# Tanjim Saiyara Totini
**Tanjim Saiyara Totini** (তানজিম সাইয়ারা তটিনী) is a Bangladeshi actress and model known for television dramas and OTT productions, including *Kolpona* in the Chorki anthology *Ei Muhurte*, *Suhashini*, and *Nayantara*[1](https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/totini-stream-flowing-river-680706) • [2](https://en.prothomalo.com/amp/story/entertainment/television/zxadx5udlw). She entered showbiz through advertising in 2019 and became one of the most in-demand young performers on the small screen within a few years, winning Meril-[Prothom Alo](https://www.edgepedia.org/prothom-alo) awards for her drama work[3](https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/i-hope-begin-my-journey-films-powerful-project-totini-3693271).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tanjim Saiyara Totini (তানজিম সাইয়ারা তটিনী); "Totini" means river[1](https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/totini-stream-flowing-river-680706) |
| Entry into media | Started with advertising in 2019; appeared in 30–35 commercials before acting[3](https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/i-hope-begin-my-journey-films-powerful-project-totini-3693271) |
| Acting debut | 2021, as Kolpona in the Chorki anthology *Ei Muhurte*, directed by Piplu R Khan[1](https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/totini-stream-flowing-river-680706) |
| Breakthrough drama | *Suhashini*, directed by Mizanur Rahman Aryan; audiences began calling her by the character's name[2](https://en.prothomalo.com/amp/story/entertainment/television/zxadx5udlw) |
| Frequent co-star | Yash Rohan; the pair has featured together in more than a dozen productions[4](https://online-d11.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/were-fortunate-the-audience-loves-us-together-3745366) |
| Education | Marketing major at North South University[1](https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/totini-stream-flowing-river-680706) |
| Height | 5′ 3¾″ (1.62 m)[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13798126/) |
## Early path into showbiz
Totini entered the media industry through a television commercial directed by Subrina Irene, and worked in commercials for roughly the first three years of her career, totaling 30–35 advertisements[6](https://auteurgraph.com/person/tanjim-saiyara-totini/films) • [3](https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/i-hope-begin-my-journey-films-powerful-project-totini-3693271). Acting and modeling were not part of her childhood plans; she has said she entered showbiz unexpectedly, and before 2020 she had acted only in commercials[3](https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/i-hope-begin-my-journey-films-powerful-project-totini-3693271) • [1](https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/totini-stream-flowing-river-680706).
Her acting career began in 2021 with *Ei Muhurte*, a three-part anthology on the OTT platform Chorki[7](https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/totini-starring-her-first-web-series-3663906). In the episode *Kolpona*, directed by Piplu R Khan, her character raises the question of where invasion of privacy ends and freedom of expression begins; the appreciation she received from co-actors moved her to take acting seriously[1](https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/totini-stream-flowing-river-680706).
## Breakthrough on television
The drama that made her most familiar to audiences was Suhashini, directed by Mizanur Rahman Aryan, after which viewers called her by the character's name[2](https://en.prothomalo.com/amp/story/entertainment/television/zxadx5udlw). Her single-episode drama career started with *Shomoy Shob Jane* from the CloseUp series, directed by Sakib Fahad and broadcast on [Valentine's Day](https://www.edgepedia.org/valentines-day); she has called it a turning point in her career[2](https://en.prothomalo.com/amp/story/entertainment/television/zxadx5udlw) • [8](https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/tanjim-saiara-totini-emerging-talent-showbiz-3439731).
She has worked with leading television actors, including Afran Nisho, with whom she appeared in Vicky Zahed's *Bachibar Holo Tar Sadh*; Ziaul Faruq Apurba, with whom she reunited for back-to-back dramas in 2024 after *Pothe Holo Deri*; Tawsif Mahbub; Farhan Ahmed Jovan; and Yash Rohan[1](https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/totini-stream-flowing-river-680706) • [9](https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/apurba-helps-me-learn-and-grow-actor-totini-3698221). Her pairing with Yash Rohan became especially popular, appearing together in more than a dozen productions, including *Nayantara*, directed by Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Raz, an Eid release that drew wide acclaim[4](https://online-d11.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/were-fortunate-the-audience-loves-us-together-3745366) • [10](https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/ive-received-more-i-expected-my-acting-career-totini-3647876).
**Selective work.** In interviews she has described deliberately limiting her projects early on to wait for better scripts and directors, saying that audiences remember quality work rather than sheer output[2](https://en.prothomalo.com/amp/story/entertainment/television/zxadx5udlw). She declined OTT offers for nearly two years after *Kolpona* before agreeing in 2024 to her first web series, for the platform Binge, directed by Sunny Sanwar[7](https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/totini-starring-her-first-web-series-3663906).
## Awards and recognition
The Bangla Movie Database records a BFDJA Awards 2024 nomination for Best Actress (Web Film) for *UNO Sir* and a BAIFA 2026 nomination for Best Actress (OTT) for *Tomar Jonno Mon*[11](https://bmdb.com.bd/person/%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80/).
## Career outlook
Totini grew up in Barishal, her hometown, and balanced full-time television and OTT work with a marketing major at North South University; her early ambition had been to become a gynaecologist[3](https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/i-hope-begin-my-journey-films-powerful-project-totini-3693271) • [1](https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/totini-stream-flowing-river-680706). She has said she wants to begin acting in films only with a strong project, a good story, and a good director rather than rushing into the medium[3](https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/i-hope-begin-my-journey-films-powerful-project-totini-3693271) • [12](https://en.bd-pratidin.com/showbiz/2026/01/29/55906). By 2026 she described daily shoots as a habit and said she prefers working continuously, while aiming to become, in her words, a complete artiste[12](https://en.bd-pratidin.com/showbiz/2026/01/29/55906) • [10](https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/ive-received-more-i-expected-my-acting-career-totini-3647876).
## References
1. [Totini: A stream flowing into a river, The Business Standard (11 August 2023)](https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/totini-stream-flowing-river-680706)
2. [At the end of the day, popularity counts, Prothom Alo (6 January 2024)](https://en.prothomalo.com/amp/story/entertainment/television/zxadx5udlw)
3. [I hope to begin my journey in films with a powerful project: Totini, The Daily Star (3 September 2024)](https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/i-hope-begin-my-journey-films-powerful-project-totini-3693271)
4. ['We're fortunate that the audience loves us together', The Daily Star (10 March 2025)](https://online-d11.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/were-fortunate-the-audience-loves-us-together-3745366)
5. [Tanjim Saiyara Totini, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13798126/)
6. [Tanjim Saiyara Totini Film Timeline, AuteurGraph](https://auteurgraph.com/person/tanjim-saiyara-totini/films)
7. [Totini starring in her first web-series, The Daily Star (28 July 2024)](https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/totini-starring-her-first-web-series-3663906)
8. [Tanjim Saiara Totini: An emerging talent in showbiz, The Daily Star (10 October 2023)](https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/tanjim-saiara-totini-emerging-talent-showbiz-3439731)
9. [Apurba helps me learn and grow as an actor: Totini, The Daily Star (9 September 2024)](https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/apurba-helps-me-learn-and-grow-actor-totini-3698221)
10. [I've received more than I expected in my acting career: Totini, The Daily Star (3 July 2024)](https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/ive-received-more-i-expected-my-acting-career-totini-3647876)
11. [তানজিম সাইয়ারা তটিনী, Bangla Movie Database](https://bmdb.com.bd/person/%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80/)
12. [I want to focus on quality roles before films: Totini, Bangladesh Pratidin (29 January 2026)](https://en.bd-pratidin.com/showbiz/2026/01/29/55906)
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