Phani Sarma

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.

Phani Sarma
Occupationstage actor, theatre actor, film actor, director
LanguageAssamese
NationalityIndian

He acted in and directed Siraj in 1948 and Pioli Phukan in 1955.

The Kohinoor Opera would often perform outside along the banks of the Brahmaputra River

Film career

In 1933 Phani Sarma starred in the first Assamese film, Joymati, directed by Jyoti Prasad Agarwala. Sarma went on the star in Agarwalla's second picture Indramalati.

In 1955 he directed and starred in Pioli Phukan, also playing the films 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.

Statue of Kalaguru, Rupkonwar and Natasurjya at Guwahati (Side view)

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 compensation 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-Bazarthe incorporated elements of comedy with more serious issues of social injustice and inequality.

Sarma was also translated J. B. Priestley's famous drama An Inspector Calls into the Assamese language.

Filmography
  • Joymati (1935)
  • Devdas
  • Siraj (1948) .... Siraj
  • Pioli Phukan (1955) .... Pioli Phukan
  • Ito Sito Bahuto (1963) .... Retired Major

See also

References
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