What is the name of Assamese film industry?

What is the name of Assamese film industry?

Assamese cinema, also known as Jollywood, is the cinema industry in the Assamese language, watched primarily in Assam, India. The industry was born in 1935 when Jyoti Prasad Agarwala released his movie Joymoti.

Who is the first Assamese colour film?

Bhaity
Samarendra Narayan Dev’s Aranya (1970), Kamal Choudhury’s Bhaity (1972, the first colour film of Assam), Manoranjan Sur’s Uttaran (1973), Prabin Bora’s Parinam (1974), Deuti Barua’s Bristi (1974), Pulok Gogoi’s Khoj (1974), Padum Barua’s Gonga Silonir Pakhi (1976), Bhabendranath Saikia’s Sandhya Raag (1977) and Atul …

How many Theatres are there in Assam?

There are around 78 cinema halls across the state, of which 20 are in the city. The livelihood of thousands of people depended on them. Four cinema halls in Guwahati, one in Nagaon district and another in Bijoynagar in Kamrup (Rural) were shut down by the owners following the pandemic.

What is the second Assamese movie coming out?

Indramalati
Indramalati is the second Assamese language film, directed by the great Assamese poet Jyotiprasad Agarwala. It was released in 1939.

What is Jollywood?

Jollywood is the name given to Assamese language film industry based in Assam, India. Ollywood is the colloquial name given to the Odia language movie industry in Odisha, India. Kariwood refers to the Pakistani film industry, based in the city of Karachi, Pakistan.

What is Chollywood?

Chollywood refers to the Peruvian film industry. It is also spelled “Choliwood.” Hollywood North refers to film and television production in Canada, especially the cities of Vancouver and Toronto. Mollywood may refer to the Mormon film industry in the United States.

Who is also known as Lora Raja of Assam?

king Sulikphaa
The Ahom priest named the new king Sulikphaa, while the Hindu priest named him Ratnadhwaj Singha. On account of his youth at the time of his accession, he was commonly known among the people as Lora Raja or the Boy-King.

Which Assamese film won the first national film awards?

Piyali Phukan
The 1955 Phani Sarma directorial film Piyali Phukan received the first Certificate of Merit….

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese
Most recent winner Ronuwa: Who Never Surrender
Highlights
Total awarded 45
First winner Piyali Phukan

Who translated Assamese its formation and development?

Banikanta Kakati
Assamese, its formation and development.

Author: Banikanta Kakati; Golockchandra Goswami
Edition/Format: Print book : English : 2d edView all editions and formats
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Subjects Assamese language — History. Assamese language.
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