Kokborok cinema

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Mathia (Kokborok)

Mathia (Kokborok)

Chethuang

Fr Pulinthanath directing a film

Nwng bai... (Kokborok) stars Suranjita (above) and Rex

‘Ganthi’ (dir Kamal Koloi/ Kokborok)

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… of Indpaedia’s articles on Kokborok cinema are: Indigenous Herald <> Osservatore Romano <> Tripura Chronicle <> The Telegraph Wednesday, May 14, 2003 <> North-East cinemas: Interesting times/ By Utpal Borpujari, Deep-Focus, December 30, 2012 Utpal Borpujari <>Deep-Focus <>Ignore, and be ignorant. Cinema from the Northeast has verve. By Utpal Borpujari Outlook <>Teresa Rehman Tehelka/ Mishingrenaissance September 17, 2008<>Namrata Joshi Outlook

Kokborok cinema: a history

Writing in 2002 Zia Haq Telegraph had called it ‘Tripura’s first film in Kokborok.’ However, elsewhere it has been referred to as ‘the 3rd feature film ever in Kokborok.’ Which were the first two?In the absence of the specific names of Kokborok films made before Mathia, Indpaedia accepts Mathia as the first feature film in Kokborok.

Mathia (2008)

See Mathia

Yarwng (2008)

See Yarwng

Ganthi (2010)

Ganthi

Ganthi

Ganthi

A digital kokborok Feature Film

Sponsored By T.T.A.A.D.C, Khumwlwng, Tripura, Jirania.

Directed & Produced By Kamal Koloi

Nwng bai...

Nwng bai... (2010) A film by Rex Debbarma Directed by Sarat Reang Music Bishwanath debbarma.

Paitawdi

by Sajib Tripura Kokborok HD full length movie

Paitawdi by Sajib Tripura

Paitawdi by Sajib Tripura

Sampily 2

by Sujit Deb Barma

Sampily 2

Sampily 2

Sampily 2 : The film has plenty of action, including martial arts

Phaan

Phaan: action scene

Cops, tough guys in tight clothes in black suvs, fights, hero’s smart dialogues, like Hindi-Urdu films of 70s, guns, tomfoolery Dir Krushaal Reang, Abhee Debbarma.

Phaan

Chethuang

Chethuang

Chethuang

Screenplay & Directed by Kamal Koloi based on Popular Tribal Folk tale of Tripura

Kwmajak

Kwmajak (2014) 83 minutes Produced by Satadeep Saha and directed by Soham Saha

The film is based on a true story of the state. It was the first Kokborok movie that went in for a commercial release. It was first screened for two shows every day at SSR Rupashi cinema. It did well at the box office.

While the film is in Kokborok, there are some Bengali dialogues, too.

Locations shot at: Khumlwng, Bishramganja, Bishalgarh and Jirania.

The film is about searching for the hero who is shown missing since the beginning of the film.

Camera, lights and all other equipment needed to shoot the film were brought from Kolkata. The film was edited in Kolkata as well.

The filmmakers

Sampari Pictures

Since roughly 1997, Sampari Pictures- the only Don Bosco film production company registered under Eastern India Motion Picture Association- yesterday- produced 17 major film projects including documentaries and two award winning full length feature films (Mathia [Bangle] & Yarwng [Roots] ) in the tribal language.

Father Pulinthanath

See Father Joseph Pulinthanath, sdb

See also

Father Joseph Pulinthanath, sdb

Kokborok cinema

Mathia

Yarwng

...and also

Assamese cinema: This page has, at the bottom, links to several other articles in Indpaedia.com related to Assamese cinema.

Manipuri Cinema

Mishing cinema

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