Munin Barua
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 5, 1946
- Place of birth
- Golaghat, Assam
- Died
- April 7, 2018
Biography
Munin Barua was an Indian film director in Assamese cinematography. Among his best-known films are Pita-Putro, Prabhati Pokhir Gaan, Hiya Diya Niya, Daag, Nayak and Bidhata. Barua is widely regarded in Assam to have been one of the directors who helped popularize and establish Assamese cinema outside the state, primarily elsewhere in India where other industries had historically dominated. In 2000, his film Hiya Diya Niya became a first 'blockbuster hit' in Assamese cinema, which helped to revive the Assamese film industry. His another film, Dinabandhu received National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese in 2005.
Movies directed by Munin Barua
- Daag 2001 · ★ 6.0
- Hiya Diya Niya 2000 · ★ 6.0
- Dinabandhu 2004
- Barood 2003
- Nayak 2001
- Priyaar Priyo 2017
- Kanyadaan 2002
- Raamdhenu 2011
- Bidhata 2003
- Rong 2004