- NET Web Desk
On Monday July 26, Manipur’s eminent filmmaker and an important figure of the state’s film fraternity, Chand Heisnam has passed away, after battling with COVID-19 for five days.
According to Imphal Free Press report, the 58-yr-old filmmaker was treated for COVID-19 at Advance Hospitals in Imphal East for five days, where he breathed his last.
Heisnam was a film producer, director, cinematographer, editor, actor and talent-scouter of Manipuri Cinema.
He has been solely responsible for the growth of Manipuri cinema, with the touch of it’s bringing in life. The cinematic industry will will now witness a vaccum, difficult to fill.
Heisnam is described an institution, who introduced affordable technology, thereby shaping the VHS video film era in the state.
His first celluloid film production Kanaga Hinghouni, co-produced by Bright Films and Moirangthem Pramodini, was a box-office hit and critically acclaimed at the Manipur State Film Awards, receiving the Best Film award.
