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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Bangladeshi writer, actor and filmmaker}}<br />
{{Other uses|Abdullah al Mamun (disambiguation)}}<br />
{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Abdullah Al Mamun<br />
| image = Abdullah Al Mamun (playwright).jpg<br />
| native_name = আবদুল্লাহ আল মামুন<br />
| native_name_lang = bn<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|07|13|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Jamalpur District|Jamalpur]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|8|21|1942|7|13|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh<br />
| occupation = {{flatlist|<br />
* Film director<br />
* actor<br />
* playwright<br />
}}<br />
| spouse = {{marriage|Farida Khatun|1984|end=d}}<br />
|nationality=Bangladeshi<br />
|alma_mater = [[University of Dhaka]]<br />
|education = MA (history)<br />
|awards= {{Unbulleted list|[[Ekushey Padak]]|[[Bangla Academy Literary Award]]}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Abdullah Al Mamun''' (13 July 1942 – 21 August 2008) was a Bangladeshi playwright, actor, and filmmaker.<ref name=pass>{{cite news|title= Abdullah Al Mamun passes away |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=51388 |newspaper=The Daily Star|date= 22 August 2008|access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref> He earned the [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] in 1978 and the [[Ekushey Padak]] in 2000 from the [[Government of Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://banglaacademy.org.bd/?page_id=1315|script-title=bn:পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা|language=bn|trans-title=Winners list|access-date=7 August 2017|publisher=Bangla Academy}}</ref> As a filmmaker, he won [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director]] twice for the direction of the films ''Ekhoni Somoy'' (1980) and ''Dui Jibon'' (1988).<ref name=nfa>{{cite web|url=http://www.fdc.gov.bd/site/page/f3bb17fe-d9ad-4b61-bd8a-5824262691ad/১৯৭৫-২০১২|script-title=bn:জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২)|language=bn|trans-title=List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)|access-date=25 March 2019|work=Government of Bangladesh|publisher=Bangladesh Film Development Corporation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/author/correspondent|title=Abdullah Al Mamun|date=2015-02-05|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2019-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/event/remembering-abdullah-al-mamun-1604071|title=Remembering Abdullah Al Mamun|date=2018-07-12|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2019-07-27}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Mamun was born on 13 July 1942 in [[Jamalpur District]]. He completed his bachelor's and master's degrees in history from the [[University of Dhaka]].<ref name=pass/> He wrote in his memoirs ''Aamar Kotha'', which was serially published in the fortnightly ''Tarokalok'', "When I first got admitted in the Dhaka University, I turned to Najmul Huda Bacchu vai to get a chance in theatre. He took me to [[Natyaguru]] [[Nurul Momen]]. Hearing that besides acting, I write plays also, Momen Sir asked me, 'Have you read Bernard Shaw?' He cast me in his next play. That was my beginning. Since then I never had to look back". In 1950, he wrote his first stage play, ''Niyotir Parihas''. Subsequently, under the guidance of [[Muneir Chowdhury]], he further developed his skills as a [[playwright]], director, and actor.<ref name=pass/><br />
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==Career==<br />
Since 1965, Mamun was associated with [[Pakistan Television F.C.|Pakistan Television (PTV)]], later renamed [[Bangladesh Television]] (BTV). He wrote 25 dramas, seven novels, an autobiography titled ''Amar Ami'', and a travelogue titled ''Manhattan''. His literature mostly depicts the middle-class lifestyle of Bangladesh. His notable plays include ''Ekhono Kritadas'', ''Tomari'', ''Amader Sontanera'', ''Kokilara'', ''Bibisab'', ''Meraj Fakirer Maa'', ''Mayik Master'', ''[[Songsoptok]]'', ''Pathar Somoy'', ''Jibon Chhobi'', and ''Baba''.<ref name=pass/> He was a founding member and playwright-director of the theatre troupe ''Theatre''.<ref name=felicit>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-45276|title=Birthday felicitations for Abdullah Al-Mamun|date=12 July 2008|access-date=8 August 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star|first=Shamsher|last=Chowdhury}}</ref><br />
