Masum Reza
Masum Reza | |
|---|---|
মাসুম রেজা | |
 Reza in October 2018 | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | Rajshahi University |
| Occupation | Playwright |
| Spouse | Selina Shelley |
Masum Reza is a Bangladeshi playwright, television drama and stage play director.[1] He is best known for writing the screenplay of the television drama serial Ronger Manush (2004). In 2016, he won Bangla Academy Literary Award in the drama category.[2] He wrote screenplay for films including Meghla Akash (2002), Molla Barir Bou (2005), Bapjaner Bioscope (2015) and Hason Raja (2017).[3] In 2010, he published two novels.[4]
Career
Reza debuted in direction in Chand Alir Documentary, a street play, in Kushtia in 1979.[5] He has been associated with the theater troupe Desh Natok since 1988.[3] His full-fledged stage play is Birsa Kabya.[5] He first wrote the screenplay for the television drama Koitab.[3]
Works
- Stage plays
- Surgaon (2017)
- Kuhokjal (2014)[6]
- NityaPurana (2001)[7]
- Television dramas
- Ronger Manush (2004)
- Megh Rang Meye (2005)[8]
- Saat Sawdagor (2013)[9]
- The Village Engineer (2016)[10]
- Films
- Meghla Akash (2002)
- Molla Barir Bou (2005)
- Bapjaner Bioscope (2015)
- Hason Raja (2017)
- Novels
- Meen Konna-do (2010)
- Goalkeeper (2010)[4]
Awards
- Bachsas Award (2003)[11]
- Zakaria Smrity Padak (2004)[5]
- Meril Prothom Alo Awards for Best Playwright (2006)[12]
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (2016)
- National Film Awards (Bangladesh) (2017)
References
- ^ Shah Alam Shazu (January 20, 2017). "Masum Reza: Back to the stage after 17 years". The Daily Star. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ "11 get Bangla Academy award". UNB. The Daily Star. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ a b c Shah Alam Shazu (5 September 2014). "Expressing powerful emotions on screen". The Daily Star. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Playwright Masum Reza turns novelist". The Daily Star. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "'Rural life is the mainstay of my TV plays'-- Masum Reza". The Daily Star. 28 November 2004. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ Saurav Dey (22 August 2014). "Theatre premieres Kuhokjal". The Daily Star. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Nittapuran : An adapted play from the Mahabharata". The Daily Star. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "New TV serial Megh Rang Meye". The Daily Star. 23 August 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ Shah Alam Shazu (8 January 2013). "Stories of rural lives take up the small screen". The Daily Star. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "The Village Engineer on Rtv". The Daily Star. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ Afsar Ahmed (28 June 2004). "32nd BACHSAS Awards: A glitzy night". The Daily Star. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Meril-Prothom Alo awards for 2005 given". The Daily Star. May 13, 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
External links
- Masum Reza at IMDb