Salauddin Lavlu


Salauddin Lavlu is a Bangladeshi actor, screenwriter and television director. His works generally consist of television films and telenovelas. His notable works include the television films Basto Doctor, Goruchor, Dholer Baddo and Warren, along with the telenovelas Ronger Manush, Vober Hat, Ghor Kutum, Alta Sundori and Sakin Sarisuri.

Early life

Lavlu was born in Jugia village, near Kushtia town in the Kushtia District in the Khulna Division of western Bangladesh.

Career

Early career

In 1977, Lavlu moved to Dhaka, to join the Aranyak Natyadal Theatre, where he acted in stage plays until 1985 but desired to do other things.
After Bangladesh Television started its own production, he acted in several television dramas. In the early 1990s, he explored other options and began working as a photographer. In 1997, after working as a photographer for about six years, he found a new passion as a director.

Acting and directing

Lavlu made his television film directorial debut with Koutob, written by Masum Reza. Among the critically acclaimed television films he directed by 2004 are Dichakrojaan, Gahargachi, Ekjon Aynal Lashkar, Adhuli and Gor.
Since 2004, Lavlu has directed and acted in many different telenovelas. Ronger Manush was his first telenovela directorial debut. Following its success, he pursued making more of them. Since then he has directed and acted in five telenovelas. Two of these include Vober Hat and Ghor Kutum. Both of these telenovelas included the same stars, such as Mosharraf Karim and Chanchal Chowdhury.
Lavlu has also acted in and directed many television films including Goruchor, Potro Milai, Swapner Bilat, Dholer Baddo, Pattri Chai and Warren.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards