Detective Charulata

Detective Charulata
Genre	Detective, Thriller
Screenplay by	Soumit Deb
Story by	Soumit Deb
Directed by	Joydip Banerjee
Starring	Surangana Bandyopadhyay, Debmalya Gupta, Chaiti Ghoshal, Anujoy Chattopadhyay, Pooja Sarkar, Manas Mukherjee
Music by	Pranjal Das
Country of origin	India
Original language	Bengali
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Producer	Aakash Bhowmick
Cinematography	Anir
Original release
Release	10 April 2025 (2025-04-10)

Detective Charulata is a 2025 Indian Bengali language crime and thriller web series directed by Joydip Banerjee and produced by Aakash Bhowmick. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The series starring Surangana Bandyopadhyay, Debmalya Gupta, Chaiti Ghoshal, Anujoy Chattopadhyay, Pooja Sarkar, and Manas Mukherjee. ^{[4] [5]}

Anir is the cinematographer while music is scored by Pranjal Das. ^{[6] [7]}

Synopsis

Private investigator Charulata Mitra and her cousin Topu typically handle conventional cases; nevertheless, when an unsettling prophecy by a self-styled witch materializes, Charu initiates an investigation into a series of enigmatic fatalities linked to a pivotal event from thirty years prior. ^{[8] [9]}

Cast

• Surangana Bandyopadhyay
• Debmalya Gupta
• Chaiti Ghoshal
• Anujoy Chattopadhyay
• Pooja Sarkar
• Manas Mukherjee
• Pamela Kanjilal
• Mallika Majumdar
• Sanmitra Bhaumik

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Original release date
1	"Charudir Goyendagiri"	Joydip Banerjee	10 April 2025 (2025-04-10)
Detective Charulata Mitra often investigates ordinary crimes till she encounters her significant opportunity, the intriguing case of Mrs. Sen.
2	"Sen Barite Khunkharapi"	Joydip Banerjee	10 April 2025 (2025-04-10)
Charu suspects malfeasance in Mrs. Sen's demise, as the inquiry uncovers a sinister secret within the Sen family.
3	"Kolkata-e Kelenkari"	Joydip Banerjee	10 April 2025 (2025-04-10)
Charu associates the murder with a series of disparate homicides in the city. The police are currently collaborating with Charu to capture the perpetrator. Charu confronts an alternative peril.
4	"Joto Kando Katwate"	Joydip Banerjee	10 April 2025 (2025-04-10)
Charu's inquiry directed the crew to Katwa in pursuit of the elusive murderer, who has been deceased for over 25 years.
5	"Khel Khotom"	Joydip Banerjee	10 April 2025 (2025-04-10)
Charu devises a trap to capture the murderer, but events do not unfold as anticipated.

References

1. Ganguly, Dharitri (19 April 2025). "Joydip Banerjee spills beans on what made him cast Surangana Bandopadhyay as Detective Charulata". Indulgexpress.
2. "Detective Charulata". anandabazar.com. Anandabazar Patrika.
3. Kundu, Kasturi. "Detective Charulata: ফেলুদাকে শ্রদ্ধার্ঘ্য, সুরঙ্গনা যখন 'ডিটেক্টিভ চারুলতা'! রহস্য সমাধানে সঙ্গী কারা?". bengali.indianexpress.com (in Bengali). The Indian Express.
4. "ফেলুদা-শার্লকের জুতোয় পা সুরঙ্গনার; আসছে 'ডিটেক্টিভ চারুলতা'". ETV Bharat News (in Bengali). 11 March 2025.
5. "Detective Charulata: ফেলুদার প্রতি শ্রদ্ধা জানাতে আসছেন 'ডিটেক্টিভ চারুলতা', প্রথমবার গোয়েন্দা চরিত্রে সুরঙ্গনা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়; সামনে এল প্রথম ঝলক". bengali.news18.com (in Bengali). News18 India. 11 March 2025.
6. "Detective Charulata: রহস্য ভেদ করতে হাজির সুরঙ্গনা! প্রকাশ্যে 'ডিটেক্টিভ চারুলতা'র ফার্স্ট লুক..." Zee24Ghanta.com (in Bengali). Zee News. 11 March 2025.
7. Ganguly, Dharitri (12 March 2025). "Makers reveal first look of Surangana Bandopadhyay in and as Detective Charulata". Indulgexpress.
8. "রহস্যে কাঁপানো কলকাতা শহরের সিরিয়াল খুন, এবার 'ডিটেকটিভ চারুলতা'". kolkatatv.org. Kolkata TV.
9. "Detective Charulata Trailer: মরা মানুষ ফিরে এসে চালাচ্ছে হত্যালীলা, মগজাস্ত্র কি পারবে খুনি ধরতে? অতিপ্রাকৃত আর বাস্তবের মিশেলে পর্দায় এল 'ডিটেকটিভ চারুলতা'-র মন ছুঁয়ে যাওয়া ট্রেলার". bengali.news18.com (in Bengali). News18 India. 28 March 2025.

External links

• Detective Charulata at IMDb