A list of films produced in the decade of the 1930s. There are only two movies were released in this decade.
Rupkonwar Jyotiprasad Agarwala produced the first Assamese Film Joymati in 1935, [1] [2] [3] under the banner of Chitralekha Movietone. The second picture Indramalati was filmed between 1937 and 1938 finally released in 1939.
| Year | Release date | Title [4] | Director | Cast | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 10 March 1935 | Joymoti | Jyotiprasad Agarwala | Aideu Handique, Phanu Barua, Mohini Rajkumari, Swargajyoti Datta, Manabhiram Barua, Phani Sarma, Sneha Chandra Barua, Naren Bardoloi, Rana Barua, Shamshul Haque, Rajen Baruah, Putal Haque, Pratap Barua, Rajkumari Gohain, Subarnarekha Saikia (as Kheuti), Lalit Mohan Choudhury, Banamali Das, Prafulla Chandra Barua, Kamala Prasad Agarwala etc. | Drama |
| 1939 | - | Indramalati | Jyotiprasad Agarwala | Manoviram Barua. Raseswari Baruah, Phani Sarma, Thanuram Bora, Lalit Mohan Choudhury, Khargeswar Agarwalla, Kashi Saikia, Bedananda Sarma, Bhupen Hazarika, Jnanaviram Barua, Mani Lahiri etc. | Drama |
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