Prodyut Kumar Deka

Prodyut Kumar Deka (born 18 April 1978) is an Indian film director, Screenwriter and Author residing in Assam, India. His films include Dhunia Tirutabur, Samiran Barua Ahi Ase, Surjasta, Borosi and Chiyahir Rong. He turned to writing english fiction gradually from 2016-17 with the anthropological Ambari Series based on the Ambari Archeological site in Guwahati.[1]

Prodyut Kumar Deka
Born (1978-04-18) 18 April 1978
Occupation
  • Film Director
  • Author

Career

In Films & Television

He made his debut as scriptwriter and director with the critically acclaimed Assamese film Dhunia Tirutabur (Beautiful Woman),on the backdrop of a lost artiste in 2010. [2] His next film based on a political subject Samiran Barua Ahi Ase (Return of Samiran Barua) was released in 2012. [3][4]

His other films include Surjasta (A Sunset), on the subject of child negligence and a suspense drama Borosi (The Trap) and a television film based on Rabindranath Tagore's story Dristi (The Vision).[5] [6] [7][8] [9] An anthology film consisting of three stories titled Ji Golpor Sesh Nai directed by three different directors including Prodyut Kumar Deka was completed in 2019.[10][11][12] A special screening of the film was held on 18 April 2019 and received favorable praise from the media.[13] [14][15][16]

His forthcoming projects include Chiyahir Rong, a film about newspaper houses in Assam, based on a story by journalist Jitumoni Bora is to be released in 2021.[17] [18]

He was Co-Scriptwriter of the films Orong (Strangers in the Mist) (2015) on child psychology and Rum Vodka Whiskey (2017), based on three unsuccessful love stories in different seasons. Orong won the National Award for Best Rabha film in 2015.[19][20] He also made two short films based on essays written by eminent Assamese writer and journalist Homen Borgohain titled Why I write (2008) and A short film about Walking (2011) which were shown in various film festivals.[21] [22] He also made a 50-minute documentary named An Anti-insurgent Journey depicting how former Asam Sahitya Sabha Chief Kanaksen Deka was vocal against subversive activities of the outfit in the nineties, despite knowing that his tough stand might invite death.[23]

Theatre

He revived the theatre group Aikyatan in late 2010s, originally founded by his father Pabitra Kumar Deka in the early 1970s and directed intimate plays like Moni Kanchan written by Badal Sircar, Jonakor Pohar (The Rising of the Moon), The Game of Chess, etc. Assamese translation of the play Eserenga Rod (A Sunny Morning) was done by Deka and directed by Pranjal Saikia which was performed in Natasurjya Drama Festival 2016, Guwahati; Kartik Hazarika National Drama Festival 2019, Tezpur and in Poorvottar Rashtriya Rang Utsav, 2017 in many cities like New Delhi, Amritsar, Jaipur and Vadodara.[24][25][26]

Also associated with Indian People's Theatre Association, Assam, he has directed Coffee Housot Apeksha (On the occasion of platinum jubilee) [27][28] and An Inspector Calls in 2019 at Guwahati. [29] [30]

As Author

He writes on Cinema in the local Assamese newspapers like Sadin, Asomiya Pratidin and Asomiya Khabar. Published books on Cinema are Amar Kotha Teolokor Kotha (2014) and Cinema Suwar Ananda (2017), both anthologies of essays on diverse facets of Indian and foreign films. [31] [32] [33]

Ambari is a trilogy of anthropological novels written by Prodyut Kumar Deka based on the Ambari Archeological site which was discovered in Guwahati in 1969. He wrote the first novel Ambari in 2017. [34][35] The second part Prophecy of Ambari was published in 2018, while the concluding part A Monk in Ambari was published in 2020. All the three books have been published by Delhi-based Educreation Publishing.

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 as a Senior Administrative Assistant in the Assam Secretariat since 2010 and lives in Roopkar, Pub-Sarania, Guwahati (India). He along with his family members also runs a non-government organization Pabitra Kumar Deka Archive, an archive of old Assamese film materials, in memory of his father at their residence. The archive presents Roopkar Award to one outstanding personality every year from stage, film and media.

Filmography

As Producer/Director
Year Title English Title Genre Awards/Festivals
2002HaturaThe Monkeys PawTele play/Doordarshan Kendra
2003Abartan5 Episode/Doordarshan Kendra
2006MurderTV Series/NE TV
2008Mayajal5 Episode/Doordarshan Kendra
2008Shanti Tirtha5 Episode/Doordarshan Kendra
2008Why I WriteShort filmHyderabad film festival, Mumbai International film festival, North East Film Festival, Twilight Film Festival, New Delhi
2009Dhunia tirutaburBeautiful WomenFeatureBest Director, Editor and Make up Award in Assam State Film Festival, 2010
2010Cinema CinemaTV Series/NE TV
2010Pas Porichalokor Pasta Kahini5 Short films/Rong TV
2011A Short film about WalkingShort filmDhaka International film festival
2011Samiran Barua Ahi AseReturn of Samiran BaruaFeature12th Kolkata International film festival, 2012
2012Eta Nikhut Hatya5 Episode/Doordarshan Kendra
2013SurjastaA SunsetFeatureNomination in Best Actor Male and Female category in Vivel Filmfare Awards 2013 (East)
2014An Anti-Insurgent JourneyDocumentary3rd Bangalore Short Film Festival, Indian Cine Film Festival, 2014, Mumbai
2014BorosiThe TrapFeature5th Dada Saheb Film Festival 2015, New Delhi
2016DristiThe VisionTele film/Prag News
2019Ji Golpor Sesh NaiNever Ending StoriesFeature (First Anthology film from Assam)12th International Guwahati Film Festival, 2020
2021Chiyahir RongThe Color of PenFeature

As Story/Script Writer/Co Writer
Year Title Director Genre Awards/Festivals
2009Dhunia tirutaburProdyut Kumar DekaFeatureBest Director, Editor and Make up Award in Assam State Film Festival, 2010
2011Samiran Barua Ahi AseProdyut Kumar DekaFeatureOfficial entry in 12th Kolkata International film festival, 2012
2015Orong (Strangers in the Mist)Suraj DuwarahFeatureNational Award for Best Rabha Film in 2015, 10th Habitat Film Festival, New Delhi
2017Rum Vodka WhiskeyPrasant SaikiaFeature
2019Ji Golpor Sesh NaiProdyut Kumar Deka along with 2 othersAnthology Feature12th International Guwahati Film Festival, 2020
2021Chiyahir RongProdyut Kumar DekaFeature
2021SmritiPankaj KalitaFeature (Under Production)

Published books

Cinema
Year Title Language Publisher
2014Amar Kotha Teolokor KothaAssameseArclights, Guwahati
2017Cinema Suwar AnandaAssameseArclights, Guwahati
2021Biju Phukan: A Life in CinemaEnglishAssam Publishing Company, Guwahati

Novels
Year Title Language Publisher
2017AmbariEnglishEducreation Publishing, New Delhi
2018Prophecy of AmbariEnglishEducreation Publishing, New Delhi
2020A Monk in AmbariEnglishEducreation Publishing, New Delhi

See also

References
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  29. "AN INSPECTOR CALLS TO BE STAGED ON NOVEMBER 27".
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  35. "Ambari: An Anthropological Thriller".
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