Phijigee Mani was screened at Habitat Film Festival 2012, New Delhi.[8] It was also screened in the North-East Film Festival 2014 held at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi.[9][10][11]
Synopsis
When job, time and situation snatches her only son away from her lap, Sanajaoba's mother longed for her gem to come back. Yaiphabee, Sanajaoba's younger sister, acts as a catalyst to bridge the strained relationship between Sanajaoba and his mother. A slice of the evolving socio-political scenario of Manipur (and the northeast at large) is captured through the lens of Sanajaoba's family.
O. Gautam addressing a press conference during the 42nd IFFI 2011
Leishangthem Tonthoingambi Devi won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 59th National Film Awards.[12][13] The movie also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri.[14] The citation for the National Award reads, "For a sensitive depiction of the complex displacements that are occurring today in the North Eastern states. The director shows in the most graceful manner the consequences of displaced socio-political priorities which dislodge the young and disturb traditional family moorings and the even more ancient tribal societal systems".
Tonthoi receiving the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 59th National Film Awards.
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