The Assamese film industry has come a long way since its first movie Joymoti released. Assamese cinema, also known as Jollywood, produces commercially successful and award-winning films at the national level. Young filmmakers in Assamese are putting hard work, time, energy, and money into bringing engaging content to their viewers. In recent years, Assamese movies have become far better, changing the scenario of Assamese cinema. Here we have curated the list of 10 of the best Assamese films you should not miss.
Village Rockstars is an award-winning film of Assamese cinema written and directed by
Rima Das
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. The plot revolves around Dhunu, a 10-year-old girl who lives in poverty and wants to become a rock star. The film has
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and Manabendra Das as the main cast and received the Swarna Kamal award for the best feature film.
Aamis is an Assamese feature film starring debutantes
Lima Das
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and
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as the main characters. The film follows a lonely married woman who develops a relationship with a younger man on their mutual interest. However, their relationship takes a dark turn as they become more adventurous. Written and directed by
Bhaskar Hazarika
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is one of the best Assamese movies.
Calendar is an Assamese drama movie written and directed by
Himjyoti Talukdar
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. The film features
Moloya Goswami
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,
Arun Nath
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,
Gunjan Bhardwaj
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as the main characters. The film has become one of the most popular films in Assamese cinema and won several awards. The plot revolves around Hitesh and Manorama, a retired couple who live a quiet life in Assam. However, their life takes an unexpected turn when they discover a few circles on the calendar.
Kothanodi is an Assamese fantasy horror film featuring
Seema Biswas
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,
Adil Hussain
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,
Urmila Mahanta
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, and
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as the main characters. Written and directed by Bhaskar Hazarika, the film follows four traditional indigenous folktales from Assam. The film became commercially successful and won an award for the Best future film at
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Alifa is an Assamese drama film written and directed by
Deep Choudhury
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and features
Baharul Islam
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,
Jaya Seal
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, and Pakija Hasmi as the main cast. The plot revolves around Alifa and her family trying to make a living after their farming land gets destroyed in the Brahmaputra River floods. The film highlights the simple questions of dreams, love, hatred, and infirmities of human nature.
Maj Rati Keteki is an Assamese drama film starring Adil Hussain as the main character. Written and directed by
Santwana Bardoloi
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, the film received praise for Hussain’s performance and direction. The film follows a renowned writer named Priyendu Hazarika, who comes back to the town from where he started his career.
Mon Jaai is among the 20 outstanding feature films of the nation, written and directed by Moirangthem Maniram. The plot revolves around four unemployed friends, Manab, Nayan, Tapan, and Akan. Nayan moves to a town looking for work, and the other three get arrested by police as a terrorist suspect. The film features
Zubeen Garg
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, Pabitra Margherita, Gyanendra Pallab, and
Nabadeep Borgohain
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as the main cast.
Local Kung Fu is an Assamese comedy film written and directed by
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. The film follows Charlie, a young man with a delicate stomach. His girlfriend and madcap friends create a lot of commotion in his life. The film has
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, Sangeeta Nair,
Utkal Hazowary
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, and Kabindra Dass as the main cast.
Ratnakar is an action thriller Assamese movie featuring Bora and
Barsha Rani Bishaya
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as the main characters. The plot revolves around Jayanta, whose daughter gets kidnaped by a man from his past. He must bring his daughter back home and become the man he used to be in his past. Directed by Jatin Bor, the film received a positive response from the audience at the box office.
Bulbul Can Sing is an Assamese drama film written and directed by Rima Das. The film features
Arnali Das
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, Banita Thakuriya, and Manoranjan Das as the main cast. It is a coming-of-age film that revolves around a young girl and her friends, finding their own identities and coming to terms with their sexual identities.
These are 10 of the best Assamese movies you can watch.
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