National Film Award for Best Assamese Feature Film

National Film Award for Best Assamese Feature Film
National award for contributions to Indian Cinema
Awarded for	Best Assamese Feature Film(s) of the year
Sponsored by	National Film Development Corporation of India
Formerly called	President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Assamese (1955–1968) National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese (1969–2021)
Reward(s)	Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) ₹2,00,000
First awarded	1955
Last awarded	2022
Most recent winner	Emuthi Puthi
Highlights
Total awarded	46
First winner	Piyali Phukan

The National Film Award for Best Assamese Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).

The National Film Awards, established in 1954, are the most prominent film awards in India that merit the best of the Indian cinema. The ceremony also presents awards for films in various regional languages.

The films made in Assamese language were not considered until the 3rd National Film Awards ceremony held in September 1956. However, only Certificate of Merit was issued in this ceremony as no film was found suitable for the "President's Silver Medal". ^[1] The 1955 Phani Sarma directorial film Piyali Phukan received the first Certificate of Merit. Later in the 6th National Film Awards the 1958 film Ronga Police, directed by Nip Barua, became the first film to receive the president's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Assamese. Since the 70th National Film Awards, the name was changed to "Best Assamese Feature Film". ^[2]

Winners

Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus Award) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:

Awards legends
*	President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film
*	Certificate of Merit for the Best Feature Film

