Emuthi Puthi, a feature film by Kulanandini Mahanta, has been declared the recipient of the Rajat Kamal Award for best film in the regional language (Assamese). The film was commercially released and drew attention from the audience in all sections for its novel theme and unique presentation.
Assamese writer Parthiv Dhar received the Swarna Kamal for Best Writing in Cinema for his book Kishor Kumar, which he co-wrote with Anirudh Bhattacharya.
Nabapam Deka’s ‘Sunyata’ short feature under 30 months receives the Best Short Film award. He says- ‘Xunyota – The journey of Xunyota began at the Kolkata International Film Festival. From there, it screened at several Indian festivals before crossing borders to be shown at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. And now, as of yesterday, this film has brought home the National Award for Best Film. This film has completed a successful journey far beyond our imagination. In this moment, I want to extend my sincere thanks to my incredible team. Without your selfless contributions, none of this would have been possible.’
In the category of Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified In the Schedule VIII of the Constitution Dr. Bobby Sharma Baruah’s ‘Sikaichal’ won the award for Best Tiwa Film. In the non-feature category, Parthasarathi Mohanta’s documentary ‘Hargila’ and Aimi Barua’s documentary ‘Birubala: Witch to Padma Shri’ won special mention awards.