Sanabi

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{{Infobox film

| name = Sanabi

| image = File:Sanabi_Film_Poster.jpg

| caption = Official Poster

| director = Aribam Syam Sharma

| producer = Doordarshan
National Film Development Corporation (NFDC)

| writer = M. K. Binodini Devi

| starring = Haorongbam Deben
R.K. Sushila

| music = Aribam Syam Sharma

| cinematography = Sunny Joseph

| editing = Ujjal Nandy

| studio = National Film Development Corporation (NFDC)

| distributor = Doordarshan

| released = {{Film date|1995}}

| runtime = 88 minutes
(Original)
67 minutes
(Director's cut)

| country = India

| language = Meiteilon (Manipuri)

}}

Sanabi (English: The Grey Mare) is a 1995 Manipuri film written by M. K. Binodini Devi and directed by Aribam Syam Sharma.{{Cite web|url=http://e-pao.org/erang/Reviews/A_tryst_with_Manipuri_movie_Sanabi_in_Madras_By_S_Balakrishnan.php|title=A tryst with Manipuri movie Sanabi in Madras|author=S Balakrishnan|website=e-pao.org}}{{cite web|url=http://www.e-pao.net/epGallery.asp?id=3&src=Movies/OldMovie2012_2|title=Sanabi - Manipuri Movie :: eRang Classic|website=www.e-pao.net}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/indigenous-people-will-become-strangers-in-their-own-lands-aribam-syam-sharma/article26215177.ece|title=Indigenous people will become strangers in their own lands: Aribam Syam Sharma|first1=Iboyaima|last1=Laithangbam|first2=Meghachandra|last2=Kongbam|work=The Hindu |date=8 February 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}} The movie stars Haorongbam Deben and R.K. Sushila in the lead roles.{{Cite web|url=https://communicationtoday.net/2014/03/31/manipuri-cinema-multiple-facets/|title=Manipuri Cinema : Multiple Facets|website=communicationtoday.net|date=31 March 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://e-pao.net/epPageExtractor.asp?src=features.Manipuri_cinema_in_the_last_three_decades.html..|title=Manipuri Cinema In The Last Three Decades|first1=Bit|last1=Irom|website=e-pao.net}} It was jointly produced by Doordarshan and National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Sanabi|title=Official Poster of 'Sanabi' - Aribam Syam Sharma Archives|website=archive.org|date=29 July 2016 }} The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the 43rd National Film Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2021/12/9/IMPHAL-Dec-8As-part-of-the-year-long-Golden-Jubilee-celebration-of-Manipuri-cinema-the-Manipur-S.html|title=Golden Jubilee celebration of Manipuri cinema from December 11|newspaper=The Sangai Express}}{{Cite web|url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=5..080312.mar12|title=59th National Film Awards 2011: Phijigee Mani bags best regional film award|website=e-pao.net|author=The Sangai Express / Manipur Info Centre |date=7 March 2012|access-date=15 June 2021}} Sanabi got selection at the International Film Festival of India, 1996 and Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt, 1996.{{Cite magazine |url=https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/the-north-east-enthrals/200653|title=The North-East Enthrals |magazine=Outlook India Magazine}}{{cite web|url=http://e-pao.net/epPageExtractor.asp?src=features.Manipuri_cinema_in_the_last_three_decades.html|title=Manipuri cinema in the last three decades|author=Bit Irom|website=e-pao.net}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.esamskriti.com/sa/Life/50-years-of-Manipuri-Cinema-1972~2022-1.aspx|title=50 years of Manipuri Cinema 1972-2022|author=Rajkumar Sanatomba Singh|website=www.esamskriti.com}}

Sanabi in its original form was written as a short story by M. K. Binodini Devi under the title Sagol Sanabi.{{Cite web|url=https://indiancine.ma/YBD/info|title=Sagol Sanabi (Aribam Syam Sharma) – Info View – Indiancine.ma|website=indiancine.ma}} It was later made into a radio play named as Shriban Chinggi Tamnalai.