Raihan Rafi
Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter and producer
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Raihan Rafi (Bengali: রায়হান রাফি) is a Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his directorial debut, Poramon 2 (2018) produced by Abdul Aziz and under the banner of Jaaz Multimedia. The film won awards in three categories at Meril Prothom Alo Awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Singer.[1] He won Blender's Choice The Daily Star Awards for Best Screenwriter for the film Khachar Bhitor Ochin Pakhi (2021) released on streaming platform Chorki.[2][3]
Born
Rafi
Sylhet, Bangladesh
Occupations
- Director
- scriptwriter
- producer
Yearsactive2015–present
OrganizationKanon Films
Career
Filmography
Films
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Director | Screenplay | Story | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Poramon 2 | Debut film; screenplay jointly wroted with Abdul Aziz | [8] | |||
| Dahan | Story jointly wroted with Delowar Hossain Dil | [9] | ||||
| 2022 | Poran | Screenplay jointly wroted with Shahjahan Sourav | [10] | |||
| Damal | Screenplay jointly wroted with Nazim Ud Daula | [11] | ||||
| 2023 | Surongo | [12] | ||||
| 2024 | Toofan | Screenplay jointly wroted with Adnan Adib Khan | [13] | |||
| 2025 | Taandob | [14] | ||||
| 2026 | Pressure Cooker | Also producer; screenplay jointly wroted with Mehedi Hasan Moon and Shiam Shams Tusto | [15] | |||
| Andhar † | Completed | [16] |
Streaming films
| Year | Film | Director | Screenplay | Story | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Janowar | First Webfilm on Cinematic | [17] | |||
| 2021 | The Dark Side of Dhaka | Webfilm on iTheatre | [18] | |||
| Khachar Bhitor Ochin Pakhi | Webfilm on Chorki | [19] | ||||
| 2022 | Taan | [20] | ||||
| Floor Number 7 | [21] | |||||
| Nishwas | ||||||
| 2023 | Friday | Webfilm on Binge; Also co-producer | [22] | |||
| 2024 | Mayaa | [23] | ||||
| 2025 | Amalnama | Webfilm on Chorki | ||||
| Noor | Released on Bioscope+ | [24] | ||||
| Omimangshito | Released on iScreen | [25] |
Web series
| Year | Series | Director | Screenplay | Story | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Black Money | First Web series on Bongo | [26] |
Short films
| Year | Film | Director | Story | Producer | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Janer Desh Bangladesh | [27] | ||||
| Ajob Baksho | [28] | |||||
| The Story Of Ratan | [29] | |||||
| Digital Movie and Theater | Produced by Jaaz Multimedia | |||||
| 2017 | Zahir | [30] | ||||
| 2018 | Agami | |||||
| 2019 | 3 Minute 5 Taka | |||||
| Nirbak | ||||||
| Arranged Marriage 2 | ||||||
| Projapotir Bhalobasha | ||||||
| Sacrifice | ||||||
| Chithi | ||||||
| 2020 | Connection | [31] | ||||
| Oxygen | [32] | |||||
| 2021 | Eida Kopal |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Blender's Choice–The Daily Star Awards | Best Screenwriter | Khachar Bhitor Ochin Pakhi | Won | [33] |
| 2025 | BIFA Awards | Best Film Director | Toofan | Won | [34] |
| 2026 | Dhallywood Film and Music Awards | Popular Film Director | Taandob | Won | [35] |
| National Film Award | Best Screenplay Writer (jointly with Nazim Ud Daula) | Surongo | Won | [36] |