Aribam Syam Sharma is a film director and composer from Manipur in India. He debuted in the Manipuri film scene as an actor in the movie Matamgi Manipur. In 1974 he directed his first movie Lamja Parshuram. His fourth movie as a director,Imagi Ningthem brought him international recognition when the movie received the Golden Montgolfiere in the Nantes film festival in 1982. His 1990 film The Chosen One was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. He was also honoured with the Padmashri award.
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