Mansura Isah
Mansura Isah | |
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| Born | Mansura Isah February 25, 1985 |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Occupations | Actress, Producer, Director, Philanthropist |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Spouse | Sani Musa Danja (ex) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Maryam Isah (Sister) |
Mansura Isah is a Nigerian film actress and producer working in the Hausa film industry popularly known as Kannywood.[1][2][3][4] She was born on February 25, 1985, in Kano State, Nigeria.[5] She began her acting career in the late 1990s and is regarded as the first female video editor in the Hausa cinema industry.[6][7] She married Sani Musa Danja, a Nigerian singer and actor. They were later divorced.[8][9]
Filmography
- Jodha (2025/2026)
- 'Yan Mata (2010)
- Gurnani
- Jarumai (2004)
- Zazzaɓi (2005)
Early life and education
Mansura Isah was born in Anguwar Gama Kasuwar Takari, Kano State, to the family of Alhaji Isah Naira da Kobo.[5] For her secondary school, she went to Federal College of Education (FCE) Kano Staff School, where she sat for both the National Examinations Council (NECO) and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).[5] Later on, she gained admission into Bayero University Kano (BUK), but moved to complete her degree at the University of Abuja where she lived with her husband.[5]
Career
Mansura Isah started her career as a Kannywood female producer before going into acting in the late 1990s.[10] Mansura has featured in films like Yan Mata, Gurnani, Jurumai, Zazzabi, Turaka and others.[10] She made her directorial debut in 2025 with Jodha, a film that touches on social issues like H.I.V. awareness and early marriage.[11]
In January 2026, a scene of her directorial debut Jodha was recommended to be cut out by the officials of Kano Censorship Board after she submitted the final cut to the board, as expected of every Kannywood filmmaker before their movie is released.[11]
Charity initiative
She is the founder and Chief executive officer (CEO) of Today Life Foundation which she uses to help the less privileged by paying their medical bills in addition to assisting them during Ramadan.[5][10]
Personal life
In 2007, Mansura quit acting to marry Sani Musa Danja who is also an actor. Their marriage produced four children, Khadijatul Iman, Khalifa Sani, Yakubu and Yusuf, but ended in May 2021.[10][2]
In June 2024, Mansura married her second husband, but divorced him after he stole a 4 billion naira contract from her.[12]
References
- ↑ "Dalilin da matan fim ba su dadewa a gidan aure - Aminiya". Aminiya. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- 1 2 "KANNYWOOD: I'm not first actress to be divorced, Danja's ex- wife, Mansura, replies critics". Premium Times. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- ↑ "How my husband divorced me over N4bn contract - Kannywood actress, Mansura Isah - The Street Journal". 2025-05-26. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- ↑ "Ba na kewar yin fina-finan Kannywood – Mansura Isa". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "No one has yet broken my record at Kannywood – Mansura Isah". Blueprint. Abuja, Nigeria. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
- ↑ "INTERVIEW: I achieved everything I wanted in Kannywood – Mansura Isah". Premium Times. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- ↑ Adeleye, Kunle (2021-11-18). "Mansurah Isah Biography, Age, Early Life, Family, Education, Movies/Music Produced & Other Facts". GLAMSQUAD MAGAZINE. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- ↑ "...Daga bakin mai ita tare da Mansura Isa: 'Na taba fada da 'yan daba'". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- ↑ "Mansurah: 'Yadda tsohon mijina ya sake ni bayan ƙwace min kwangilar biliyoyin naira'". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 2025-05-25. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- 1 2 3 4 kunleben (2018-09-01). "Mansura Isah Biography And Pictures". 360dopes. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
- 1 2 Kano, Ricci ShryockReporting from; Nigeria (2026-04-15). "In Kannywood, a Film Scene Thrives Despite Censorship". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
- ↑ Lifestyle, TheCable (2025-05-26). "Kannywood's Mansura Isah: How N4bn business ended my second marriage". TheCable. Retrieved 2026-04-24.