Manju Borah


Manju Borah is a multiple international and national award-winning Indian female film director and short story writer from Guwahati, Assam. Manju also served as Jury Member, Indian Panorama, IFFI 2007, 10th MAMI International Film Festival 2008 and 3rd Eye 7th Asian Film Festival Mumbai 2008, 55th National Film Awards for 2007 Delhi 2009.

Filmography

Awards

National Film Awards
YearFilmCategoryCitationRef
1999BaibhabSpecial MentionFor her poetic expression in her debut film.
2003Aakashitorar KothareBest Feature Film in AssameseFor its juxtaposition of a woman's search for her cultural heritage and its loss.
2003Aakashitorar KothareBest Female Playback SingerAwarded to Tarali Sarma
For her tuneful rendition of a devotional song without instrumental accompaniment.
2008Aai Kot NaiBest Feature Film on National IntegrationFor its honest look at a burning problem in Northeast India, its attempt to break down artificial boundaries and giving it a human and aesthetic appeal.
2012Ko:YadBest Feature Film in MishingA stark and realistic film with a strong subtext about a driftwood collector makes compelling viewing.
2012Ko:YadBest CinematographyAwarded to Sudheer Palsane
The unexplored charm of North-East India through different seasons is all the more alluring in the eyes of this Cinematographer.
2018In the Land of Poison WomenBest Feature Film in PangchenpaThe film is a depiction of an individual’s effort to break the myth of ‘poison women’ in a remote part of Arunachal Pradesh.

Other awards
YearAwardFilm
2000Gollapudi Srinivas AwardBaibhab
2000Best film in Asia, 6th Dhaka International Film FestivalBaibhab
2004Best Director, Assam State Film AwardAakashitorar Kothare
2004Audience Award, Dhaka International Film FestivalAakashitorar Kothare