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Chayanika Chowdhury
Chayanika Chowdhury, Dhaka 2018
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Director
Years active	2001-present
Spouse	Arun Chowdhury ​(m. 1990)​
Relatives	Tamalika Karmakar (sister)

Chayanika Chowdhury (born 1 December) is a Bangladeshi television drama director. She has been directing television dramas since 2001, and as of September 2017, she has directed 347 dramas.

Education

Chowdhury graduated from Chhayanaut Sangeet Biddayatan for Rabindra Sangeet and then went to Santiniketan.

Career

Chowdhury debuted directing television dramas in 2001 with the drama Shesh Belay. She got her breakthrough through the drama titled Ek Jiboney aired on 28 October 2002.

Chowdhury's 50th directorial work was Maya, the 100th was Choloman Chhobi in 2010, the 200th was Juari in 2013 and the 300th was Sona'r Manush in 2016.

Chowdhury published her first book Mayaghar in 2014.

In 2019 Chayanika Chowdhury started directing a film Bishwoshundori starring Siam Ahmed and Pori Moni.

Personal life

Chowdhury is married to Arun Chowdhury, a writer and journalist since 1990. They have a daughter Anulekha. Her sister Tamalika Karmakar is a film and television actress.

Awards

• Cultural Reporters Award as the Best Director (2003)
• Best Critic Award as the Best Director from Cultural Journalist Forum of Bangladesh (2004)
• Special Award from Charunirom Institute of Acting and Research (2010)

Works

Television

Films

References

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2. ^ Akbar, Zahid (23 September 2017). "Choyonika Chowdhury's Sweet Sixteen". The Daily Star. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
3. ^ Haque, Rownak (18 February 2017). "Chayanika Chowdhury and Anulekha Chowdhury". The Daily Star. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
4. ^ "Chayanika's Special Play on Int'l Women's Day". The Daily Star. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
5. ""Chaloman Chhobi": Chayanika Chowdhury's 100th TV play". The Daily Star. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
6. "Chayanika Chowdhury strikes double century". The Daily Star. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
7. "Chayanika busy making 300th play". The Daily Star. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
8. "Chayanika adapts book from TV plays". The Daily Star. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
9. ^ Deepita, Novera (23 March 2005). "Chayanika a promising director". The Daily Star. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
10. Mortada, Syeda (14 February 2009). "Heart to Heart: Arun & Chayanika Chowdhury". The Daily Star. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
11. ^ "A new directorial venture". The Daily Star. 26 November 2005. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
12. "Charunirom honours TV personalities". The Daily Star. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
13. Deepita, Novera (1 June 2005). "Chayanika's new ventures". The Daily Star. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
14. ^ "Chayanika's seven plays on air this Eid". The Daily Star. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
15. ^ "Looking back at Chayanika's best". The Daily Star. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
16. প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব. "ডিসেম্বরে পরীমনি-সিয়ামের 'বিশ্ব সুন্দরী'". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-04-08.
17. ডটকম, বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর. "মাহির বদলে 'কাগজের বউ' হলেন পরীমনি". bdnews24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-04-08.
18. "চয়নিকার 'কাগজের বউ' পরীমনি". www.kalerkantho.com. December 2021. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
19. "ঈদে মুক্তি 'কাগজের বউ'". মানবজমিন. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
20. Arts & Entertainment Desk (2023-02-28). "Mahfuz, Bubly starrer film 'Prohelika' releases first song". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-08.

External links

• Media related to Chayanika Chowdhury at Wikimedia Commons

• Living people
• Bangladeshi television directors
• Women television directors
• Bangladeshi Hindus