Keramat Moula

Keramat Moula
Born	(1942-11-15) 15 November 1942 (age 82) Jessore District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Alma mater	Dhaka Art College
Occupation	Actor

Keramat Moula (born 15 November 1942) is a Bangladeshi theater activist and art director. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2014 by the Government of Bangladesh.[1]

Background

Moula was born on 15 November 1942, in Jessore District to Abdul Kader and Kaniz Fatema.^[citation needed] He is the sixth of his parents' seven children. He married Nazma Begum.[2] He was the first art director of Bangladesh Television in 1965.[2] His first acting on BTV was in the play, Ondhokartai Alo, by Natyaguru Nurul Momen.^[citation needed]

Career

Moula was a student of Zainul Abedin and Mustafa Monwar when he was a student at the department of Drawing and Painting of Dhaka Art College (later Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka).[2]

He is a part-time lecturer at the Television, Film and Media Department of Stamford University Bangladesh.[2]

Awards

• East Pakistan Education Award in drama (1961)[3]
• "Best Actor" at the 2nd International Theatre Festival
• "Best Art Direction" at the 1st National Television Award (1975)
• "Best Actor" at the Shilpakala Academy Award (1978)
• Utpal Datta Shammanona (2006)[2]
• Ekushey Padak (2014)

References

1. "15 get Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
2. Zahangir Alom (21 February 2014). "Keramat Moula's lifelong theatrical journey yields recognition". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
3. Kamol, Ershad. "Face to face". The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 January 2018.