Manna (actor)

SM Aslam Talukder (14 April 1960– 17 February 2008), known by his stage name Manna, was a remarkably most successfully Bangladeshi movie actor and producer.^[1][2] In his 24 years career he has acted in more than three hundred movies^[3].He is called the latest Mahanayak^[4](great hero) & Megastar^[5] of the Dhaliwood golden generation.^[6] Dhaliwood Superstar Manna's position after the hero Raj-Razzak who has held the top position of popularity in Dhaliwood movies for a long time.^[7] He earned numerous accolades in his long career, including 1 National Film Awards, 3 Meril Prothom Alo Awards,^[8] 5 Bachsas Awards.^[8] He earned a Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor for his role in the movie Bir Soinik (2003).^[9]

Manna
Born	SM Aslam Talukder (1960-04-14)14 April 1960 Tangail, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Died	17 February 2008(2008-02-17) (aged 47) Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Alma mater	Dhaka College
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1984 – 2008

Early life

Manna was born on 14 April 1960 at Elenga in Tangail District.^[10] He acted in over 300 movies.^[9] His acting career started in 1984 after he was discovered through a talent search program by the National Film Development Corporation of Bangladesh.

Career

Manna was the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Film Actors Association. As the general secretary, he was active in the ongoing movement against vulgarity in the Dhallywood film industry. One of the first movies that brought him to attention was Danga (1992). Other commercially successful movies are Traash, Shanto kano mastan and & Amma Jaan.

Montajur Rahman Akbar's Shanto Keno Mastan and Ke Amar Baba were released in 1998 and 1999. In 1999, the movie Ammajan directed by Kazi Hayat released. The movie established Manna into a permanent position in Bangla movie history as it was one of the most successful commercial movies of Bengali movie history.^[8]

On average, Manna acted in 10 movies each year. Among movies released last year, he played lead roles in commercially successful movies including Saajghor, Khomotar Garom, Moner Shathey Juddho, Machine-man, Ulta Palta 69 and Shotru Shotru Khela. Manna received several prestigious awards including a National Film Award for Best Actor in 2005. As an action hero, Manna acted in collaboration with action director Kazi Hayat's 20 movies and Montazur Rahman Akbar's 22 movies.

Death

Manna died on 17 February 2008 following a heart attack at United Hospital Limited.

