On this very day in 2008, Bangladesh lost one of his film giants- Manna. S M Aslam Talukder Manna was born in 1964 in Tangail on April 14.  Manna acted in over 300 movies. Most of them have done profitable business in an era when the Dhaka-based movie industry faced a drought.

Manna's career was initiated in 1984, after he was discovered through a talent search programme by the Film Development Corporation. Manna also emerged as a film producer. As a producer, he casted once popular actors who left the movie industry as a protest against vulgarity.

On an average, Manna acted in 10 movies each year. Among films released last year, Manna played lead roles in commercially successful films including "Shajghar", "Khomotar Garam", "Moner Shathey Juddho", "Machine-man", "Ulta-Palta 69" and "Shotru Shotru Khela".

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Every year the actor's widow, Shelly Manna arranges programs to honour the late actor, this year was no different.  She informed the media that on his death anniversary, Manna Foundation has arranged a Milad Mahfil.

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Apart from that, programs remembering the late actor had been arranged in Tangail Press club along with Chattogram Press club by Manna Foundation Chattogram.