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{{Short description|Manipuri author, actor, producer and director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Makhonmani Mongsaba
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1959|03|01}}
| birth_place = Uripok Achom Leikai, [[Imphal]], [[Manipur]], [[India]]
| occupation = Author, Actor, Producer, Director
| yearsactive =
| spouse =
| children =
| parents = Modhusudon Mongsatabam<br/>Amumacha Mongsatabam
| website =
| awards = [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri]] (2000)<br/>[[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (2013)
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'''Makhonmani Mongsaba''' (born 1 March 1959) is an Indian author, actor, producer and director from Imphal, Manipur.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=1..191213.dec13|title=Sahitya Akademi Award for Makhonmani Mongsaba : 19th dec13 ~ E-Pao! Headlines|website=e-pao.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kanglaonline.com/2013/12/dr-makhonmani-mongsabas-chinglon-amadagi-amada-selected-for-sahitya-akademi/|title=Dr Makhonmani Mongsaba`s `Chinglon Amadagi Amada" selected for Sahitya Akademi | KanglaOnline|first=Imphal Free|last=Press|access-date=6 April 2021|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029175957/http://kanglaonline.com/2013/12/dr-makhonmani-mongsabas-chinglon-amadagi-amada-selected-for-sahitya-akademi/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He got his doctorate degree from [[Manipur University]]. In 2013, he won the prestigious [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for his book ''Chinglon Amadagi Amada'', a travelogue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kanglaonline.com/2014/03/makhonmani-mongsaba-credits-ratan-thiyam-for-sahitya-akademi-award/|title=Makhonmani Mongsaba credits Ratan Thiyam for Sahitya Akademi Award | KanglaOnline|first=Imphal Free|last=Press|access-date=6 April 2021|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029175959/http://kanglaonline.com/2014/03/makhonmani-mongsaba-credits-ratan-thiyam-for-sahitya-akademi-award/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=20..120314.mar14|title=Sahitya Akademi Award presented to Dr Makhonmani : 12th mar14 ~ E-Pao! Headlines|website=e-pao.net}}</ref> He published the book ''Matamgi Manipur:The First Manipuri Feature Film'' by Bobby Wahengbam under the name ''Angomningthou Preservation and Documentation''. It won the Best Book on Cinema at the [[65th National Film Awards]] 2018 and both the writer and the publisher received the ''Swarna Kamal'' award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=20..140418.apr18|title=Bobby Wahengbam's book fetches National award|website=e-pao.net}}</ref>

He had scripted a ''[[Shumang Kumhei]]'' titled '''''Malemnganbi'''''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://20brm.nsd.gov.in/malemnganbi/|title=MALEMNGANBI – 20th Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2019}}</ref> He had been a jury member of [[51st National Film Awards]] 2003 and [[57th National Film Awards]] 2009 organised by Directorate of Film Festivals, New Delhi. He was a jury member (feature film category) at the [[52nd International Film Festival of India]] 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1769681 |title=Indian Panorama Announces Official Selection for 52nd IFFI, 2021 |date=5 November 2021|access-date=9 November 2021|via=Press release|newspaper=PIB GOI}}</ref>

==Career==
''Mongsaba'' started writing short stories at a very young age. His first love is literature. In 1987, he joined Chorus Repertory Theatre, Imphal as an actor and acted plays under the guidance of [[Ratan Thiyam]]. The theatre troupe traveled to many places in India and abroad to participate in international theatre festivals from 1987 to 1995. He has also acted in movies and played lead roles. In the 1998 movie ''Shingnaba'', he played a ''[[Thang-Ta]]'' teacher. Apart from feature films, he has acted in teleplays produced by Doordarshan Manipur, namely ''Ishor Na Khangsanu'' and ''Changyengduda''.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}

In 2000, he directed and produced ''[[Chatledo Eidi]]''. The movie was selected for Indian Panorama of the [[32nd International Film Festival of India]] 2001 and bagged the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri]]. His 2007 directorial venture ''[[Yenning Amadi Likla]]'' was also selected for Indian Panorama of the [[39th International Film Festival of India]]. He directed ''[[Nangna Kappa Pakchade]]'' which was released in 2013. It is a film on women empowerment and written by [[M. K. Binodini Devi]]. Mongsaba's 2018 movie ''[[Magi Matambakta]]'' participated in Delhi International Film Festival and Bengaluru International Film Festival.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} It won the ''Best Manipuri Film'' at the Jharkhand International Film Festival.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}

As an author, he wrote two books of short story collections namely ''Neengsinglubada'' and ''Nupee Keithel'', and a book on the critical study on language namely ''Waheigi Saklon''. He has also written a book on poetry titled ''Thong Nambonbi''; two essays namely ''Manipuri Sanskritida Pena'' and ''Mannadaba Maithongshing''. His book ''Chinglon Amadagi Amada'', a travelogue, earned him a [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://knowindia.gov.in/general-information/sahitya-akademi-awards-2013.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209184536/http://www.knowindia.gov.in/general-information/sahitya-akademi-awards-2013.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 February 2018|title=General Information - Sahitya Akademi Awards 2013 - Know India: National Portal of India|website=knowindia.gov.in}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Ref.
|-
|1994
|''[[Mayophygee Macha]]''
|Actor
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bd9736317|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029175957/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bd9736317|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 October 2021|title=Makhonmani Mongsaba|website=BFI}}</ref>
|-
|1998
|''Shingnaba''
|Actor
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://filmsdivision.org/shop/shingnaba|title=SHINGNABA | Films Division|website=filmsdivision.org|access-date=18 October 2021|archive-date=21 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021183331/https://filmsdivision.org/shop/shingnaba|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|1999
|''Thawaigi Thawai''
|Actor
|
|-
|2000
|''[[Chatledo Eidi]]''
|Producer, director
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Makhonmani-Mongsaba/awards|title=Makhonmani Mongsaba Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Makhonmani Mongsaba | Times of India Entertainment|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
|2002
|''Laibakthibi''
|Director
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://filmsdivision.org/shop/laibakthibi|title=LAIBAKTHIBI | Films Division|website=filmsdivision.org|access-date=6 April 2021|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029180000/https://filmsdivision.org/shop/laibakthibi|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2007
|''[[Yenning Amadi Likla]]''
|Director
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=reviews.movies.Yenning_Amadi_Likla|title=Yenning Amadi Likla ends drought of Manipuri cinema in IFFI|website=e-pao.net}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|''[[Nangna Kappa Pakchade]]''
|Director
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/regional-struggle/article5221639.ece|title=Regional struggle: Makhonmani Mongsaba talks about his film Nangna Kappa Pakchade|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|''[[Magi Matambakta]]''
|Director
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/special-features/biffes-2019-unrealistic-expectations-break-children-720069.html|title=BIFFES 2019: 'Unrealistic expectations break children'|date=24 February 2019|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref>
|-
|}

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[[Category:Male actors from Manipur]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Shumang Kumhei artists]]

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