Manoj Kumar Pramanik () is a television and cinema actor and producer from Bangladesh who also teaches at universities. Manoj has participated in a number of Bangladeshi TV dramas, both on TV and on the web. His debut film is titled Sincerely Yours, Dhaka. His recent films include Operation Sundarbans, Mon Mondir, Manusher Bagan, Mission Extreme, and Bhalobasher Pritilota.
Early life and education Pramanik was born in Rajshahi's Radhanagar, in the Niamatpur Upazila, Naogaon District. His grandfather was a teacher, and his father was the college's principal. They did, however, also perform on the Jatra. His mother used to sing, and his upbringing was influenced by the arts. He has two brothers and one sister. He studied theatre and performing arts at the University of Rajshahi. There he pursues a degree in theater and performing arts. He works as an actor and teaches in the Department of Film and Media studies at Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University
In 2025, he got the Busan Asian Film School (AFiS)'s scholarship to complete diploma degree in film producing.
Profession In 2006, he began assisting Amitabh Reza Chowdhury as a director. While attending Rajshahi University in 2006, he appeared in the film "Balu Ghari" as an actor. He appeared in a Grameenphone commercial in 2010, Appeared in the 2014 film Kache Ashar Golpo and a subsequent play in the series. He collaborated with Tasnuva Tisha on a Banglalink commercial in 2020. He first began performing often in 2014. His major works include, Kotha Hobe To? Taqdeer, Muntasir, and Redrum.
He also appeared in the film Saturday Afternoon by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, The Halt by Gaushey Alexander, and Shahoshika, which was directed by Tanim Rahman Angsu. In the most recent episode of TV series Taqdeer, webfilm Darkside of Dhaka Redrum 's performance enthralled the viewers. The short film From Surma, jointly directed by Manoj and Subrata Sarker, was selected for the Funny Games category of 46th Moscow International Film Festival 2024
As a producer He founded the production company MANpaCHITRA in 2021 with his pupils, and the two of them produced the eid-themed short film TV series 7 Dugune 14, which premiered on Deepto TV and is also currently available on the OTT platform Bioscopelive. The university student who is directing all of the shotfilm in this series. Two further Manpachitra-produced movies are Akjon Telapuka, which was just released in Chorki, and Jay Jay Din, awaiting release. The film Sheyana, presented by MANpaCHITRA and produced by Manoj, is based on Satyen Sen's fiction of the same name. It has been selected for the 2023-24 fiscal year grant by the Bangladesh government under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and is directed by debutant Iqbal Hasan Khan. His Production house backed film, “The Blind Girl and an Elephant” Directed by debutant Ishtiyak Ahmad Zihad and produced by Manoj Pramanik, has been selected for the Asian New Talent section of the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival.
Filmography Manoj has appeared in television dramas, web series, short films, and feature films. Here is the notable works he worked as an actor. YearNameRoleNote2014Kotha Hobe To?ActorTV drama2018Sincerely Yours, DhakaActorAnthology film, Country selection to Academy Awards2019 Saturday AfternoonActorFilm based on July 2016 Dhaka attack2020The Dark Side of DhakaActorWeb Film, Released on Bongo BD2020TaqdeerActorWeb Series, Released on Hoichoi2021Operation SundarbansActorFilm, Theatre release2021Mission ExtremeActorFilm2022MuntasirActorTV Movie, Released on Bongo BD2022RedrumShohelFilm, Released on Chorki2022Lohar ToriActorWeb Film, Released on Bongo BD2023Birkonna PritilataActorFilm, Story based on Pritilota Waddedar2023Black War: Mission ExtremeActorFilm2024BaajiActorTV Series, Released on Chorki2024TikitAtaborTV Mini Series, Released on Chorki2024From SurmaDirector (joint)Short Film, Selected to screen at Moscow International Film Festival2024Rongila KitabActorBased on the story of Kingkor Ahsan, Released on Hoichoi In addition to his acting roles, he has also been credited as a producer in several films. YearNameRoleNote20217 Dugune 14Creative ProducerAnthology Series, Released on Bioscope2021Akjon TelapukaExecutive ProducerWeb Short Film, Released on Chorki2021Jay Jay DinProducerShort Film, Screened at Dhaka International Film Festival2022Helium Monkey BalloonProducerShort Film, Screened at Dhaka International Film Festival2024A Snail without ShellProducerShort film, screened at Dharamshala International Film Festival2026The Blind Girl and an ElephantProducerSelected for Asian New Talent section of the Shanghai International Film Festival.TBASheyanaProducerFeature Film. Received govt grant in fiscal year 2023–24
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External links
Teacher page, JKKNIU