Munin Barua ( as, মুনিন বৰুৱা; 5 November 1946 – 7 April 2018) was an Indian film director in Assamese cinematography. Among his best-known films are ''Pita-Putro'', ''Prabhati Pokhir Gaan'', ''

Hiya Diya Niya ''Hiya Diya Niya'' ( as, হিয়া দিয়া নিয়া) is a 2000 Indian Assamese romantic drama movie directed by Munin Barua and produced under Pooja Motion Pictures. Music was composed by Zubeen Garg. It was released on 25 ...

'', Daag, '' Nayak'' and ''Bidhata''. Barua is widely regarded in

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

to have been one of the directors who helped popularize and establish Assamese cinema outside the state, primarily elsewhere in India where other industries had historically dominated. In 2000, his film ''Hiya Diya Niya'' became a first 'blockbuster hit' in

Assamese cinema Assamese cinema, also known as Jollywood, is an Indian film industry of Assamese-language motion pictures. It is based in Assam, India. The industry was born in 1935 when Jyoti Prasad Agarwala released his movie '' Joymoti''. Since then the As ...

, which helped revive the Assamese film industry. Another film, ''Dinabandhu'', received

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of seve ...

in 2005. He died on 7 April 2018, at the age of 71 in

Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...

Early life

Barua was born in 1946 at Khumtai in

Golaghat district Golaghat district (Pron:ˌgəʊləˈgɑ:t) is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. It attained district status in 1987. The district headquarters are located at Golaghat. The district occupies an and lies above sea level. ...

. His father was late Hemendra Nath Barua, who was the mouzadar in Khumtai mouza and mother is Latika Barua. He is the youngest in his family.

Personal life

He married Manjula Barua of

Jorhat Jorhat ( ) is one of the important cities and a growing urban centre in the state of Assam in India. Etymology Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and "Sowkihat" which existed on the opposite ...

in December 1974. Manjula Barua is an actress as well as a costume designer in Assamese film industry. They have two children, Manas and Puja.

Career

Munin Barua started his career in Assamese cinema as a scriptwriter and assistant director in mid 70's. He has written scripts for 21 films, which include ''Bowari'', ''Ghar-Sansar'', ''Sonmoina'', ''Mon-Mandir'', ''Sewali'', ''Daag'', ''Barood'', ''Rong'', ''Maya'', ''Bidhata'' etc. He has worked as assistant director for Shiva Prasad Thakur's films ''Bowari'', ''Ghar-Sansar'' and ''Sonmoina''. Barua made his directorial debut jointly with

Nipon Goswami Nipon Goswami (3 September 1942 – 27 October 2022) was an Indian actor and theatre artist associated with Assamese language, Assamese-language films. He was one of the veteran actors of Assamese Film Industry. He started his acting career as ...

in the 1987 movie ''Pratima'' . He has also written scripts in many plays of mobile theatres. Apart from movies Barua also directed television serials like - ''Papu Nikur Xongbad'' and ''Rudra'' (Telefilm).

Filmography

Direction

Awards and achievements

Munin Barua was conferred ''Roopkar Award'', instituted in memory of late film critic and editor

Pabitra Kumar Deka Pabitra Kumar Deka (29 January 19405 January 2010) was a progressive writer, columnist, publisher and editor of monthly magazine, film critic and script writer of the State of Assam in India. He is the winner of the Best Film Critic Award in 1988 ...

, for the year 2013 for his contribution to the film and theatre industry of Assam. In 2017 Barua received the ''Life Time Achievement Award 2017'' from

Prag Cine Awards Prag Cine Awards are presented annually by Prag News & Rengoni, a satellite television channel from Assam. The aim of the award to give support, recognition and inspiration to the Assamese film industry and honour some of the eminent film perso ...

for his immense contributions towards Assamese film industry.

References

External links

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Munin Barua at Enajori.com
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