Company type | Private |
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Industry | Movie Production |
Founded | 23 June 2017 |
Founder | Dev |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Dev (Director & Founder) Gurupada Adhikari (Director & Founder) |
Subsidiaries | Dev Music Dev Distribution |
Website | Dev Entertainment Ventures |
Dev Entertainment Ventures Pvt Ltd is an Indian movie production and distribution company based in Kolkata. The company was established by Dev and Gurupada Adhikari in 2017. In a short while, it became one of the leading Bengali movie production houses in Eastern India.
Dev Entertainment Ventures Pvt Ltd was founded by Deepak Adhikari, better known in the Bengali film industry as Dev, one of the leading artists of Bengal in 2017, with his father Gurupada Adhikari. Dev started his career as an assistant to Abbas Mastan in Mumbai, after that he came to Kolkata for his debut film Agnishapath in 2004. After few years he shot to fame and commercial success with films like I Love You, Premer Kahini, Mon Mane Na, Challenge etc With the emergence of the new wave in contemporary Bengali cinema, Dev founded his company Dev Entertainment Ventures Pvt Ltd to showcase new concepts and talents not from the same mold of the past. Since then all the films produced under his banner have gone on to be both critical as well commercial success and were termed pathbreaking in the Bengali film fraternity. [1]
In West Bengal, Dev Entertainment Ventures has two different offices in Kolkata, Register office and Distribution office. [2]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Director | Ref |
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2017 | Chaamp | Raj Chakraborty | [3] |
Cockpit | Kamaleshwar Mukherjee | [4] | |
2018 | Kabir | Aniket Chattopadhyay | [5] |
Hoichoi Unlimited | Aniket Chattopadhyay | [6] | |
2019 | Password | Kamaleshwar Mukherjee | [7] [8] |
2021 | Habu Chandra Raja Gobu Chandra Montri | Aniket Chattopadhyay | [9] |
Tonic | Avijit Sen | [10] | |
2022 | Kishmish | Rahool Mukherjee | [11] |
Kacher Manush | Pathikrit Basu | [12] | |
Projapoti | Avijit Sen | [13] | |
2023 | Byomkesh O Durgo Rahasya | Birsa Dasgupta | [14] |
Bagha Jatin | Arun Roy | [15] | |
Pradhan | Avijit Sen | [16] | |
2024 | Tekka | Srijit Mukherji | [17] |
Khadaan† | Soojit Dutta | [18] | |
2025 | Binodiini - Ekti Natir Upakhyan† | Ram Kamal Mukherjee | [19] |
Year | Film | Director |
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2017 | Cockpit | Kamaleshwar Mukherjee |
2018 | Kabir | Aniket Chattopadhyay |
Hoichoi Unlimited | Aniket Chattopadhyay | |
Classroom | Rajiv Kumar Biswas | |
2019 | Dwikhondito | Nabarun Sen |
Password | Kamaleshwar Mukherjee | |
2021 | Tonic | Avijit Sen |
Deepak Adhikari, known by his stage name Dev, is an Indian actor, producer, singer and screenwriter, known for his works in Bengali cinema and more recently, a politician. He is also a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha representing Ghatal since 2014, as a candidate from the All India Trinamool Congress party. He owns the production house Dev Entertainment Ventures.
Ridhima Ghosh is an Indian Bengali-language film and television actress. She debuted on the big screen Sanghamitra Chaudhuri's Ratporir Rupkotha in 2007. She debuted on television in the Bengali television series Bou Kotha Kao in 2009. She is known for acting in Kaushik Ganguly's Rang Milanti one of the most appreciated films of the year 2011.
Rukmini Maitra is an Indian actress and model. After having established herself in the world of fashion, Maitra made her debut in films in 2017 with the film Chaamp. She acted in seven films with Dev. She had her Bollywood debut opposite Vidyut Jammwal in the 2021 film Sanak.
Dev is an Indian actor who works primarily in the Bengali film industry. He made his acting debut with the Bengali film Agnishapath although it ultimately turned up to be a commercial failure. He later signed up Ravi Kinagi's Bengali film I Love You which was the actual breakthrough for his career in Tollywood.
Password is a 2019 Indian Bengali-language vigilante action thriller film directed by Kamaleswar Mukherjee. The film stars Dev, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Paoli Dam, Rukmini Maitra while Adrit Roy and Trina Saha played supporting roles. The film revolves around the dark side of social networking, and deals with stealing of password and privacy issue.It was released on 2 October 2019. Upon release, the film received critical acclaim, where critics praised the concept, action sequences, visual effects, message, music and cast performances. Despite receiving critical acclaim, the film didn't managed to do well at the box-office.
Ambarish Bhattacharya is a Bengali actor and comedian. He started his career through performing at Bengali theatre and stage. He made his television debut in the 2007 playing the character Gaja in Raja & Gaja. He has acted in numerous TV soap operas and Bengali films.
