Munin Barua, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Munin Barua

Indian film director

Date of Birth: 05-Nov-1946

Place of Birth: Golaghat district, Assam, India

Date of Death: 07-Apr-2018

Profession: screenwriter, film director

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Munin Barua (Assamese: ????? ?????; 5 November 1946 – 7 April 2018) was an Indian film director in Assamese cinematography.
Among his best known films are Pita-Putro, Prabhati Pokhir Gaan, Hiya Diya Niya, Daag, Nayak, 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 revive the Assamese film industry.
Another film, Dinabandhoo, received National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese in 2005.
One of his masterpieces Dinabandhu is available to watch online on Movietonne.
He died on 7 April 2018, at the age of 71 in Guwahati.