Filmography

As actor

Year	Title	Director	Co-stars	Notes	Ref.
1985	Tauba	Azharul Islam			[11]
1985	Pagli	Kazi Hayat			[12]
1985	Shimul Parul	Delwar Jahan Jhontu	Faruk, Sunetra, Bulbul Ahmed, Falguni Ahmed
1986	Nishpap	Alamgir	Champa	Special appearance
1988	Baap Beta 420		Kobita
1988	Amar Jaan	Aftab Khan Tulu	Champa		[13]
1988	Bhai	Azharul Islam Khan	Champa
1989	Cobra	E R Khan	Farjana Bobi, Anju Ghosh
1989	Badshah Bhai		Ilias Kanchan
1990	Choto Bou	Jainuddin Ahmed	Rani
1990	Amma
1990	Goriber Bondhu	Delwar Jahan Jhontu	Alamgir
1990	Palki	Delwar Jahan Jhontu	Nipa Monalisa
	Dukhini Maa	Delwar Jahan Jhontu	Shunetra
	Obujh Shontan	Kamal Ahmed	Aruna Biswas/Rani
1991	Kashem Malar Prem	Mostafa Anwar	Champa		[12]
1991	Danga	Kazi Hayat	Rajib, Suchorita		[12]
1992	Traash	Kazi Hayat	Rajeeb		[12]
1992	Gorom Hawa	Bulbul Ahmed	Champa, Amit Hasan, Aruna Biswas
1993	Chadabaz	Kazi Hayat
1993	Prem Dewana	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Champa		[14]
1994	Disco Dancer	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Champa		[12]
1994	Sipahi	Kazi Hayat	Kobita
1994	Desh Premik	Kazi Hayat	Champa		[13]
1994	Disco Baidani	Jillur Rahman	Jashim
1995	Babar Adesh	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Champa
1995	Shesh Khela	Noor Hossain Bolai	Champa
1996	Khol Nayok	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Champa, Sangeeta		[12]
1996	Bashira	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Rani		[12]
1997	Deshdrohi	Kazi Hayat	Rajib
1997	Shakkat	Saiful Azam Kashem	Champa, Shabnaz
1997	Loot Toraz - The Plunder	Kazi Hayat	Moushumi, Diti		[13]
1997	Gunda - Police	Shawkat Jamil	Ilias Kanchan, Diti, Manna, Sondha
1998	Teji	Kazi Hayat	Eka		[14]
1998	Shanto Keno Mastan	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Shahnaz		[12]
1999	Ke Amar Baba	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Popy, Rajeeb, Humayun Faridi
1999	Dhar	Kazi Hayat	Eka		[14]
1999	Ammajan	Kazi Hayat	Shabnam, Moushumi		[14]
1999	Dushmon Dunia	Shafiqul Islam	Mousumi
1999	Gono Dushmon	Dipjol	Popy, Shakib Khan, Munmun
2000	Jhor	Kazi Hayat	Mousumi
2000	Koshto	Kazi Hayat	Moushumi		[14]
2000	Bortoman	Kazi Hayat	Mousumi
2000	Gunda Number One	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Shahnaz		[12]
2000	Kukkhato Khuni	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Mousumi		[12]
2001	Abbajan	Kazi Hayat	Rajeeb, Sathi
2001	Sultan	FI Manik	Purnima		[12]
2001	Panja	Kazi Hayat	Mousumi
2001	Rongbaz Badshah	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Keya		[12]
2001	Tandob Lila	Kazi Hayat	Mousumi
2002	Abar Ekti Juddho	Badal Khondokar	Mousumi
2002	Bhoyanok Songghorso	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Mousumi
2002	Mastaner Upor Mastan	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Purnima		[12]
2002	Dhakaiya Mastan	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Mousumi		[12]
2002	Major Shaheb	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Mousumi		[12]
2002	Arman	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Purnima		[12]
2002	Aghat Palta Aghat	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Mousumi
2002	Bhaia	F I Manik	Shabnur, Rachana Banerjee		[12]
2002	Khoto Bikkhoto	Monowar Khokon	Purnima
2002	Bheza Biral	Shahidul Islam Khokon	Moushumi, Shimla
2003	Bir Soinik	Delwar Jahan Jhontu	Mousumi, Rosy Afsari, Humayun Faridi	National Film Award as Best Actor	[12]
2003	Dui Bodhu Ek Shami	F I Manik	Moushumi, Shabnur		[13]
2003	Kothin Shimar	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Popy
2003	Minister	Kazi Hayat	Mousumi		[14]
2003	Big Boss	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Mousumi		[12]
2003	Top Shomrat	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Antara Biswas		[12]
2003	Villain	Ispahani Arif Jahan	Purnima
2004	Manna Bhai	F I Manik	Popy		[12]
2004	Bhai Er Shotru Bhai	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Shabnur
2004	Ami Jail Theke Bolchi	Malek Afsary	Moushumi
2005	Somajke Bodle Dao	Kazi Hayat	Shabnur
2005	City Terror	M A Rahim	Popy
2005	Gaddari	Shafi Iqbal	Purnima
2005	Shontrashi Munna	Ispahani Arif Jahan	Moushumi		[12]
2005	Swami Chintai	Sohanur Rahman Sohan	Moushumi, Rituparna Sengupta
2005	Ziddi Driver	Uttam Akash	Popy		[12]
2006	Kabuliwala (movie)	Kazi Hayat	Dighi, Subrata
2006	Mayer Morjada	Dilip Biswas	Moushumi,
2006	Jiboner Golpo	Gazi Mazharul Anwar	Moushumi, Shabnur
2006	Banglar Hero	Ahmed Nasir	Nodi
2006	Ulta Palta 69	Malek Afsary	Purnima
2007	Moner Sathe Juddho	Ahmed Nasir	Purnima		[13]
2007	Dhoka	Shahin Sumon	Purnima
2007	Babar Kosom	Badiul Alam Khokon	Nipun Akter
2007	Ei Je Duniya	Gazi Mazharul Anwar	Moushumi, Shabnur
2007	Jomdut		Nodi
2007	Rickshawalar Prem	Rokibul Alam Rokib	Nipun Akter
2007	Mayer Bodla		Nodi
2007	Shanto Keno Oshanto	Ahmed Ali Mandal, Md. Salah Uddin	Shahanaz
2007	Shotru Shotru Khela	Mohammad Jainal Abedin	Moushumi
2007	Musa Bhai	M B Manik	Nodi		[12]
2007	Khomotar Gorom	P A Kajal	Purnima
2007	Saajghor	Shah Alam Kiron	Moushumi, Nipun Akter
2007	Machine Man	Shafi Iqbal	Moushumi, Apu biswas		[12]
2008	Obujh Shishu	Shafiqul Islam Bhairabi	Moushumi, Dighi, Resi	Released on 22 February 2008	[15]
2008	Shreshto Shontan	Rokibul Alam Rokib	Popy	Released on 29 February 2008	[16]
2008	Kothin Purush	Shahadat Hossain Liton	Manna, Shabnur	Released on 29 February 2008?	[15]
2008	Bhalobashar Dushmon	Wakil Ahmed	Shabnur
2008	Babar Jonno Juddho	Montazur Rahman Akbar	Nipun Akter
2008	Pita Matar Amanat	FI Manik	Purnima, Apu Biswas		[13]
2008	Boroloker Jamai	P A Kajal	Nipun Akter
2008	Power	Monowar Khokon	Nipun Akter
2008	Maa Babar Shopno	Reza Latif	Apu Biswas	Released on 14 March 2008	[17]
2008	Aslam Bhai	Ispahani Arif Jahan	Jona
2008	Dui Diner Duniya	B R Chowdhury	Jona
2009	Jagat Shongshar	Raihan Mujib	Popy
2009	Jibon Niye Juddho	Niranjan Biswas	Shabnur
2009	Hridoy Theke Pawa	Mohammad Hossain Jemi	Moushumi, Champa
2010	Mughal-E-Azam	Mizanur Rahman Dipu	Shabnur
2010	Doriya Parer Doulati	Abdullah Al Mamun	Popy		[18]
2011	Nosto Jibon	Rokibul Alam Rokib	Nodi
2015	Lila Monthon	Jahid Hossain	Moushumi, Popy	Based on Bangladesh Liberation War	[13]