Sourav Das is an Indian actor, presenter, comedian, and theater director in Bengali television, cinema and theatre. He is best known for Dum Dum Digha Digha, Bolo Dugga Maiki and for his roles in the web series "Montu Pilot", "Charitraheen - Seasons 1,2,3" and "Rahasya Romancha - Season 3".
8/12 Binay Badal Dinesh is a 2022 Bengali-language historical drama film directed by Arun Roy, and produced by Kan Singh Sodha. It is based on the historical attack on Writers' Building by three Bengal Volunteers in 1930. The film was released on 26 January 2022 under the banner of KSS Productions and Entertainment.
Kishmish (transl. Raisins) is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Rahool Mukherjee. This film is jointly produced by Dev Entertainment Ventures and M. K. Media. The film stars Dev and Rukmini Maitra. The supporting cast includes Kharaj Mukherjee, Anjana Basu, June Malia and Kamaleshwar Mukherjee.
Aay Khuku Aay is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language action drama film written and directed by Sauvik Kundu. Produced by Jeet, Gopal Madnani and Amit Jumrani under the banner Jeetz Filmworks, the film stars Prosenjit Chatterjee and Ditipriya Roy in lead roles. The film is based on the relationship of a father and his daughter in rural Bengal.
Ranajoy Bhattacharjee is an Indian music composer, singer, music producer and lyricist hailing from Kolkata, India who is associated mainly with the Bengali Film Industry. He is known for his song "Preme Pora Baron" from Sweater, "Mon Kyamoner Jonmodin" from Hridpindo, "Geetabitan Er Dibbi" from Kolkata Chalantika, "Nirobotay Chhilo" from Mitthye Premer Gaan and others.
Projapoti (transl. butterfly) is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language family drama film directed by Avijit Sen, produced by Atanu Raychaudhuri, co-produced by Dev and distributed by SSR Cinemas. The film features Dev himself, alongside Mithun Chakraborty, Mamata Shankar, Koushani Mukherjee and Shweta Bhattacharya in lead roles.
Gopi Bhagat is an Indian cinematographer who primarily works in Bengali films. He collaborated with directors Kaushik Ganguly, Srijit Mukherji, Suman Mukhopadhyay, Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Churni Ganguly, Atanu Ghosh and Arun Roy. Some of his works include Egaro, Asamapto, Tarikh, Hiralal, 8/12 Binay Badal Dinesh and Kaberi Antardhan.
Bagha Jatin is a 2023 Indian Bengali language bio-historical action drama film co-written and directed by Arun Roy. The film is produced by Dev and Gurupada Adhikari under Dev Entertainment Ventures. The film stars Dev as the title character with Sreeja Dutta, Sudipta Chakraborty, Shoaib Kabeer, Rohaan Bhattacharjee, Carl A. Harte and Alexandra Taylor in pivotal roles. The film is based on the life of Bagha Jatin, a freedom fighter who fought for Indian independence along with fellow members of the Jugantar. The film features a total of 92 freedom fighters.
Bibriti Chatterjee is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Bengali films.
Byomkesh O Durgo Rahasya is a 2023 Indian Bengali-language detective thriller film directed by Birsa Dasgupta and written by Subhendu Dasmunshi. The film stars Dev as Byomkesh Bakshi along with Rukmini Maitra, Ambarish Bhattacharya, Rajatava Dutta, Satyam Bhattacharya and Debesh Chattopadhyay in pivotal roles. It is produced by Dev under Dev Entertainment Ventures. The film is based on the Bengali fictional detective character of Byomkesh Bakshi. The film was released theatrically on 11 August 2023.
Pradhan is a 2023 Indian Bengali-language socio-political action drama film co-written and directed by Avijit Sen. Produced by Dev, Atanu Raychaudhuri and Pranab Kumar Guha under the banners of Dev Entertainment Ventures and Bengal Talkies respectively, the film stars Dev, Anirban Chakrabarti, Paran Bandyopadhyay, Soham Chakraborty and Soumitrisha Kundu in the lead roles. The action sequences in this film are designed by Aejaz Gulab. This film marks the third collaboration between Sen and Dev after the blockbusters Tonic and Projapoti.
Boomerang is an Indian Bengali-language science fiction action comedy film directed by Sauvik Kundu. Produced by Jeet under the banner of Jeetz Filmworks and Grassroot Entertainment, it stars Jeet and Rukmini Maitra,both portraying dual roles. Sourav Das, Ambarish Bhattacharya, Kharaj Mukherjee and Rajatava Dutta play other pivotal roles.
Tekka (transl. Ace) is a 2024 Indian Bengali-language vigilante action thriller film co-written and directed by Srijit Mukherji. Produced by Gurupada Adhikari and Dev under the banner of Dev Entertainment Ventures, the film stars Dev, Paran Bandyopadhyay, Swastika Mukherjee, Rukmini Maitra and Aameya in lead roles.