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{{short description|Indian film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Munin Barua
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|birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1946|11|05}}
|birth_place = [[Golaghat district|Golaghat]], [[Assam]], [[British Raj]]
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2018|04|07|1946|11|05}}
|death_place = [[Guwahati]], Assam, India
|spouse = Manjula Barua
|occupation = [[Film director]], [[filmmaker]], [[script writer]]
|children = Manas and Puja
|relatives =
|years active = Mid 70–2018
|nationality = Indian
|organisation =
|notable_works = ''Pita-Putro'', ''[[Hiya Diya Niya]]'', ''[[Nayak (2001 Assamese film)|Nayak]]'', ''Dinabandhu''
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'''Munin Barua''' ({{lang-as|মুনিন বৰুৱা}}; 5 November 1946 – 7 April 2018) was an Indian [[film director]] in [[Assamese film|Assamese cinematography]]. Among his best known films are ''Pita-Putro'', ''Prabhati Pokhir Gaan'', ''[[Hiya Diya Niya]]'', ''Daag'', ''[[Nayak (2001 Assamese film)|Nayak]]'' and ''Bidhata''.<ref name="NL">{{cite web|url=http://www.nelive.in/assam/entertainment/acclaimed-films-munin-barua|title=Acclaimed Films of Munin Barua |date=11 September 2016|publisher=NELive|accessdate=11 September 2016}}</ref> 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 [[Indian film|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, ''Dinabandhu'', received [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese]] in 2005.

He died on 7 April 2018, at the age of 71 in [[Guwahati]].<ref name="Assamese director Munin Barua dies, was 72">{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/874775/assamese-director-munin-barua-dies-was-72|title=Assamese director Munin Barua dies, was 72|date=7 April 2018|publisher=Scroll.in|accessdate=10 July 2018}}</ref>

==Early life==
Barua was born in 1946 at Khumtai in [[Golaghat district]], [[Assam]]. His father was late Hemendra Nath Barua, who was the mouzadar in Khumtai mouza and mother is Latika Barua. He is the youngest in his family.

==Personal life==
He married Manjula Barua of [[Jorhat]] in December 1974. Manjula Barua is an actress as well as a costume designer in Assamese film industry. They have two children, Manas and Puja.{{fact|date=February 2020}}

==Career==
Munin Barua started his career in Assamese cinema as a scriptwriter and assistant director in mid 70's. He has written scripts for 21 films, which includes ''Bowari'', ''Ghar-Sansar'', ''Sonmoina'', ''Mon-Mandir'', ''Sewali'', ''Daag'', ''Barood'', ''Rong'', ''Maya'', ''Bidhata'' etc. He has worked as assistant director for [[Shiva Prasad Thakur]]'s films ''Bowari'', ''Ghar-Sansar'' and ''Sonmoina''. Barua made his directorial debut jointly with [[Nipon Goswami]] in the 1987 movie ''Pratima'' .<ref name="NL"/> He has also written scripts in many plays of mobile theatres. Apart from movies Barua also directed television serials like - ''Papu Nikur Xongbad'' and ''Rudra'' (Telefilm).<ref name="rupaliparda">{{cite web|url=http://www.rupaliparda.com/english/who's-who/muninbarua.htm|title=About Munin Barua at Rupaliparda.com|publisher=rupaliparda.com|accessdate=1 November 2015}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Direction===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Year !! Producer
|-
|''Pratima''|| 1987 || Paresh Das
|-
||''Pita Putro'' || 1988 || Amar Nath Tiwari, Vijay Narayan Tiwari
|-
||''Pahari Kanya''|| 1990 || Hills Cine Association, Diphu
|-
||''Prabhati Pokhir Gaan''|| 1992 || Amar Nath Tiwari, Vijay Narayan Tiwari
|-
||''[[Hiya Diya Niya]]''|| 2000 || Merry Laskar
|-
||''[[Daag (2001 film)|Daag]]''|| 2001 || Nilotpal Choudhury
|-
||''[[Nayak (2001 Assamese film)|Nayak]]''|| 2001 || Merry Laskar
|-
||''[[Kanyadaan (2002 film)|Kanyadaan]]''|| 2002 || C.S. Narayan, Swaraj Das
|-
||''Bidhata''|| 2003 || C.S. Narayan, Swaraj Das
|-
||''Barood''|| 2003 || Merry Laskar
|-
||''Rong''|| 2004 || C.S. Narayan, Swaraj Das
|-
||''[[Dinabandhoo]]''|| 2004 || Krishna Roy, Gopal Jalan
|-
||''[[Raamdhenu]]''|| 2011 || Pride East Entertainments Pvt. Ltd.
|-
|| ''[[Priyar Priyo]]'' || 2017 || Abdul Mannan Faruk
|-
|}

==Awards and achievements==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Films !! Year !! Category
|-
| ''[[Nayak (2001 Assamese film)|Nayak]]'' || 2001-02 || State Award for Best Director
|-
| ''Dinabandhoo'' || 2004 || [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese]]
|-
| ''Barood'' || 2003-04 || Best film <ref name="rupaliparda" />
|}

Munin Barua was conferred ''Roopkar Award'', instituted in memory of late film critic and editor [[Pabitra Kumar Deka]], for the year 2013 for his contribution to the film and theatre industry of Assam.<ref>{{cite news|author=Prantik Deka|title=Roopkar awards and Pabitra Kumar Deka Archive|url=http://www.kothasobi.com/award/roopkar-awards-opening-pabitra-kumar-deka-archive|work=www.kothasobi.com|date=17 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=AT News|title=Heaping praise on Pabitra Kr Deka|url=https://www.assamtimes.org/node/20815|work=www.assamtimes.com|date=21 January 2018}}</ref>

In 2017 Barua received the ''Life Time Achievement Award 2017'' from [[Prag Cine Awards]] for his immense contributions towards Assamese film industry.<ref name="Prag News">{{cite web|url=http://pragnews.com/2017/06/12/prag-cine-awards-2017-to-be-held-in-kokrajhar/|title=Prag Cine Awards 2017 to be held in Kokrajhar|publisher=pragnews.com|accessdate=5 October 2017}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|nm0059398}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150912143940/http://enajori.com/film-directors/ Munin Barua at Enajori.com]

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[[Category:1946 births]]
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[[Category:Assamese-language film directors]]
[[Category:People from Golaghat district]]
[[Category:Film directors from Assam]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]

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