Mansura Isah

Mansura Isah is a Nigerian film actress and producer working in the Hausa film industry popularly known as Kannywood. She was born on February 25, 1985, in Kano State, Nigeria. She began her acting career in the late 1990s and is regarded as the first female video editor in the Hausa cinema industry. She married Sani Musa Danja, a Nigerian singer and actor. They were later divorced.

Filmography Jodha (2025/2026) 'Yan Mata (2010) Gurnani Jarumai (2004) Zazzaɓi (2005)

Early life and education Mansura Isah was born in Anguwar Gama Kasuwar Takari, Kano State, to the family of Alhaji Isah Naira da Kobo. Mansura has featured in films like Yan Mata, Gurnani, Jurumai, Zazzabi, Turaka and others.

In January 2026, a scene of her directorial debut Jodha was recommended to be cut out by the officials of Kano Censorship Board after she submitted the final cut to the board, as expected of every Kannywood filmmaker before their movie is released.