Manna (actor)

Manna
Born	Aslam Talukder December 6, 1964(1964-12-06) Tangail, Bangladesh
Died	February 17, 2008(2008-02-17) (aged 43) Gulshan, Dhaka
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1984 - 2008

SM Aslam Talukder (ca. 1964 - February 17, 2008) popularly known as Manna, was one of the most well known actors in Bangladeshi film industry.

Biography

Early life

Born in 1964 in Tangail District, Manna acted in over 350 movies. Most of them have done profitable business in an era when the Dhaka-based movie industry faced a drought. Manna's career was initiated in 1984 after he was discovered through a talent search programme by the National Film Development Corporation of Bangladesh.

Manna was the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Film Actors Association.^{[citation needed]} As the General Secretary, Manna was active in the ongoing movement against "vulgarity" in the Dallywood film industry. One of the first films that brought Manna to attention was Danga (1992). Other Manna blockbusters are Traash, Chadabaaz and Amma Jaan, the last of which made him a renowned actor in Bangladesh.^{[citation needed]}

On average, Manna acted in 10 movies each year. Among films released last year, Manna played lead roles in commercially successful films including Shajghar, 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.^{[citation needed]}

Death

He died on February 17, 2008 following a heart attack.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Year	Film	Note
1992	Danga	Political Action
	Deshpremik	Patriotism
	Lootoraj
	Ammajan
	Abbajan
	Beer Soinik
	Moner Sathe Juddho
	Dui Bodhu Ek Shami
	Bortoman

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Date of birth	December 6, 1964
Place of birth	Tangail, Bangladesh
Date of death	February 17, 2008
Place of death	Gulshan, Dhaka