Joymati

Joymati (Assamese: জয়মতী, Joimoti), released on 10 March 1935, was the first-ever Assamese film. Based on Lakshminath Bezbaruah's play on the 17th-century story of Sati Joymati, the film was produced and directed by the noted Assam poet Jyotiprasad Agarwala, and starred Aideu Handique and acclaimed stage actor and playwright Phani Sarma. The film was shot between 1933 and 1935, and released by Chitralekha Movietone in 1935, which marked the beginning of Assamese cinema.