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Phani Sarma (1910–1970) was an Indian theatre actor, playwright, film actor and director. Beginning as a stage actor, he appeared in the first film ever made in Assamese cinema, '' Joymati'', in 1935. Sarma was conferred with the title "Natasurya" for his contribution towards Assamese drama. He acted in and directed ''Siraj'' in 1948 and ''Piyoli Phukan'' in 1955.


Film career

In 1933 Phani Sarma starred in the first Assamese film, '' Joymati,'' directed by
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. Sarma went on the star in Agarwalla's second picture ''
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''. In 1955 he directed and starred in '' Piyoli Phukan'', also playing the film's protagonist Pioli Phukan. His last film was '' Ito Sito Bahuto'' in 1963 where he appeared as an actor rather than taking the director's helm.


Playwright work

Inspired by his own experiences as an actor and the death of his son whilst stage acting, Phani Sarma wrote the social drama ''Kiya'', a tale of an artist entertained other people with very little
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from society. Sarma again addressed issues of isolation and corruption in his later drama Nag-Pas. However he often incorporated humour into such dramas, and the drama Kola-Bazar, he incorporated elements of comedy with more serious issues of social injustice and inequality. Sarma also translated J. B. Priestley's famous drama ''
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'' into the
Assamese language Assamese () or Asamiya ( ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, where it is an official language. It has long served as a ''lingua franca'' in parts of Northeast India."Axomiya is the major langu ...
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Filmography


See also

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Assamese literature Assamese literature is the entire corpus of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, documents and other writings in the Assamese language. It also includes the literary works in the older forms of the language during its evolution to the contempor ...
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Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva Srimanta Sankardev (, ; 1449–1568) was a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath; a saint-scholar, poet, playwright, dancer, actor, musician, artist social-religious reformer and a figure of importance in the cultural and religious history of ...
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Jyoti Prasad Agarwala Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (17 June 1903 – 17 January 1951) was a noted Indian playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker from Assam. He was deeply revered for his creative vision and output and is popularly called the ''Rupkonwar'' of Ass ...
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Lakshminath Bezbaruah Lakshminath Bezbarua (; 14 October 1864 - March 26,1938) was an Indian poet, novelist and playwright of modern Assamese literature. Commonly known as the father of the Assamese Short story, short story. He was one of the literary stalwarts of th ...
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Krishna Kanta Handique Krishna Kanta Handique (20 July 1898 – 7 June 1982) was a Sanskrit scholar, an Indologist and philanthropist from Assam. He was a recipient of the civilian honour of the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. Biography Krishna Kanta Handique was ...
* Bhabananda Deka *
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarma, Phani 1910 births 1970 deaths Indian male stage actors Indian male dramatists and playwrights Screenwriters from Assam Assamese-language actors Assamese-language film directors Film directors from Assam Indian male film actors People from Sonitpur district Assamese actors 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Indian male actors 20th-century Indian male writers 20th-century Indian screenwriters