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This is a list of Assamese and other regional language films produced by the film industry of Assam, India based in Guwahati and publicly released in the year 2016. Premiere shows and film festival screenings are not considered as releases for this list. [1]
| # | Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Genre | CBFC | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 February | Tomar Premot Pori | Boon Bora | Akashdeep, Dibyajyoti Das, Nayan Nirban Baruah, FairyPriya Ahmed | Romance, Drama | U/A | |
| 2 | 11 March | Love in Tawang | Dipak Nath | Dhruv, Spainy, Arun Nath, Atul Pachani, Subhash Modak | Romance | U/A | |
| 3 | 29 April | Borhxaranya | Diganta Mazumdar | Tapan Das, Arun Nath, Debojit Mazumdar, Tonthoi Devi | Drama, Thriller | U | |
| 4 | 13 May | Lokabandhoo | Dhiraj Kashyap | Pranjal Saikia, Suren Bora, Nishita Goswami, Vaishali Saikia | Biopic | U | |
| 5 | 10 June | Pratyahban | Nipon Dholua | Baharul Islam, Trisha Khan, Dishan Dholua, Bhagawat Pritam | Drama | U/A | |
| 6 | 17 June | Cactus | Arup Manna | Jahanara Begum, Ashok Singh, Kulada Kumar Bhattacharya, Simi Ryan | Drama | U/A |
| # | Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Genre | CBFC | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 5 August | Morisika | Nipon Dholua | Kopil Bora, Nipon Goswami, Indra Bania, Munmi kalita | Socio-Political | U | |
| 8 | 2 September | Doordarshan Eti Jantra | Rajesh Bhuyan | Jatin Bora, Utpal Das, Prastuti Parashar, Munmi Phukan, Chetana Das | Satire | U | |
| 9 | 9 September | Saat Nomboror Sandhanat | Abdul Majid | Zubeen Garg, Raag Oinitom, Mitali Roy, Sohidul Mazid | Drama | U | |
| 10 | 16 September | Kothanodi | Bhaskar Hazarika | Seema Biswas, Adil Hussain, Zerifa Wahid, Urmila Mahanta, Kopil Bora, Asha Bordoloi | Fantasy, Drama | U | |
| 11 | 30 September | Dikchow Banat Palaax | Sanjb Sabhapandit | Kulada Kumar Bhattacharya, Aren Zamir, Mala Goswami, Mina Ingti | Drama | U | [2] |
| 12 | 14 October | Gaane Ki Aane | Rajesh Jashpal | Zubeen Garg, Parineeta Borthakur, Nipon Goswami, Rimpi Das | Musical drama | U/A | |
| 13 | 21 October | Hari Om | Arup Jyoti Rabha | Bhaskar Ranjan Nath, Trishna Kurmi, Debashree Gogoi, Prince, Syon Hazarika | Action | U | |
| 14 | 4 November | Paglee | Rupjyoti Bora | Prastuti Parashar, Nayan Nirban Baruah, Dhrubajyoti Das | Action | U | |
| 15 | 11 November | Sarvagunakar Srimanta Sankardeva | Manju Borah | - | Animation, Biopic | U | |
| 16 | 2 December | Bahniman | Biswajeet Bora | Yashpal Sharma, Jatin Bora, Ravi Janghu, Rimi Hazarika | Action drama | U | |
| 17 | 16 December | Zero : The Value of Life | Ashim Baishya | Drama | U | ||
| # | Premiere | Title | Director | Cast | Genre | CBFC | Platform | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 January | North Bank | Manas Saikia | Mridul Baruah, Hiranya Das, Pakeeza Begum, Haren Saikia, Mayuri Borkakoty | Drama | U | Television | |
| 2 | 8 May | Dristi | Prodyut Kumar Deka | Priyanka Bhargav, Nayan Saikia, Lonishree Das, Chetana Das | Drama | - | Television | |
| 3 | 28 June | Marksheet | Ratan Sil Sarma | Pranami Bora, Jintu Kalita, Aditya Malla Buzarbarua, Abhijit Choudhury, Dibyajyoti Saikia | Drama | U | Online | |
| 4 | 1 September | Dooronir Nirola Poja | Dhruva J Bordoloi | Mintu Baruah, Jayshree Goswami, Bibhuti Bhushan Hazarika, Partha Hazarika, Raghavi Dutta | Drama | U | Online |
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