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Mamun was also a filmmaker. He made his debut as a filmmaker with ''Angikar'' in 1972. His other notable films include ''[[Sareng Bou]]'' (1978), ''Ekhoni Somoy'', ''Dui Jibon'', ''[[Sokhi Tumi Kar]]'', and ''Bihanga''.<ref name=pass/> He wrote stories and songs for films including ''"Oshikkhito"''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/showbiz-column/television-lifetime/man-many-talents-82448|title=Man of Many Talents|first=Faridur|last=Sagor|date=16 May 2015|access-date=8 August 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> His last films, ''Doriya Parer Doulati'' and ''Dui Beayar Kirti'', were released in 2010 and 2015 respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-123122|title="Doriya Parer Doulati": Abdullah Al Mamun's last film to hit the big screen|date=24 January 2010|access-date=8 August 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:ছোটপর্দা বড়পর্দা বলে কিছু নেই |trans-title=There is no such thing as small screen or big screen |url=https://samakal.com/todays-print-edition/tp-others/article/1505139983/%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87 |work=Samakal |date=29 May 2015 |language=bn}}</ref><br />
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Mamun joined BTV as a producer in 1966 and retired in 1991 as a director.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-193949|title=Abdullah Al Mamun: In retrospect|date=13 July 2011|access-date=7 August 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> He served director general of the National Institute of Mass Communication (NIMCO) and director general of [[Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy]].<ref name=pass/><br />
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==Health and death==<br />
Mamun was suffering from acute coronary syndrome along with diabetes, hypertension, and kidney and liver complexities.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-46768|title=Abdullah Al Mamun's condition still critical|date=21 July 2008|access-date=8 August 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> He died on 21 August 2008.<br />
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==Works==<br />
;Theatre plays<br />
* Spordha<br />
* Meraj Fakirer Ma<br />
* Mayik Master<br />
* Ekhon Dusshomoy<br />
* Shopoth<br />
* Bibishab<br />
* Shenapoti<br />
* Shubochon Nirbashone<br />
* Tritiyo Purush<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-96026|title=8 July 2009|access-date=8 August 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref><br />
* Ekhono Kritodash<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-120326|title=Abdullah Al Mamun's "Ekhono Kritodash" staged|date=4 January 2010|access-date=8 August 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref><br />
* Aaina-e Bondhur Mukh<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-92005|title=Theatre school stages Abdullah Al Mamun's "Aaina-e Bondhur Mukh"|date=11 June 2009|access-date=8 August 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star|first=Nadia|last=Sarwat}}</ref><br />
* Payer Awaj Pawa Jae<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-242348|title=Syed Shamsul Haq's memorial lecture on Abdullah Al Mamun|date=17 July 2012|access-date=8 August 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star|first=Jamil|last=Mahmud}}</ref><br />
;Films<br />
* ''[[Sareng Bou]]'' (1978)<br />
* ''[[Sokhi Tumi Kar]]'' (1980)<br />
* ''[[Dui Jibon]]'' (1988)<br />
* ''Bihanga'' (1999)<br />
* ''Doriya Parer Doulati'' (2010)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-18708|title="Doriya Parer Doulati": Abdullah Al Mamun's upcoming feature film|date=11 January 2008|access-date=8 August 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star|first=Jamil|last=Mahmud}}</ref><br />
* ''Dui Beayar Kirti'' (2015)<br />
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;Television plays<br />
* Shubachan Nirbashaney<br />
* Ekhon Dushomoy<br />
* Shapath<br />
* Meherjaan Arekbar<br />
* [[Songsoptok]] (1971)<br />
* Shirshabindu<br />
* Jibon Chhobi<br />
* Uttaradhikar<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] (1978)<br />
* [[Ekushey Padak]] (2000)<br />
* Bangladesh Television Award<ref name=felicit/><br />
* Alakta Sahitya Purashkar<br />
* Tarokalok Padak<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-51494|title=Abdullah Al Mamun laid to rest|date=23 August 2008|access-date=7 August 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|2621093|Abdullah Al Mamun}}<br />
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{{Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Screenplay}}<br />
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