Kshetrimayum Rashi Explained

Kshetrimayum Rashi
Occupation:Actress
Birth Date:March 1950
Birth Place:Uripok, Imphal, Manipur
Present address:
Thangmeiband Lourung Purel Leikai,[1] Imphal, Manipur
Parents:Kshetrimayum Bhubon Singh
Kshetrimayum Ongbi Wareppam Ningol Rasamani Devi
Nationality:Indian

Kshetrimayum Rashi (full name: Kshetrimayum Ningol Lairellakpam Ongbi Rashi, born March 1950) is an Indian actress from Imphal, Manipur, who worked in theatre and Manipuri films.[2] She was introduced into the world of theatre by her mother Rasamani Devi. She is best known for her role in the movie Imagi Ningthem, which also received wide international acclaim.[3] Rashi has featured in over 150 radio plays. She was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 13th Manipur State Film Awards 2020.[4] [5] She is also the recipient of the Sahitya Seva Samiti, Kakching Neta Irawat Leelaroi Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.

Career

Rashi got to know about acting and theatre from her mother. Her first play was Jadonang (staged in September 1969), where she played the role of Rani Gaidinliu in Aryan Theatre, Imphal.[6] Gaidinliu saw the play and praised Rashi's performance. Her first silver screen appearance was in the 1972 movie Matamgi Manipur, the first full-length Manipuri feature film. Her role of widow in the movie Olangthagee Wangmadasoo is still vividly remembered by the cinema lovers of Manipur.[7] In 1981, she went on to star in Imagi Ningthem (My Son, My Precious), which also became the first Indian film to win a Grand Prix Award.[8] [9] In the film, she portrayed the role of a step-mother. She also played supporting roles in digital films like Paokhum, Meera Memcha, Eidi Thamoi Pikhre and Eewai.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleDirector
1972Matamgi ManipurSunitaDebkumar Bose
1974Lamja ParshuramKethabiAribam Syam Sharma
1976SaaphabeeSaaphabee's friendAribam Syam Sharma
1979Olangthagee WangmadasooWidowAribam Syam Sharma
1981Imagi NingthemEkashiniAribam Syam Sharma
1983Paokhum AmaCameo appearanceAribam Syam Sharma
1990Thengmallabara Radha-ManbiBidhumukhiNingthouja Lancha
1993ThambalKripa
2005Meera MemchaRaju's motherMohendro
2009PaokhumAnand's motherBishwamittra
2010Momon MeenokThariktha's motherKsh. Kishorekumar
2015Eidi Thamoi PikhreKhomba's grandmotherHomen D' Wai
2022EewaiHenba's grandmotherKhwairakpam Bishwamittra
2023Asengba EralOC Meira

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Highways of Life wins big at Manipur State Film Awards 2020. The Sangai Express.
  2. Web site: Still want to act, but in an offbeat role, says Kshetrimayum Rashi. ifp.co.in.
  3. Web site: We Congratulate Smt. Kshetrimayum Rashi Devi for the Lifetime Achievement Award - Manipur Tv. Facebook.
  4. Web site: Manipur State Film Awards announced; documentary on pugilist Laishram Sarita wins big. Northeast Now. Sobhapati. Samom. 21 May 2020 . 2 July 2021.
  5. Web site: 2020 Lifetime Achievement Winner, Kshetrimayum Rashi's Bio Note is Almost Synonymous with History of Cinema in Manipur. www.fpsjreview.in.
  6. Web site: 66th Manipur Theatre Day observed. www.thesangaiexpress.com.
  7. Web site: Olangthagee Wangmadasoo (1979). https://web.archive.org/web/20210508093755/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b74f9c964. dead. 8 May 2021. BFI.
  8. Web site: Binodini's Women: The three strong characters of My Son, My Precious.. The Indian Express. 9 March 2018 . en.
  9. Web site: Imagi Ningthem on BFI. https://web.archive.org/web/20171026090945/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7b4488b3. dead. 26 October 2017. www.bfi.org.uk.