Director

Munin Barua

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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 14

TMDB ID: 2769055

Known for: Directing

Born: November 5, 1946

Died: April 7, 2018

Age: 71

Place of birth: Golaghat, Assam

Gender: Male

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Career span: 2000 - 2017

Years active: 18

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Biography

Munin Barua was an Indian film director in Assamese cinematography. Among his best-known films are Pita-Putro, Prabhati Pokhir Gaan, Hiya Diya Niya, Daag, Nayak and Bidhata. Barua is widely regarded in Assam 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, which helped to revive the Assamese film industry. His another film, Dinabandhu received National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese in 2005.