CINEMA :

Cinema show was started in Manipur in the Year 1920 A.D.

But Cinema halls were established after the 2nd WW. Manipur's pioneer film making organisation was Shree Govindajee Film Company ( established in 1946-47 ).

Its first attempted feature film was MAINU PEMCHA (1948)

The first feature film MATAM-GI MANIPUR was screened on 9th April , 1972 at Usha cinema , friends Talkies in Imphal and Azad cinema in Kakching. With the establishment of Film Society in 1966 , Imphal Cine Club in 1979 and Manipur Film developement council in 1980 the Manipuri Cinema got the required momentum to come upto the National level .

So far 9 Manipuri films have got National Awards.

The following manipuri films were shown in Film Festivals on International level.

1. IMAGEE NINGTHEM
2. PAOKHUM AMA
3. ISHANOU
4. SANABI
5. SANA KEITHEL
6. SAMBAL WANGMA
7. KHONTHANG

The first Indian Film to get the GRAND PRIX at the NANTE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL was Manipur's Film IMAGEE NINGTHEM ( My child my prestige) [ Script by MK Binodini and Directed by A Shyam sharma ].

The BEST CHILD ACTOR of Indian Films for the year 1982 was Manipur's child artist LEIKHENDRA SINGH ( at 8 years of age ).