980), Manipur's longest box office run of 32 weeks.

The prominent filmmaker then went on to produce as well as direct three more feature films in celluloid format, 'Kombeerei' (1989), 'Sanamanbi Sanarei' (1995) and 'Helloy' (2002).Born to Gurumayum Chandrajit Sharma and Gurumayum Dhani Devi, G Narayan Sharma (1922-2007), began his career as a professional photographer.

Easily drawn towards music, dance, and theatre, he was a dancer with the Little Ballet Troupe of Bombay for six years and was also member of the ballet unit of Triveni Kala Sangam in Delhi for six years, travelling as an Indian cultural troupe to even foreign shores.

Although he is no more, the body of works left behind by this stalwart is a legacy of the Manipuri film heritage, said the secretary, adding that to honour the charismatic filmmaker, a simple tribute function is being organised at the Memorial stone of Manipuri Cinema at the MSFDS Complex, Palace Gate on Saturday.

The commemorative programme will conclude with the screening of 'Lamja Pashuram' directed by Aribam Syam Sharma, at 5 pm at the Palace Auditorium.

On Sunday, the record holding film 'Olangthagee Wangmadasoo' will be screened twice, at 1:30 pm and 4:30pm, informed the release and urged all film lovers and the public to come and pay their respect to the great soul who had dedicated himself to the promotion of Manipuri Cinema.

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