List of award films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
1955 (3rd)	Piyali Phukan	Rupajyoti Productions	Phani Sarma	–
1956 (4th)	No Award				[3]
1957 (5th)	Maak Aru Morom	Brajen Barua	Nip Barua	–	[4]
1958 (6th)	Ronga Police	Kanak Ch. Sharma	Nip Barua	–	[5]
1959 (7th)	Puberun	•K. C. Roy  •Paji Doss	Prabhat Mukherjee	–	[6]
1960 (8th)	No Award				[7]
1961 (9th)	Shakuntala	Kamrup Chitra	Bhupen Hazarika	–	[8]
1962 (10th)	Tezimola	Anwar Hussain	Anwar Husaain	–	[9]
1963 (11th)	Maniram Devan	Apurba Chowdhury	S. Chakravarty	–	[10]
1964 (12th)	Pratidhwani	Kamrup Chitra	Bhupen Hazarika	–	[11]
1965 (13th)	No Award				[12]
1966 (14th)	Lotighoti		Bhupen Hazarika	–
1967 (15th)	No Award				[13]
1968 (16th)	No Award				[14]
1969 (17th)	Dr. Bezbarua	M/s Rangghar Cine Productions	Brajen Baruah	–	[15]
1970 (18th)	No Award				[16]
1971 (19th)	Aranya	United Productions	Samarendra Narayan Deb	–	[17]
1972 (20th)	Opaja Sonar Mati	M/s Pragati Cine Productions	Brajen Barua	–	[18]
1973 (21st)	Mamta	•Nalin Dowerah  •Prafulla Dutta  •Shiba Thakur	Nalin Dowerah	–	[19]
1974 (22nd)	No Award				[20]
1975 (23rd)	Chameli Memsaab	M/s. Seuj Bolechari Santha	Abdul Majid	–	[21]
1976 (24th)	Putala Ghor		Samarendra Narayan Dev	–
1977 (25th)	Sandhyarag	Bhabendra Nath Saikia	Bhabendra Nath Saikia	For investing a simple, almost uneventful story with tragic poignancies, for presenting the intense loneliness and sense of longing of the individual uprooted from village life by eternal economic pressures and cast back into the stagnation and grinding poverty of rural existence by a society which, having used him up; now discards him; for portraying the characters with subtlety and insight and a quiet wry humour lacerating in its irony — all this through actors facing the camera for the first time.	[22]
1978 (26th)	No Award				[23]
1979 (27th)	Kallol		Atul Borgoloi	–	[24]
1980 (28th)	Anirban	Preeti Saikia	Bhabendra Nath Saikia	For depicting man's attachment to life through the story of an unfortunate married couple, through severe agony and funeral pyres, for providing a touch of realism by a delicate representation of a piece of lower middle class existence.	[25]
1981 (29th)	No Award				[26]
1982 (30th)	Aparoopa	Jahnu Barua	Jahnu Barua	For its deeply felt and controlled study of life in a village.	[27]
1983 (31st)	Alokar Ahban	Do-Re-Me Films	Kamal Hazarika	For a realistic presentation of the theme of rural co-operatives in the handloom industry of Assam.	[28]
1984 (32nd)	Son Maina	•R. B. Mehta  •M. P. N. Nair  •Shiv Prasad Thakur	Shiv Prasad Thakur	–	[29]
1985 (33rd)	Agnisnaan	Bhabendra Nath Saikia	Bhabendra Nath Saikia	For a powerful film based on a well-known Assamese novel, portraying the ordeals of a woman who revolts and finally overcomes.	[30]
1986 (34th)	Baan	Do-Re-Me Films	Charu Kamal Hazarika	For its incisive comment on the post-independence establishment in a flood-prone region.	[31]
1987 (35th)	Pratham Ragini	S. N. Bora	Dhiru Bhuyan	For significant achievement as a first film in a region still young in cinema and for the portrayal of a young girl's courage and optimism in the face of great adversity and personal tragedy.	[32]
1988 (36th)	Kolahal	Bhabendra Nath Saikia	Bhabendra Nath Saikia	For taking up the bold theme of the struggle of a deserted woman caught between convection and the desire to live.	[33]
1989 (37th)	No Award				[34]
1990 (38th)	Jooj	Bipul Baruah	Hemen Das	For attempting to portray, with conviction, the earthy realism in the field of social differences.	[35]
1991 (39th)	Sarothi	Bhabendra Nath Saikia	Bhabendra Nath Saikia	For the suggestive and sympathetic portrayal of the breadwinner of a middle-class family who stands alone and isolated even in his own home.	[36]
1992 (40th)	Railor Alir Dubori Ban	Pulak Gogoi	Pulak Gogoi	For its innovative style in putting across the tragedy of the exploited poor and portraying their agony and helplessness in a poignant manner.	[37]
1993 (41st)	Abartan	Bhabendra Nath Saikia	Bhabendra Nath Saikia	For a successful experiment in the dramatic technique of a play-within-a-play to reveal the relationship of appearances to reality.	[38]
1994 (42nd)	Xagoroloi Bohudoor	• Sailadhar Baruah  • Jahnu Barua	Jahnu Barua	For the filmmaker's ability to tell a complex tale with minimal canvas, handling the medium with control, restraint and extraordinary sensitivity.	[39]
1995 (43rd)	Itihas	Leena Bora	Bhabendra Nath Saikia	For its able depiction of complexity of life brought about by urbanisation.	[40]
1996 (44th)	Adajya	Nayan Prasad	Santwana Bardoloi	For a subtle and sensitive exploration of loneliness trauma and coverage of 3 widows caught in the complex web of ritualistic beliefs.	[41]
1997 (45th)	No Award				[42]
1998 (46th)	Kuhkal	Dolphin Communications	Jahnu Barua	For its authentic portrayal of a historical event of British India.	[43]
1999 (47th)	Pokhi	Dolphin Communications	Jahnu Barua	For beautifully structured film centred around the turmoil in the life of an orphan the film finely balances the demands of characterisation, perform-ance and storytelling to focus attention on the role played by the child in bringing about an attitudinal change in a selfish money lender.	[44]
2000 (48th)	No Award				[45]
2001 (49th)	No Award				[46]
2002 (50th)	Konikar Ramdhenu	Sailadhar Baruah	Jahnu Barua	For its sensitive portrayal of child abuse.	[47]
2003 (51st)	Akashitarar Kathare	Sangeeta Tamuli	Manju Borah	For its juxtaposition of a woman's search for her cultural heritage and its loss.	[48]
2004 (52nd)	Dinabandhoo	Krishna Roy	Munin Barua	For a human struggle against circumstances, mainly because of dowry as well as social status.	[49]
2005 (53rd)	Kadamtole Krishna Nache	Suman Haripriya	Suman Haripriya	For its attempt at preserving the dying culture and traditions of Assam.	[50]
2006 (54th)	Aaideu	Nabomika Borthakur	Arup Manna	For highlighting a lesser known, pioneering heroine of Indian cinema.	[51]
2007 (55th)	No Award				[52]
2008 (56th)	Mon Jaai	Moirangthem Movies	M. Maniram	For its honest exploration of ethical values confronting the youth.	[53]
2009 (57th)	Basundhara	Hiren Bora	Hiren Bora	For dealing with a pressing, contemporary ecological issue with sincerity.	[54]
2010 (58th)	Jetuka Pator Dore	Md. Noorul Sultan	Jadumoni Dutta	For a heart-warming portrayal of the rural landscape with an emphasis on the need for self-reliance in the process of development.	[55]
2011 (59th)	No Award				[56]
2012 (60th)	Baandhon	Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation Ltd.	Jahnu Barua	The lives of a garrulous and nitpicking, yet loving old couple and their inability to come to terms with the tragic loss of their only grandson on 26/11/2008, forms the subject matter of this compelling film.	[57]
2013 (61st)	Ajeyo	Shiven Arts	Jahnu Barua	The story of a boy who stands up against in pre-independent India and hopes for rule of law in independent India. But his hopes are all but shattered by happenings later on.	[58]
2014 (62nd)	Othello	Artha Films	Hemanta Kumar Das	For its tangential evocation of the Shakespeare play as it explores mistrust and prejudice in a society ridden with political turmoil.	[59]
2015 (63rd)	Kothanodi	Anurupa Hazarika	Bhaskar Hazarika	A stylised, poetic film interweaving four folk stories, evoking the terrifying undercurrents of human mind as depicted in folk mythology.	[60]
2016 (64th)	Maj Rati Keteki	Udara Films	Santwana Bardoloi	It showcases how past affects the present if not by choice then by chance.	[61]
2017 (65th)	Ishu	Children's Film Society	Utpal Borpujari	–
2018 (66th)	Bulbul Can Sing	Flying River Films	Rima Das	For capturing the trials, tribulations and aspirations of a group of teenagers in rural Assamese backdrop.	[62]
2019 (67th)	Ronuwa: Who Never Surrender	Bornali Creative Vision Entertainment	Chandra Mudoi	For creating completely new and eye-pleasing dance steps while taking the story forward.	[63]
2020 (68th)	Bridge	Sabita Devi	Kripal Kalita	A teenage girl residing at the banks on the river find an unusual struggle and empowerment without a bridge to their village.	[64]
2021 (69th)	Anur	Shivam Creation	Monjul Baruah		[65]
2022 (70th)	Emuthi Puthi (A Very Fishy Trip)		Kulanandini Mahanta	A frustrated 19-year-old escapes her controlling mum by going on a light-hearted road trip across Assam with her quirky grandmother.

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External links

• Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India
• National Film Awards Archives