Ma.Ama (transl. Longing mother) is a 2018 Indian Garo language film directed by Dominic Sangma. Produced by Xu Jianshang, Dominic Sangma Co-producer by Tojo Xavier, the film starring Philip Sangma, Brilliant Marak and Hailin Sangma. The film was screened at the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image -Mami in 2018.[2] The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Garo at India's 66th National Film Awards.[3][4]
| Ma.Ama | |
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| Directed by | Dominic Sangma |
| Produced by | Xu Jianshang Dominic Sangma |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Acharya Venu |
| Edited by | Hira Das |
| Music by | Anon Cheran Momin Gabriel Ga’re Momin |
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Running time | 123 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Garo |
Plot
editMa.Ama narrates the story of the 90-year old protagonist who has lived every day of the past 30 years waiting to be reunited with his dead wife, Anna.
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Reception
editCritical response
editNandini Ramnath of Scroll.in Wrote "In one sequence in Ma.Ama, Philip finishes bathing and casually chucks his briefs at his second wife to be washed – another unscripted moment that was reshot for the film".[5]
References
edit- ^ "List of feature films certified in 2018" (PDF). Central Board of Film Certification. 20 May 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "A Garo film from Meghalaya charts a true story of loss and longing". The Indian Express. 29 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "66th National Film Awards: Full winners list". India Today. 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "'Ma.Ama': Film Review - Mumbai 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. 29 October 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "In 'Ma.Ama', an old man chases a dream about his long-dead wife and a son looks for his mother". Scroll.in. 7 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.