| Lammei | |
| Director: | Oken Amakcham Chief assistant: O. Gautam Assisted by: Y. Premjit |
| Producer: | Premjit Naoroibam Anita Naoroibam |
| Screenplay: | Ch. Inaobi |
| Story: | M.C. Sunder |
| Starring: | Denny Likmabam Prameshwori |
| Music: | Oken Amakcham Music Arranger: O. Geet, Tomba & Kanta Background Score: Jiten & Tiken |
| Cinematography: | Imo Yumnam |
| Editing: | Imo Yumnam Songs: Ishomani |
| Studio: | Kangla Films, Manipur |
| Distributor: | Kangla Films, Manipur |
| Runtime: | 130 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Meitei language (officially called Manipuri language) |
Lammei (English: Wildfire) is a 2002 Indian Meitei language film directed by Oken Amakcham[1] and produced by Premjit Naoroibam and Anita Naoroibam, under the banner of Kangla Films.[2] [3] Denny Likmabam and Prameshwori played lead roles in the movie.[4] The movie was made after conducting the Winter Film Workshop by Kangla Films at Hotel Excellency, Imphal. It was released formally by the titular king of Manipur, Leishemba Sanajaoba, on 5 May 2002 and started its regular theatrical run at Friends Talkies, Paona Bazar on 22 May 2002. It is the first Manipuri video film to have a commercial screening at a theatre.[5] Lammei also marked the beginning of a digital era in Manipuri cinema.[6]
The film is about love and revenge and shows that truth always wins in the end. Thambal, a young lady is brutally raped by a Minister's son Rocky. But the charges for the heinous crime falls upon Chinglen, Thambal's boyfriend. Rocky's father uses various powerful means to confine Chinglen inside a jail. But Chinglen's urge for revenge spreads like a wildlife. He espaces from the police and skilfully takes lives of all those involved in Thambal's murder one after another. Justice is finally served.
Oken Amakcham and Lalambung Imo composed the soundtrack for the film and W. Rajen, Rajendra Okram, Ashajit Angomcha and Manoraja Thokchom wrote the lyrics. The songs are titled Wakhal Ethak Houre, Manglan Khuding, Mitchiduna Eibu Ngaohalle, Lammei Lammei and Kijeine Eidi.
| Lammei | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Dinesh Sharma, Romesh, Sophia Salam, Pushparani Huidrom |
| Released: | 2002 |
| Genre: | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label: | Kangla Films |