Chatku Ahmed

{{Short description|Bangladeshi film director, writer and producer}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Chatku Ahmed

| image = Chatku Ahmed.jpg

| caption =

| birth_name = Syed Uddin Ahmed

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|10|06|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Munshiganj District, British Raj

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nationality = Bangladeshi

| occupation = Film director, Producer, Screenwriter

| years_active = 1962 – present

| notable_works =

| awards = Bachsas Awards (1986)
National Film Awards (1989)

}}

Syed Uddin Ahmed, popularly known as Chatku Ahmed (born 6 October 1946) is a Bangladeshi film director, producer, dialogue writer and screenwriter. In 1986, he won the Bachsas Awards in 3 categories for the film Griha Bibad. He won Bangladesh National Film Awards in best dialogue writer category for Satya Mithya film in 1989.{{cite web |script-title=bn:জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) |url=http://www.fdc.gov.bd/site/page/f3bb17fe-d9ad-4b61-bd8a-5824262691ad/%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AF%E0%A7%AD%E0%A7%AB-%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%A6%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A8 |website=fdc.gov.bd |access-date=9 April 2019}}

His film Sotter Mrittu Nei is one of the highest grossing Bangladeshi films of all time.{{cite news |script-title=bn:আয় সাড়ে তিন কোটি, হল বেড়েছে পনেরোটি |url= https://bangla.bdnews24.com/glitz/article1407902.bdnews |work=Bdnews24.com |language=bn |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20171014163419/https://bangla.bdnews24.com/glitz/article1407902.bdnews |archive-date=14 October 2017}}{{cite news |script-title=bn:দুই সপ্তাহে ‘’-এর আয় সাড়ে ছয় কোটি |url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/glitz/article1410479.bdnews |work=Bdnews24 |language=bn}}{{cite news |url=http://www.bd-pratidin.com/entertainment-news/2017/12/24/291487|script-title=bn:যেমন ছিল চলচ্চিত্র ২০১৭ - বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন|work=Bangladesh Pratidin.com |date=24 December 2017 |language=bn |access-date=26 August 2018}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.channelionline.com/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%82/# |title=সাফল্যের শীর্ষে দেশী এবং যৌথ প্রযোজনার দুই ছবি |work=Channel i |access-date=25 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225203240/http://www.channelionline.com/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%82/# |archive-date=25 December 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/bangla/anandadhara/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B-87235|script-title=bn:দেশীয় চলচ্চিত্রে অস্থিরতার পাশাপাশি একটু আশার আলো|date=28 December 2017|work=The Daily Star |language=bn |access-date=26 August 2018}}