Matia Banu Shuku

Matia Banu Shuku is a Bangladeshi screenwriter, director and filmmaker. She was the producer of the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Film winning film Laal Moroger Jhuti.

Background

Matia Banu Shuku was born to language activist Abdul Matin. She has a sister, Maliha Suvon. Shuku studied at the Department of Printmaking of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Dhaka.

Career

Shuku got her breakthrough as a screenwriter of the mega television serial Labonyo Probha. Her notable works include Mon-e Mon-e and Dengue-r Dingulitey Prem. She wrote the script and co-directed the 52-episode mega TV serial Ekta Kinley Arekta Free.
Shuku made her debut as a director with the television series To Let, aired on NTV. She produced Laal Moroger Jhuti which won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Film.

Personal life

Shuku is married to Nurul Alam Atique, a television dramatist, scriptwriter and filmmaker. Together they have three children.
Shuku is diagnosed with cancer. As of October 2025, she has been treated in a hospital in Chennai.