Prodyut Kumar Deka

Prodyut Kumar Deka (Born 18 April 1978) is an Indian film director & Author residing in Assam, India.

Career

He made his debut as scriptwriter & director with the critically acclaimed Assamese film “Dhunia Tirutabur” (Beautiful Woman),on the backdrop of a lost artiste and won the Best State Director award in 2010. His next film on a political subject “Samiran Barua Ahi Ase” (Return of SamiranBarua) was official entry in the 18th Kolkata International Film festival in 2012.

His other films include “Surjasta” (A Sunset), on the subject of child negligence and a suspense drama “Borosi” (The Trap) and a film based on Rabindranath Tagore's story "Dristi" (The Vision). He was Co-Scriptwriter of the films "Olong" (Strangers in the Mist), which received the National Award for Best Rabha Film in 2015, and forthcoming films "Rum Vodka and Whiskey" and "Naam Nothoka Cinema" (Film without Name). He made two short films based on essays written by eminent Assamese writer & journalist Homen Borgohain called "Why I write" (2008) and "A short film about Walking" (2011) which were shown in various film festivals.

He is associated with Aikyatan group as director of intimate plays like "Moni Kanchan" written by Badal Sircar and "Jonakor Pohar" (The Rising of the Moon) and translator of many foreign plays like "Hatura" (The Monkeys Paw), "Eserenga Rod" (A Sunny Morning), "Apekhyat" (Lithuania) etc. into Assamese.The play "Eserenga Rod" directed by Pranjal Saikia was also performed under "Poorvottar Rashtriya Rang Utsav" in many cities like New Delhi, Amritsar, Jaipur and Vadodara.

He writes on Cinema in the local Assamese weekly and daily newspapers like Sadin, Asomiya Pratidin and Asomiya Khabar. First published book is "Amar Kotha Teolokor Kotha" (About Us, About Them), an anthologies of 31 essays on diverse facets of Indian and foreign films in 2014.

Personal life

Prodyut Kumar Deka was born in Guwahati to film critic, screenwriter and humor writer Pabitra Kumar Deka. He passed his graduation in Commerce in 2000 and completed Law in 2006 from Gauhati University. He works in the Assam Secretariat since 2010 and lives in Pub-Sarania, Guwahati (India).

Filmography

Director

Year Title English Title Genre Awards/Festivals
2006 Murder TV Series/NE TV
2008 Mayajal 5 Episode/Doordarshan Kendra
2008 Shanti Tirtha 5 Episode/Doordarshan Kendra
2008 Why I Write Short film Hyderabad film festival, Mumbai International film festival
2009 Dhunia tirutabur Beautiful Woman Feature Best Director, Editor & Make up Award in State Assam Film Festival, 2010
2010 Cinema Cinema TV Series/NE TV
2011 A Short film about Walking Short film Dhaka International film festival
2011 Samiran Barua Ahi Ase Return of Samiran Barua Feature 12th Kolkata International film festival, 2012
2012 Eta Nikhut Hatya 5 Episode/Doordarshan Kendra
2013 Surjasta A Sunset Feature Best Actor Male and Female category nomination in Vivel Filmfare Awards 2013 (East)
2014 Borosi The Trap Feature
2016 Dristi Tele film/Prag News

Published Books

Author

Year Title English Title Publisher
2014 Amar Kotha Teolokor Kotha Arclights

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