Saiful Islam Mannu

Saiful Islam Mannu
Occupation	filmmaker
Spouses	Sadia Shabnam Shantu

Saiful Islam Mannu is a Bangladeshi film director. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Screenplay for the film Putro (2018).Poutro owns a total of 11 categories of national awards. ^[1] As of 2018, he directed 787 television episodes, more than a hundred telefilms, 87 one-hour dramas, four feature films, and several documentaries. ^[2]

Career

In 2012 Mannu debuted in film direction through Charulata, a digital film to celebrate the 151st birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore on the adapted story, Noshto Nir. ^{[3] [4]}

Mannu was the director, screenwriter, and lyricist of the film Putro (2018). ^[5] His film Payer Chhap owns 3 national awards, also his film Unveiled owns 7 international awards.

Personal life

Mannu is married to Sadia Shabnam Shantu. ^[2] She won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Costume Design for the Putro film. ^[1]

Works

• Shwapnoloker Deshey (2005) ^[6]
• Khuje Berai Taare (2006) ^[7]
• Amar Bou Shob Janey (2008) ^[8]
• Forgive Me (2012) ^[9]
• Chaar Deyaler Kabbyo (2012) ^[10]
• Hoihoi Roiroi (2013) ^[11]
• Karo Kono Neeti Nai (2013) ^[12]
• Bheja Bheja Brishtite (2014) ^[13]
• Cholo Hariye Jai (2015) ^[14]
• Putro (2018) ^[15]

References

1. "National Film Award-2017 and 2018". Ministry of Information. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
2. "Successful Director from Bangladesh Starts New Chapter as University of New Haven Student". University of New Haven. 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
3. "Film Fare: An overview of the year gone by". The Daily Star. 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
4. "TV specials". The Daily Star. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
5. "Film on autism Putra hits cinema halls". Daily Sun. 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
6. "Shwapnoloker Deshey : A new drama serial with a message". The Daily Star. 2005-01-06. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
7. "A vivacious up and coming actress". The Daily Star. 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
8. "TV Serial "Amar Bou Shob Janey" on ntv". The Daily Star. 2008-04-27. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
9. "'Lux-Channel i Superstar' as a launching pad". The Daily Star. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
10. "Unfazed by Artistic Challenges". The Daily Star. 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
11. "Stories of rural lives take up the small screen". The Daily Star. 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
12. "Karo Kono Neeti Nai on ATN Bangla". The Daily Star. 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
13. "'Bheja Bheja Brishtite' on ntv". The Daily Star. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
14. ""Cholo Hariye Jai" on ntv". The Daily Star. 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
15. Rahaman, Tanzil (19 December 2019). "We should prioritise quality over profit: Saiful Islam Mannu". New Age.

External links

• Saiful Islam Mannu at IMDb