This is a list of Kokborok Cinema produced in the Kokborok language.
Year | Film | Director | Ref. |
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1986 | Longtharai | Dipak Bhattacharya | [1] |
Year | Film | Director | Cast | Ref. |
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1993 | Langmani Haduk | Ruhi Debbarma | Ruhi Debbarma, Babita Reang, Sukurai Debbarma, Anita Reang | [2] |
Year | Film | Director | Cast | Ref. |
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2004 | Mathia | Joseph Pulinthanath | Jayanta Jamati, Meena Debbarma, Amulya Jamatia, Manoj Debbarma | [3] |
2008 | Yarwng | Joseph Pulinthanath | Meena Debbarma, Nirmal Jamatia, Surabhi Debbarma, Sushil Debbarma | [4] |
2009 | Ganthi | Kamal Kalai | Rex Debbarma, Juki Kalai | |
Year | Film | Director | Cast | Ref |
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2014 | Chethuang | Kamal Kalai | Abhishek Debbarma, Roselin Debbarma | [5] |
Kwmajak | Soham Saha | Rinku Debbarma, Saptarshi Deb, Surojit Debbarma | [6] | |
2015 | Maari | Sarat Reang | Chayanika Reang, Purbani Debbarma | [7] |
Imang | Mrinal Debbarma | Raju Debbarma, Purbani Debbarma | [1] | |
Bwkha | Sarat Reang | Hrishiraj, Abhishek Debbarma, Shrabani Debbarma, Rocktim Debbarma | [8] | |
2016 | Nwngbai 2 | Sarat Reang | Rex Debbarma, Nisha Debbarma | [9] |
2017 | Imang 2 | Mrinal Debbarma | Abhishek Debbarma, Purbani Debbarma | [1] |
2018 | Kwtham Kothoma | Sunil Kalai | Shanta Debbarma, Rangoli Debbarma, Dipra Kishore Debbarma, Manoj Debbarma, Rocktim Debbarma | [1] |
Year | Film | Director | Cast | Ref |
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2017 | Haja | Emang Debbarma | Emang Debbarma, Pohor Debbarma, Mombati Reang | [10] |
2021 | 1097 | Prajapita Debroy | Tanvi Debbarma, Samrat Debbarma, Rohila Tripura | [11] |
2022 | Sumuini Khorang | Jacob Tripura | Subhas Tripura, Preity Tripura, Philiksha Tripura, Ajoy Tripura, Gabriel Sakachep, Chandiram Tripura | [12] |
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Yarwng is a 2008 Kokborok feature film produced by Don Bosco Sampari Pictures Tripura, written and directed by Joseph Pulinthanath. The story of the 95-minute feature film revolves round the large-scale displacement which happened in Tripura state, in northeast India, when the newly built Dumbur dam (1970s) submerged huge areas of arable land in the fertile Raima valley about 40 years ago. The film won the first national film award for Tripura at the 56th National Film Awards in (2008)
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