Tomthin Shija

Tomthin Shija
First look poster
Directed by	Bobby Haobam
Produced by	Geeta Konsam
Written by	Binoranjan Oinam
Starring	Maya Choudhory Amar Mayanglambam Soma Laishram Sweety Wahengbam Raju Nong Edhou Indu Dhanamanjuri
Music by	Tony Aheibam
Cinematography	Sanjoy Ch.
Edited by	Inaocha Khundrakpam
Production company	Bigkons Entertainment
Distributed by	Khonjel Entertainment
Release date	23 September 2017
Running time	130 minutes
Country	India
Language	Manipuri

Tomthin Shija (English: My Mom & Me) is a 2017 Manipuri film directed by Bobby Haobam, written by Binoranjan Oinam and produced by Geeta Konsam.^[1] The film features Maya Choudhory and Amar Mayanglambam in the titular roles. Soma Laishram, Raju Nong, Sweety Wahengbam, Edhou, Indu, Shyamdhani, Dhanamanjuri are cast in the film in supporting roles.^[2] The film was released on 23 September 2017 at MSFDS (Manipur State Film Development Society), Palace Compound, Imphal and Indrani Hall, Kakching. The film was also premiered at Hindu College Auditorium, North Campus, University of Delhi, New Delhi, on 14 October 2017.

Cast

• Maya Choudhory as Dr. Ayingbi Shija
• Amar Mayanglambam as Tomthin Rajkumar
• Soma Laishram as Tomba
• Raju Nong as Tomthin's Father
• Edhou as Tomthin's Grandfather
• Indu as Tomthin's Grandmother
• Dhanamanjuri as Maibi
• Sweety Wahengbam as Thadoi
• Gurumayum Bonny as Fisherman (cameo appearance)
• Leishangthem Tonthoi as Fisherman's Wife (cameo appearance)

Plot

A young lad, Tomthin Rajkumar, is an aspiring model who has been living with her divorcee mother Dr. Ayingbi Shija, who is an Archaeologist, and his grandparents at her Grandparent's house. As Tomthin's will to become a successful model increases, his mother's will to make him an IAS officer also increases. Mother wants him to pursue coaching classes in Delhi and Tomthin has been taking modeling classes, apart from his computer courses, and his mother never knew about it. Tomthin falls in love with the successful model Thadoi of the same Modeling Academy and the chemistry ends somewhere in one sided, as unexpressed love. Meanwhile Tomthin did never know about the secret love by his classmate tomboy girl Tomba, with whom Tomthin always treated her as a best friend. Tomthin's father Lanchenba is first class special contractor. He used to meet his son Tomthin often without Ayingbi's knowledge. When Ayingbi came to know all about Tomthin's secrets about modeling classes, ramp shows and often meeting with his father, repeated quarrels have happened between mother and son. When a supernatural power has controlled their souls, there was a sudden change in their lives which has a strong connection to the several un-natural events happened in 18th Century AD. The journey begins when they try to find the truth and origin of the sudden changes happened to their lives. The climax of the story comes to many answers of the several questions about their lives, the relationship between the mother and son, mother and father.^[3] - By Binoranjan Oinam

Soundtrack

Tony Aheibam composed the soundtrack for the film and Binoranjan Oinam wrote the lyrics. The songs are titled Nangdi Thajani and Waroude.^[4]

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