Ratan Thiyam of Manipur, the origins of theatre personalities, of Manipur are traced to native primitive fertility-cults and ancestor-worship festivals, the ritual forms were probably established in the twelfth century. Maibam Ramcharan, an eminent theatre personality of Manipur, wrote seventy-six plays and over twenty Shumang Lila scripts, capitalized on sentiment, romance, suffering, and family crisis. G. C. Tongbra, Arambam Somorendra, M. Biramangol, H. Kanhailal, Ratan Thiyam, Lokendra Arambam, H. Sabitri, Khundrakpam Brajachand, R. Bhogen, are some of the best known theatre personalities of Manipur. The theatre personalities of Manipur are exceptionally talented actors and dramatists worked with traditional training and won international acclaim in recent decades. As a whole the achievement of Manipuri Theatre is very prominent in the history of Indian theatre. This article is a stub. You can enrich by adding more information to it. Send your Write Up to content@indianetzone.com |