ELEMENTS OF SHUMANG LEELA

 ENDING SONG/ SEIROI ESHEI After the play, a song was also sung by the performer. This song indicates to the Audience that the play was end. The lyrics of the song was  SANABA KUMHEI LOIRE,  MIYAMGI THOUGAL PHANMGJABA,  AWA ANA YAODANA,  NUNGAIBA MAPOK OIRASI, SANABA KUMHEI LOIRE...

 MAKE UP OF SHUMANG LEELA The Make up of Shumang Leela was done by the Artist themselves. No make up Artist was hired for make up. They helped each other for management of time.

 ESHEI LEELA Earlier shumang leela was consider only dialogue leela because dialogues dominated the entire portion of the Shumang leela. Now Eshei leela has substituted dialogue leela and is regarded as shumang leela. The distinctive features of the esei lila is the music, which plays an important role in the sumang lila. In eshei leela the female vocal was also sang by the male performer in female voice.

 FEMALE CHARACTER/ NUPI SABI Nupi sabis who are actually male actors performing females roles. Owing to the nature of the theatre firm actors had to travel to different places  for performance. Earlier, Manipur society being conservative in nature, did not find it conductive for women performers travellings with men to distant locations. Hence there was a dropout in the number of women performers and men had to step in to play the females roles. Nupi sabis have to undergo rigorous training in the practice of physically and vocal trainings.

 COMEDY OF SHUMANG LEELA Comedy is also an important part of shumang leela. Audience are also interested on comedy more than tragedy. People invited party which follow comedy/ comedian. The comedian had never fixed the script/dialouge of the plays, to the audience. Comedy is the major elements in shumang leela.

 ENTRANCE & EXIT OF SHUMANG LEELA  We know it is 4 sided theatre but we have rules and regulations for entry and exit of the players. Rule 1. If the person were coming from outside will move into the left side of stage. It indicate the person is entry from the  outside. Rule2. If the artist were outlay from the inside will move on the right side of the entrances. It indicate that artist is coming out from the house. Rule 3. If want to go Outside, back return in same way, left side of the entrance and  but want to go inside they move into the right side of the entrance.