Mohammad Hannan

Mohammad Hannan (14 December 1949 – 21 January 2014) was a Bangladeshi film director and producer. He was known for directing several notable commercial films in Dhallywood. He entered the film industry as an assistant to Baby Islam. His first film was Rai Binodini. His notable films include Bikkhob (1994), Praner Cheye Priyo (1997), Bidroho Charidike (2000), and Sahoshi Manush Chai (2003). He won the Bachsas Award for Best Dialogue Writer. His last film, Shikhandi Kotha (2013), won the Meril-Prothom Alo Award in the Best Film Director category.

Career Mohammad Hannan was born on 14 December 1949 in Barisal District, then part of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).

Mohammad Hannan won the Bachsas Award for Best Dialogue Writer for his work in the film Bidroh Charidike (2000). In the early 2000s, he directed several other films, including Sabdhan, Khobordar, Dalpati, and Pore Na Chokher Polok.

He has directed socially engaging and emotional films like Nayan Bhor Jal, Jibon Ek Sangram, Bhalobasha Bhalobasha, and Tip Tip Brishti.

On 21 January 2014, he died from a cardiac arrest while traveling by launch from Dhaka to Barisal. Following funeral prayers at the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC), he was laid to rest in Karapur, Barisal.