Mayaa (film)

Mayaa is a 2024 Bangladeshi family drama film written, directed and produced by Raihan Rafi under the banner of Kanon Films. ^{[1] [2]} The film stars Mamnun Hasan Emon and Sarika Sabrin in as lead role. ^[3] Emon won Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actor for his role in the film. ^[4] The film was released on OTT service Binge on 30 September 2024. ^[5]

Mayaa
Poster
Directed by	Raihan Rafi
Written by	Raihan Rafi
Screenplay by	Raihan Rafi Mehedi Hasan Moon Saiduzzaman Ahad
Produced by	Umme Khairun Islam (Binge) Raihan Rafi
Starring	Mamnun Hasan Emon Sarika Sabrin
Cinematography	Murshed Bipul
Edited by	Simit Ray Antor
Music by	Salman Jaim (music director) Ripon Nath (sound designer)
Production companies	Kanon Films Binge
Distributed by	Binge
Release date	30 August 2024 (2024-08-30)
Country	Bangladesh
Language	Bengali

Cast

• Mamnun Hasan Emon as Rahat
• Sarika Sabrin as Mayaa ^[6]
• Nader Chowdhury
• Rasheda Chowdhury
• Muntaha Amelia
• Sami Doha

Production

Pori Moni was supposed to play the role of Mayaa, but Sarika Sabrin was ultimately chosen for this role and the film was shot in Mohammadpur, Mirpur and Badda in Dhaka. ^{[7] [8]}

Reception

Wroted by Dainik Bangla's survey as "After the screening, some said that Mamun Emon excelled in the role of 'Rahat'. After watching the film, many stars praised the performances of Emon and Sarika. Emon had to work hard to become Rahat in the film Mayaa. Because, it was very challenging for him". ^[9] Wroted by Prothom Alo's survey as "Yesterday, a special screening of the web film 'Maya' was held at a cinema hall in Dhaka. After the screening, the actors were praising their performances one after another. They had never been seen on screen like this before. Although the actors were praising the life-like web film 'Mayaa', the story behind it still seemed to make them emotional". ^[10]

Awards

Year	Awards	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref.
2025	26th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards	Best Actor (critics' choice)	Mamnun Hasan Emon	Won	[11]
		Best actress (critics' choice)	Sarika Sabrin	Nominated	[12]

References

1. অনলাইন, চ্যানেল আই (2024-12-11). "আমেরিকা প্রবাসীদের প্রশংসা পেয়ে আপ্লুত ইমন!". চ্যানেল আই অনলাইন. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
2. "রায়হান রাফীর 'মায়া'য় অন্যরকম ইমন-সারিকা". Barta 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-12-30.
3. "রায়হান রাফীর 'মায়া'য় ইমন-সারিকা". Dhakatimes News. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
4. প্রতিবেদক, বিনোদন (2025-06-07). "আসতে গিয়ে শুনি ট্রেন ছেড়ে দিয়েছে..." Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-12-30.
5. "Emon, Sarika hopeful about 'Maya'". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
6. রিপোর্ট, স্টার অনলাইন (2024-09-29). "মুক্তি পাচ্ছে সারিকার 'মায়া'". The Daily Star Bangla. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
7. Arts & Entertainment Desk (2024-09-19). "'Mayaa': Rayhan Rafi returns this month with another web-film". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
8. Arts & Entertainment Desk (2023-11-27). "Sarika Sabrin in Raihan Rafi's new web-film 'Maya'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
9. "প্রশংসায় ভাসছেন ইমন". Dainikbangla. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
10. প্রতিবেদক, বিনোদন (2024-10-01). "'তারপরও কান্নাই থামাতে পারছিলাম না'". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-12-30.
11. "Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 2024 held". The Daily Star. 2025-05-24. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
12. ডেস্ক, বিনোদন (2025-04-23). "সমালোচক পুরস্কারে পূর্ণদৈর্ঘ্য কাহিনিচিত্র বিভাগে মনোনয়ন পেলেন যাঁরা". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-12-30.

External links

• Mayaa at IMDb