# 12th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards

The 12th Meril Prothom Alo Awards ceremony, presented by Prothom Alo, took place on April 9, 2010, at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a part of 2009-10 film awards season.

## Awards and winners

A total of 12 awards were given at the ceremony. Following is the list of the winners:

### Lifetime Achievement Award - 2010

* Renowned singer of Nazrul song Shudhin Das

### Public Choice Awards - 2009

| Best Film Actor | Best Film Actress |
| Chanchal Chowdhury – Monpura Mamnun Hasan Emon – Piritir Agun Jwole Digun Mosharraf Karim - Third Person Singular Number Riaz – Protarok Shakib Khan – Bolbo Kotha Bashor Ghorey | Shabnur - Bolbo Kotha Bashor Ghorey Apu Biswas – Mone Boro Kosto Nusrat Imroz Tisha - Third Person Singular Number Farhana Mili – Monpura Bidya Sinha Saha Mim – Priya Amar Priya |
| Best TV Actor | Best TV Actress |
| Mosharraf Karim – Houseful Ziaul Faruq Apurba – X Factor Fazlur Rahman Babu – Dainik Tolpar Chanchal Chowdhury – Parti Chai Zahid Hasan - Eka | Joya Ahsan - Tarpor O Angurlata Nando Ke Bhalobashey Tarin Ahmed – Tumi Amar Stri Nusrat Imroz Tisha – Sathe Richi Solaiman – Tomar Doyay Bhalo Achhi Ma Sumaiya Shimu – Lolita |
| Best Male Singer | Best Female Singer |
| Habib Wahid – Dwidha (Third Person Singular Number) Ayub Bachchu – Bolini Tomay Asif Akbar – Bodhu Khobor Tor Kire Balam – Shopner Prithibi Hridoy Khan – Bolna Tui Bolna | Nazmun Munira Nancy – Dwidha (Third Person Singular Number) Kanak Chapa – Bolbo Kotha Bashor Ghorey (Bolbo Kotha Bashor Ghorey) Mila Islam – Tumi Ki Shara Dibe Shirin Jawad – Matowali Julee – Shopner Prithibi |

### Critic's Choice Awards - 2009

| Best Film | Best Film Director |
| Faridur Reza Sagar (Impress Telefilm Limited) - Third Person Singular Number Faridur Reza Sagar (Impress Telefilm Limited) – Gangajatra Masraanga Films – Monpura | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki - Third Person Singular Number Giasuddin Selim – Monpura Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond – Gangajatra |
| Best Film Actor | Best Film Actress |
| Mamunur Rashid - Monpura Chanchal Chowdhury – Monpura Riaz – Mon Chhuyechhe Mon | Nusrat Imrose Tisha - Third Person Singular Number Farhana Mili - Monpura Shimla - Gangajatra |
| Best Playwright | Best TV Director |
| Nurul Alam Atique - Bikol Pakhir Gaan Ashrafee Mithu – Chhuti Shibu Kumar Sheel – Keu Nei Shunnota | Nurul Alam Atique - Bikol Pakhir Gaan Amitabh Reza Chowdhury – Is Equal Two Wahid Tareque – Somporker Golpo |
| Best TV Actor | Best TV Actress |
| Fazlur Rahman Babu - Panjabiwala Azad Abul Kalam – Dwito Jibon Ahmed Rubel – Lolita | Naoha Munir Dihan - Bikol Pakhir Gaan |

### Special Critics' Award - 2009

* Topu - Third Person Singular Number

## Presenters and performances
### Presenters

| Presenter | Role |
| Kaiyum Chowdhury, Anjan Chowdhury & Matiur Rahman | Presented Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Runa Laila & Alam Khan | Presented Public Choice Award for Best Singer (Male) |
| Bappa Mazumder & Fahmida Nabi | Presented Public Choice Award for Best Singer (Female) |
| Mahfuz Ahmed & Aupee Karim | Presented Public Choice Award for Best TV Actor |
| Tauquir Ahmed & Bipasha Hayat | Presented Public Choice Award for Best TV Actress |
| Jewel Aich & Bipasha Aich | Presented Critics’ Choice Award for Best TV Director |
| Shahiduzzaman Selim & Parveen Sultana Diti | Presented Critics’ Choice Award for Best Playwright |
| Al Mansur & Mita Chowdhury | Presented Critics’ Choice Award for Best TV Actor |
| Azizul Hakim & Afsana Mimi | Presented Critics’ Choice Award for Best TV Actress |
| Suborna Mustafa & Raisul Islam Asad | Presented Public Choice Award for Best Film Actor |
| Ferdous Ahmed & Moushumi | Presented Public Choice Award for Best Film Actress |
| Masud Ali Khan & Dilara Zaman | Presented Critics’ Choice Award for Best Film |
| Ilias Kanchan & Aruna Biswas | Presented Critics’ Choice Award for Best Film Director |
| Farooque & Kobori | Presented Critics’ Choice Award for Best Film Actor and Special Critics’ Award for film |
| Alamgir & Rozina | Presented Critics’ Choice Award for Best Film Actress |

### Performances

| Performer(s) | Performance on |
| Ferdous Ahmed, Mozeza Ashraf Monalisa, Zakia Bari Momo, Badhon, Munmun, Prova & others | Instrumental |
| Rezwana Chowdhury Bannya, Fatema Tuz Zuhora and Aupee Karim & her troupe | Eso Shyamol Sundoro, Shukno Patar Nupur |
| Shakib Khan, Bindu, Mim, & Shokh | Combo of Number One Shakib Khan, Ki Jadu Korechho, Mone Baromash, Moner Bhitor |
| Habib Wahid, Nancy, Topu-Nusrat Imrose Tisha, Shajal-Sarika and Fardin-Nowshin | Dwidha |
| Kumar Bishwajit | Jegey Otho Bangladesh |