Mamunur Rashid (born 29 February 1948) is a Bangladeshi actor, director and scriptwriter. He was awarded

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

in 2012 and

Bangla Academy Literary Award The Bangla Academy Literary Award ( bn, বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার; ''Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar''), is given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius i ...

in 1982 by the

Government of Bangladesh The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Con ...

Early life and education

Rashid was born on 29 February 1948 in the village Bhabandatta under

Ghatail Upazila Ghatail is an upazila located in Tangail District, Bangladesh. The upazila is bounded by Gopalpur and Madhupur upazilas on the north, Fulbaria and Bhaluka upazilas on the east, Kalihati and Sakhipur upazilas on the south, Bhuapur and Gop ...

Tangail District Tangail ( bn, টাঙ্গাইল জেলা) formerly a small Mohokuma of Greater Mymensingh district is a district (''zila'') in the central region of Bangladesh. In 1969, Tangail district was created by Tangail Mohokuma from its 237 ...

. He is the eldest of five siblings. He completed his SSC from Bolla Coronation High School.

Career

Rashid moved to

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

in 1963. Rashid started writing drama plays in the 1960s. He founded Aranyak in 1972. He served as the chief secretary of the troupe. One of the most notable production of his group is ''Rarang'' which deals with the life of ''Santal''. its another production is ''Ebong Biddyasagar''. Another stage play, titled, Che'r Cycle was written and performed by him. Rashid performed in television plays “Suprobhat Dhaka”, “Somoy Osomoy”, “Ekhane Nongor” and “Pachar”. Rashid acted in films ''

Monpura ''Monpura'' ( bn, মনপুরা), is a 2009 Bangladeshi Bengali film, directed by Giasuddin Selim. The film was remade into Indian Bengali in 2010 as ''Achin Pakhi'', which was directed by Anjan Das. ''Monpura'' is a romantic tragedy film set ...

'' (2009), ''

Mrittika Maya ''Mrittika Maya'' is a Bangladeshi film about the heartbreaking life of an old potter. The film's script, screenplay and direction was done by Gazi Rakayet and produced by Faridur Reza Sagar and Gazi Rakaet himself. The star casts of this film inc ...

'' (2013) and ''

Nekabborer Mohaproyan ''Nekabborer Mohaproyan'' is a 2014 Bangladeshi film directed and produced by Masud Pathik. The screenplay is based on the poetry of Nirmalendu Goon. It earned six Bangladesh National Film Awards including the Best Film. The film received finan ...

'' (2014). Rashid performed in radio plays including ''Kabor'' (1972) and ''Paruler Shangshar'' (2011). He performed in Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's web series Ladies & Gentlemen.

Works

Television

* '' Kacher Manush'' (2006)

Films

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rashid, Mamunur Living people 1948 births Bangladeshi theatre directors Bangladeshi male stage actors Bangladeshi male film actors Bangladeshi male television actors Bangladeshi dramatists and playwrights Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Recipients of Bangla Academy Award Best Performance in a Negative Role National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners