Nellier Kotha (Assamese)

NELLIER KOTHA

Director -  Parthajit Baruah

Duration - 102.41 minutes

Language -  Assamese

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Producer - Parthajit Baruah

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Screenplay - Parthajit Baruah

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Cinematography - Sumon Dowerah

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Editing - Hirak Jyoti Pathak

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Sound - Debajit Gayan

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Cast - Arghadeep Barua, Boishnabi Bora, Dhananjoy Debnath, Swagata Bharali, Sudarshan Nath, Royonti Rabha, Ramesh Borah, Logi Lakshya Saikia

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Exploring the depths of human perception and societal memory, Rajiv Pator's quest to understand the Nellie massacre unveils the intertwined nature of truth and subjective narratives.

SYNOPSIS

Rajiv Pator, a PhD candidate at Gauhati University, visits the Muslim dominated, remote villages of Nellie to look into the events leading up to the massacre of Muslims on February 18, 1983, also known as the Nellie massacre, the darkest chapter in the socio-political history of Assam. His objective is to discover the truth about what transpired. Does he miss the contemporary scenario of Nellie? Can Rajiv find out the root reason of the massacre?