Prodyut Kumar Deka (born 18 April 1978) is an Indian film and stage director, screenwriter and author based in Assam.
He made his debut as scriptwriter and director with the critically acclaimed Assamese film Dhunia Tirutabur (English: Beautiful Woman), based on the 2010 disappearance of an artist.
[13] [14][15][16] His latest projects include Chiyahir Rong, a 2021 film about newspaper houses in Assam, based on a story by journalist Jitumoni Bora,[17] and The Government Servant, a film set in Mayong and based on a story by Sahitya Akademi Award winner Jayant Madhab Bora.
[18][19][20][21] He was co-scriptwriter of the films Orong (Strangers in the Mist) (2015) on child psychology and Rum Vodka Whiskey (2017), based on three unsuccessful love stories in different seasons.
[24] [25] He also made a 50-minute documentary, An Anti-insurgent Journey, which depicts former Asam Sahitya Sabha Chief Kanaksen Deka and his stance against subversive activities of the outfit in the 1990s.
[26] He revived the theatre group Aikyatan in late 2010s, originally founded by his father Pabitra Kumar Deka in the early 1970s.
Deka penned an Assamese translation of the play Eserenga Rod (English: A Sunny Morning), which was premiered in Natasurjya Drama Festival 2016 under the direction of Pranjal Saikia.