Imphal, Feb. 22 (PTI): A Manipuri film ‘Imaji Ningthem’, which won an international award, has been digitally restored after 37 years and shown here. Made in 1981, the restored classic, scripted by Maharaj Kumari Bindodini Devi and directed by prominent film maker Aribam Syam Sharma, was shown at the Centenary Hall of Manipur University yesterday.
Screened at many international film festivals,’Imagi Ningthem’ (My son, My Precious) won the ‘Golden Montgolfiere’ at the Festival of Three Continents at Nantes in France in 1982.
Present at the show, Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla appreciated the restoration of the film and remembered the literary and cultural contributions of Binodini. Binodini received Sahitya Akademi Award in 1979 for her Manipuri novel ‘Bor Saheb Ongbi Sanatombi’.
The function was jointly organised by the Imasi Foundation and the Mass Communication Department of Manipur University with the support of the state Arts and Culture Department.
