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Masum Reza was born on 25 December 1963 in Kortpara, Kushtia. He is a Bangladeshi playwright, novelist and theatre director. He is best known for his screenplay of the television series Ronger Manush (2003-04). For this series he received the Bachsas Award in the Best Playwright category.
He also received the Meril-Prothom Alo Critics' Award for Best Playwright for the 2006 television drama Madhumoyra. In 2016 he was honoured with the Bangla Academy Award in the drama category. Reza wrote the stories of the films Meghla Akash (2001), Molla Barir Bou (2005) and Bapjaner Bioscope (2015). For the film Bapjaner Bioscope he received awards in the Best Story and Best Screenplay categories at the 40th National Film Awards.
Masum Reza's first play was Poth, written in 1979 on Chand Ali. He has been associated with the 'Desh Natok' theatre group since 1988. His full-length stage play is Birsa Kabbya. His first television drama was Koitor. Broadcast in 1996, it was directed by Salahuddin Lovelu.
In 2000, Nityopuran, written and directed by him, was staged by his theatre group Desh Natok. In this play he brought Ekalavya, a character of the Mahabharata, to the central role. In 2001, Reza wrote the story and dialogues of the film Meghla Akash. The screenplay was written and the film directed by Nargis Akhtar. In 2003-04 the television series Ronger Manush, written jointly by Selim Al Deen and him, gained popularity. For this drama he received the Bachsas Award jointly with Selim Al Deen in the Best Playwright category. His other notable television dramas are Seku Sekander, Chhaya Ghori, Dichkroyan and Bijmontra. In 2004 he wrote Jol Balika and Baghal for his theatre group Desh Natok. His other notable written and directed stage plays are Arze Charitamrit and Shamukbash. In 2005 he wrote the story and screenplay of the film Molla Barir Bou, which was directed by Salahuddin Lovelu. In the same year, his television drama Megh Rong Meye, written by him and directed by Taher Shipon, was aired on NTV. In 2006 he received the Meril-Prothom Alo Critics' Award for Best Playwright for his television drama Madhumoyra.
In 2010 he made his debut as a novelist. In February that year his two novels, Meen Konyadwoy and Goalkeeper, were published at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair. In 2013, his television series Sat Shoudagor, written by him and directed by Syed Awlad, was aired on Machranga Television. As he was living in London at the time, he used to send the screenplays from there. After a long ten years, in 2015 he wrote the story and dialogues of the film Bapjaner Bioscope and, jointly with Riazul Riju, the screenplay. The film was directed by Riazul Riju. Along with reviving the bioscope, the film also depicts glimpses of the Liberation War and the dominance of a Razakar's descendant long after the war. For the film he received awards for Best Story and, jointly with Riazul Riju, Best Screenplay at the 40th National Film Awards. That same year he wrote Kuhokjal. Through betrayal, murder and deception, it portrays humanity's innate barbarity. The play was staged on the National Theatre Stage of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, directed by Tropa Majumdar.
In 2016 he took on the role of the first president of the Television Playwrights Association. That year, his television series The Village Engineer, written by him and directed by Salahuddin Lovelu, was aired on RTV. In 2017 he directed the stage play Sorgao. The play tells the story of an old man. He teaches everyone in the village, even the offender, to play the flute. With this play, staged on the National Theatre Stage of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, he returned to directing stage plays after a long 17 years since directing Nityopuran.
List of Works
Stage plays
- Birsa Kabbya
- Arze Charitamrit
- Shamukbash
- Nityopuran (2000)
- Jol Balika (2004)
- Baghal (2004)
- Kuhokzal (2014)
- Sorgao (2017)
Television series
- Koitor (1996)
- Ronger Manush (2003-04)
- Megh Rong Meye (2005)
- Madhumoyra (2006)
- Sat Shoudagor (2013)
- The Village Engineer (2016)
Films
- Meghla Akash (2001)
- Molla Barir Bou (2005)
- Bapjaner Bioscope (2015)
Novels
- Meen Konyadwoy (2010)
- Goalkeeper (2010)
- Tumul Preyme Chhotobhai
Awards and Honours
- Zakaria Memorial Medal (Zakaria Smriti Padak), 2004
- Bachsas Award, 2004 - Winner: Best Playwright (series) - Ronger Manush (jointly with Selim Al Deen)
- Meril-Prothom Alo Award, 2007 - Best Playwright - Madhumoyra (2006)
- Bangla Academy Award, 2016
- National Film Award, 2017 - Winner: Best Story - Bapjaner Bioscope (2015); Winner: Best Screenplay - Bapjaner Bioscope (2015) (jointly with Riazul Riju)
