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. In his 24 years career he has acted in more than three hundred movies.He is called the latest Mahanayak(great hero) & Megastar of the Dhaliwood golden generation. 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. He earned numerous accolades in his long career, including 1 National Film Awards, 3 Meril Prothom Alo Awards, 5 Bachsas Awards. He earned a Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor for his role in the movie _Bir Soinik_ (2003).

## Early life

Manna was born on 14 April 1960 at Elenga in Tangail District. He acted in over 300 movies. 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.

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|class=unsortable|Co-stars|class=unsortable|Notes|class=unsortable|Ref.|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1985|_Tauba_|Azharul Islam|||||||
|1985|_Pagli_|Kazi Hayat|||||||
|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||||||
|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||||||
|1991|_Danga_|Kazi Hayat|Rajib, Suchorita||||||
|1992|_Traash_|Kazi Hayat|Rajeeb||||||
|1992|_Gorom Hawa_|Bulbul Ahmed|Champa, Amit Hasan, Aruna Biswas||||||
|1993|_Chadabaz_|Kazi Hayat|||||||
|1993|_Prem Dewana_|Montazur Rahman Akbar|Champa||||||
|1994|_Disco Dancer_|Montazur Rahman Akbar|Champa||||||
|1994|_Sipahi_|Kazi Hayat|Kobita||||||
|1994|_Desh Premik_|Kazi Hayat|Champa||||||
|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||||||
|1996|_Bashira_|Montazur Rahman Akbar|Rani||||||
|1997|_Deshdrohi_|Kazi Hayat|Rajib||||||
|1997|_Shakkat_|Saiful Azam Kashem|Champa, Shabnaz||||||
|1997|_Loot Toraz - The Plunder_|Kazi Hayat|Moushumi, Diti||||||
|1997|_Gunda - Police_|Shawkat Jamil|Ilias Kanchan, Diti, Manna, Sondha||||||
|1998|_Teji_|Kazi Hayat|Eka||||||
|1998|_Shanto Keno Mastan_|Montazur Rahman Akbar|Shahnaz||||||
|1999|_Ke Amar Baba_|Montazur Rahman Akbar|Popy, Rajeeb, Humayun Faridi||||||
|1999|_Dhar_|Kazi Hayat|Eka||||||
|1999|_Ammajan_|Kazi Hayat|Shabnam, Moushumi||||||
|1999|_Dushmon Dunia_|Shafiqul Islam|Mousumi||||||
|1999|_Gono Dushmon_|Dipjol|Popy, Shakib Khan, Munmun||||||
|2000|_Jhor_|Kazi Hayat|Mousumi||||||
|2000|_Koshto_|Kazi Hayat|Moushumi||||||
|2000|_Bortoman_|Kazi Hayat|Mousumi||||||
|2000|_Gunda Number One_|Montazur Rahman Akbar|Shahnaz||||||
|2000|_Kukkhato Khuni_|Montazur Rahman Akbar|Mousumi||||||
|2001|_Abbajan_|Kazi Hayat|Rajeeb, Sathi||||||
|2001|_Sultan_|FI Manik|Purnima||||||
|2001|_Panja_|Kazi Hayat|Mousumi||||||
|2001|_Rongbaz Badshah_|Montazur Rahman Akbar|Keya||||||
|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||||||
|2002|_Dhakaiya Mastan_|Montazur Rahman Akbar|Mousumi||||||
|2002|_Major Shaheb_|Montazur Rahman Akbar|Mousumi||||||
|2002|_Arman_|Montazur Rahman Akbar|Purnima||||||
|2002|_Aghat Palta Aghat_|Montazur Rahman Akbar|Mousumi||||||
|2002|_Bhaia_|F I Manik|Shabnur, Rachana Banerjee||||||
|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|||||
|2003|_Dui Bodhu Ek Shami_|F I Manik|Moushumi, Shabnur||||||
|2003|_Kothin Shimar_|Montazur Rahman Akbar|Popy||||||
|2003|_Minister_|Kazi Hayat|Mousumi||||||
|2003|_Big Boss_|Montazur Rahman Akbar|Mousumi||||||
|2003|_Top Shomrat_|Montazur Rahman Akbar|Antara Biswas||||||
|2003|_Villain_|Ispahani Arif Jahan|Purnima||||||
|2004|_Manna Bhai_|F I Manik|Popy||||||
|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||||||
|2005|_Swami Chintai_|Sohanur Rahman Sohan|Moushumi, Rituparna Sengupta||||||
|2005|_Ziddi Driver_|Uttam Akash|Popy||||||
|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||||||
|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||||||
|2007|_Khomotar Gorom_|P A Kajal|Purnima||||||
|2007|_Saajghor_|Shah Alam Kiron|Moushumi, Nipun Akter||||||
|2007|_Machine Man_|Shafi Iqbal|Moushumi, Apu biswas||||||
|2008|_Obujh Shishu_|Shafiqul Islam Bhairabi|Moushumi, Dighi, Resi|Released on 22 February 2008|||||
|2008|_Shreshto Shontan_|Rokibul Alam Rokib|Popy|Released on 29 February 2008|||||
|2008|_Kothin Purush_|Shahadat Hossain Liton|Manna, Shabnur|Released on 29 February 2008?|||||
|2008|_Bhalobashar Dushmon_|Wakil Ahmed|Shabnur||||||
|2008|_Babar Jonno Juddho_|Montazur Rahman Akbar|Nipun Akter||||||
|2008|_Pita Matar Amanat_|FI Manik|Purnima, Apu Biswas||||||
|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|||||
|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||||||
|2011|_Nosto Jibon_|Rokibul Alam Rokib|Nodi||||||
|2015|_Lila Monthon_|Jahid Hossain|Moushumi, Popy|Based on Bangladesh Liberation War|||||

- 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|||
|1999|Ammajan|Best Actor|||
|2003|Bir Soinik|Best Actor|||
|2004|Uttarer Khep|Best Actor|||
|2006|Kabuliwala|Best Actor|||

- 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|||
|2000|Kosto|Best Actor|||
|2001|Abbajan|Best Actor|||
|2002|Shami Striri joddo|Best Actor|||
|2003|doi bodu ek shami|Best Actor|||
|2005|Ami jeil theke bolsi|Best Actor|||
|2006|Mayer Morjada|Best Actor|||
|2006|MachineMan|Best Actor|||

- 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||||
|2001|Abbajan|Best Actor||rowspan = 2||
|2004|Uttarer Khep|Best Actor||||
|2006|Moner sathe joddo|Best Actor||rowspan = 2||
|2006|Special contribution to the film|Special award||||

### Other awards and honors

- Asian Journalist Human Rights and Cultural Foundation
- _ 'Winner' _: AJHRCF Performance Award 2018 (posthumous)

### 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.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Manna
- **birth name**: SM Aslam Talukder
- **birth place**: Tangail District, Tangail, East Pakistan, Pakistan
- **death place**: Gulshan Thana, Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- **nationality**: Bangladeshi
- **alma mater**: Dhaka College
- **occupation**: Actor
- **years active**: 1984 – 2008