This is a list of Assamese language films produced by the film industry of Assam, India based in Guwahati and publicly released in the year 2019. Premiere shows and film festival screenings are not considered as releases for this list. [1] [2]
# | Opening | Title | Director | Cast | CBFC | Ref. |
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1 | 4 January | Bhaworiya | Biswajit Kalita | Bishnu Kharoghoria, Nipon Goswami, Atul Pachoni, Hiranya Das, Birubala Rabha | U | [3] |
2 | 1 March | Kokaideu Bindaas | Dhruva J. Bordoloi | Gunjan Bhardwaj, Alishmita Goswami, Monuj Borkotoky, Junu Nath, Suren Mahanta, Jayanta Das, Mintu Baruah, Pratibha Choudhry, Nikumoni Baruah | U | [4] |
3 | 15 March | Rongeen | Shankar Borua | Kussum Koilash, Upamanyu Boruwa, Hiren Sarma, Ranjit Baruah, Shruti Kashayap | U | [5] |
4 | 22 March | Kaaneen | Monjul Baruah | Jahanara Begum, Baharul Islam, Partha Hazarika, Purnima Saikia, Dhananjay Debnath | U | [6] |
5 | 29 March | Seema - The Untold Story | Hiren Bora | George Baker, Nipon Goswami, Arun Nath, Jahanara Begum | U | [7] |
6 | 3 May | Bornodi Bhotiai | Anupam Kaushik Borah | Comedy, Romance | U | [8] |
# | Opening | Title | Director | Cast | CBFC | Ref. |
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7 | 6 September | Kanchanjangha | Zubeen Garg | Zubeen Garg, Pinki Sharma, Pabitra Rabha, Sasanka Samir, Dhritiman Phukan | U/A | [9] |
8 | 20 September | Bulbul Can Sing | Rima Das | Arnali Das, Bonita Thakuriya, Manoranjoan Das, Manabendra Das, Pakija Begam | U | [10] |
9 | 11 October | Ratnakar | Jatin Bora | Action, Romance | U | [11] |
10 | 1 November | Rowd Hoy Aha Tumi | Topon Bordoloi | Manali Bordoloi, Shiddhant Kalita, Jayanta Das, Moloya Goswami, Manmath Baruah, Bhagavat pritam, Sharmista Chakrabarti, Nitul Sharma, John Daflaree | U | [12] |
11 | 8 November | Astittwa | Mirza Arif Hazarika | Bibhuti Bhushan Hazarika, Dinesh Das, Brojen Bora, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Lonishri Das, Durgashri Bora, Manuj Gogoi | U | [13] |
12 | 15 November | Epaar Xipaar | Pranabjyoti Bharali | Udayan Duarah, Amrita Gogoi, Pol Phukan, Rupjyoti, Kashmiri Saikia, Pranab Dutta | U | |
13 | 22 November | Aamis | Bhaskar Hazarika | Lima Das, Arghadeep Barua, Neetali Das, Sagar Saurabh, Manash K Das | U/A | [14] |
14 | 6 December | Pratighaat | Achinta Shankar | Diganta Hazarika, Amrita Gogoi, Hiranya Deka, Bishnu Kharghoria, Shidhartha Sharma, Ashramika Saikia, Aimee Baruah | U | [15] [16] |
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