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{{Short description|Indian filmmaker (1940–2025)}}
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'''Samarendra Narayan Dev''' (13 October 1940 – 26 January 2025) was an Indian filmmaker.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050407/asp/northeast/story_4578795.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407064027/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050407/asp/northeast/story_4578795.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 April 2005|title=The Telegraph - Calcutta : Northeast|website=www.telegraphindia.com|access-date=2016-04-30}}</ref> His film career, spanning four decades, has also brought laurels and recognition to [[Assam]]. His first independent [[celluloid (film)|celluloid]] depiction, ''Aranya'' (1971), was based on the dwindling [[rhinoceros]] population in Assam. It brought him the National Award in the best feature film category (regional) in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scroll.in/article/675579/how-assamese-film-found-its-mojo|title=How Assamese film found its mojo|last=Sharma|first=Bobbeeta|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-30}}</ref>

During the 1970s and 1980s, Narayan Dev made more women-centric films. Aranya 1971, and Putalar Ghar 1976, represented women of different social strata. While in Aranya, Bidya Rao played a carefree woman's character. Putalar Ghar represented the childlike innocence in a young woman and her transitions in life from childhood to adult age.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/55929/7/07_chapter%202.pdf|title=Origin and Growth of Assamese Cinema|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Samarendra Narayan Dev, the descendant of the Darrang Royal Family<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kamatapur.com/1st-general-body-meeting-of-consortium-of-koch-royal-families-conkorf-held/|title=1st General body meeting of Consortium of Koch Royal Families (CONKORF) held|date=2015-09-28|website=www.kamatapur.com|access-date=2016-04-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130726/jsp/northeast/story_17156952.jsp#.VyUmrqh97IU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602023059/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130726/jsp/northeast/story_17156952.jsp#.VyUmrqh97IU|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 June 2016|title=Softer side of a braveheart|website=The Telegraph|access-date=2016-04-30}}</ref> was born on 13 October 1940 at Mangaldai in Darrang District of Assam. His father, Bhupendra Narayan Dev, was an honorary magistrate and a member of Legislative Assembly of Assam. His mother was Saroj Devi. From his childhood he had a craze about stage drama plays. He used to write drama plays and performed from the age of 14. While he was in college he got the opportunity to perform on stage with the likes of the great Bishnu Rabha and Phani Sharma in the drama ''Siraj''. Bhikha (''The Alms'') and Bandor Aaru Jokhola (''The monkey and the ladder'') are the two plays for which he received best director's award and also best drama award from Assam Natya Sanmiloni. His play ''Bheko-Bhaona'' also got published in Naytya Sankalan, published by Sangeet Natak Academy. Slowly his attention turned towards movies and he wished to become a filmmaker. He went to [[Kolkata]] in 1967 and got his first break as an assistant director in the same year under Director Ashutosh Bannerjee in ''Tini Bhuboner Pare''. In 1970 he came back to Assam and started his own movie ''Arayna'', it was produced by a club called United Club constituted of his friends including himself. So they named the production house as "United Production". "Arayna" was critically acclaimed and went on to win National award for best film in regional language. It was heart-warming for him as it dealt with a subject like wild life protection and was a new experience for the Assamese audience and gained appreciation from them. His second movie ''PUTALA GHAR'' also went on to win a national award for best film in regional language. Altogether he made six movies till date including his comeback movie with an historical subject called "BIR CHILARAI" in 2013. He made many TV series, TV movies and documentaries in [[Hindi]], Assamese and English. In 1995, he got an opportunity to do a Television film on DD-1 named "DARPAN".{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

== Death ==
Narayan Dev died on 26 January 2025, at the age of 84.<ref>[https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/union-minister-sarbananda-sonowal-mourns-demise-of-assamese-filmmaker-samarendra-narayan-dev Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Mourns Demise Of Assamese Filmmaker Samarendra Narayan Dev]</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Films ===
* Aranya – 1971: Won presidential award for best film in regional language.
* Putalaghar – 1976: Won National award for best film in regional language.
* Sunor Horin – 1979.
* Kazirangar Kahini – 1981.
* Raja – 1981.
* Bir Chiralai – 2013.

=== Tele-films ===
* Dawar – 1991.
* Darpan – 1996.
* Nishikta Pradah – 1999.
* Mur Gaor Sadhuu – 2001 (For P.P.C).

=== Documentaries ===
* Devadashi Nritya – 1994.
* Biyas Ojapali – 1994.
* Khulia Bhaoria – 1994.
* Suknani Ojapali and Deodhani Nritya – 1997.
* Swarharekha – 2001.

=== Television series ===
* Sasipathor Puthi – 1997.
* Ajak Borokhoonor Apakhyat – 2002.
* Intezaar – 2002.
* Amritashya Putra – 2003.
* Maa O Meri Maa – 2003.
* Nayee Raah – 2005.
* Mera Waton Ke Logo – 2007.
* Andharat Nijor Mukh – 2011.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name| 1158761}}

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[[Category:1940 births]]
[[Category:2025 deaths]]
[[Category:Assamese-language film directors]]
[[Category:Film directors from Assam]]

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