As producer

• Loot Toraz
• Lal Badshah
• Abbajan
• Swami Strir Juddho
• Dui Bodhu Ek Swami
• Ami Jail Theke Bolchi
• Moner Sathe Juddho
• Pita Matar Amanot

Rewards and honors

National Film Award

He was nominated for several National Film Awards but won one.

Years	Film	Category	Results	Sources
1992	Kosto	Best Actor	Nominated
1999	Ammajan	Best Actor	Nominated
2003	Bir Soinik	Best Actor	Won	[19]
2004	Uttarer Khep	Best Actor	Nominated
2006	Kabuliwala	Best Actor	Nominated

Meril Prothom Alo Award

He was nominated for the Merill-Prothom-alo Award a total of eight times, winning three times.

Years	Film	Category	Results	Sources
1999	Ammajan	Best Actor	Won
2000	Kosto	Best Actor	Won
2001	Abbajan	Best Actor	Nominated
2002	Shami Striri joddo	Best Actor	Nominated
2003	doi bodu ek shami	Best Actor	Nominated
2005	Ami jeil theke bolsi	Best Actor	Nominated
2006	Mayer Morjada	Best Actor	Nominated	[20]
2006	MachineMan	Best Actor	Won	[21]

Bachsas Awards

He has been nominated for several Bacchus Awards, four times for Best Actor and one posthumously for his contribution to the film industry.

Years	Film	Category	Results	Sources
1999	Ammajan	Best Actor	Won
2001	Abbajan	Best Actor	Won
2004	Uttarer Khep	Best Actor	Won
2006	Moner sathe joddo	Best Actor	Won
2006	Special contribution to the film	Special award	Won

Other awards and honors

Asian Journalist Human Rights and Cultural Foundation

• 'Winner' : AJHRCF Performance Award 2018 (posthumous)^[22]

Building naming

The video editing, color grading and dubbing studio has been renamed "Manna Digital Complex" in the digital system within the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation for his outstanding contribution to the Bangladesh film industry.^[23]