Feluda is a fictional detective, private investigator created by Indian director and writer Satyajit Ray. Feluda resides at 21 Rajani Sen Road, Ballygunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Feluda first made his appearance in a Bengali children's magazine called Sandesh in 1965, under the editorialship of Ray and Subhas Mukhopadhyay. His first adventure was Feludar Goendagiri. Feluda is one of the most impactful Bengali characters of all time.
Sonar Kella, also Shonar Kella, is a 1971 mystery novel written by Bengali writer and filmmaker Satyajit Ray. In 1974, Ray directed a film adaption of the book, also named Sonar Kella, starring Soumitra Chatterjee, Santosh Dutta, Siddartha Chatterjee and Kushal Chakraborty. The movie was released in the United States as The Golden Fortress. It is the first film adaptation of Ray's famous sleuth Feluda and was followed by Joi Baba Felunath, in English The Elephant God.
Bombaiyer Bombete is a 2003 Indian Bengali thriller film directed by Sandip Ray and based on the story of the same name by his father Satyajit Ray. It was the third big screen adaptation of the fictional detective character Feluda after 25 years of the second Feluda movie Joi Baba Felunath (1979), which was directed by Satyajit Ray. It was the first big screen adaptation of the Feluda new film series though Sabyasachi played Feluda in all the ten TV films of Feluda TV film series (1996-2000) directed by Sandip Ray. The movie was a sequel to the Doctor Munshir Diary, the last television film of Feluda TV film series (1996-2000), which was a sequel series to the Satyajit Ray's Feluda film series (1974-1979).
Lalmohan Ganguly, alias Jatayu is a fictional character in the Feluda stories written by Satyajit Ray. He writes pulp crime thrillers, but is quite weak and nervous in real life. He is fairly wealthy due to the immense sales of his books. He writes at a frequency of two books a year. His crime fiction stories have interesting and catchy names, often characterised by alliterations like 'Sahara-ey Shiharan', 'Honduras-e Hahakar', 'Borneo-r Bibhishika', 'Durdharsh Dushman', 'Vancouver-er Vampire', 'Himalaye Hritkampo', 'Atlantic-er Atanka', 'Anobik Danob', 'Naroker Naam Karakoram', 'Bidghute Bodmash', 'Arokto Arab' etc. The names of several Feluda stories also exhibit this feature, for example Joto Kando Kathmandute, Gangtokey Gondogol, Royal Bengal Rahasya, Robertsoner Ruby, Gosainpur Sargaram, Bombaiyer Bombete, Gorosthane Sabdhan, Kailashey Kelenkari, Bhuswargo Bhayankar, etc. The detective of Jatayu's novel, Prakhar Rudra, is a character with incredible intellect and power. Lalmohan's grandfather gave his name "Sarbogya Gongopadhyay" but Lalmohan does not use that name.
Satyajit Ray (1921–1992), a Bengali film director from India, is well known for his contributions to Bengali literature. He created two of the most famous characters in Feluda the sleuth and Professor Shanku the scientist. He wrote several short novels and stories in addition to those based on these two characters. His fiction was targeted mainly at younger readers, though it became popular among children and adults alike.
Santosh Dutta was a Bengali actor, best known for playing the character of Jatayu in Satyajit Ray's Feluda movie series Sonar Kella and Joi Baba Felunath.
Bakso Rahashya is a Bengali novel by Satyajit Ray featuring the private detective Feluda. This novel was first serialized in Desh magazine in 1972 and then released in book form in 1973, by Ananda publishers.
Hatyapuri is a crime novel by Satyajit Ray. It gets its title from Puri, a city located on the shores of the Bay of Bengal which is a popular tourist attraction in East India. It was first serialized in the Sandesh magazine in 1979 and released in book form in the same year by Ananda Publishers.
Badshahi Angti is a novel by Satyajit Ray featuring the private detective Feluda. It was first serialized in Sandesh magazine in the year 1966–67. It was then released in book form in 1969 by Ananda Publishers. This is the first Feluda novel created by Satyajit Ray.
Chhinnamastar Abhishap is a Bengali novel by Satyajit Ray featuring private detective Feluda. It was first serialized in Desh magazine in 1978, and then released in book form in 1981 by Ananda Publishers.
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty is an Indian actor of theatre, films and television. He is best known for portraying iconic Bengali detective characters, Feluda, and Kakababu.
Baksho Rahashya is a 1996 Bengali mystery-thriller film directed by Sandip Ray and based on the story of the same name by Satyajit Ray. It was the first telefilm made for Feluda 30, the TV film series, which aired on DD Bangla. Later it was released at Nandan Complex and the DVD and VCD were released in 2001. The film is the sequel to Joy Baba Felunath (1979).
Ghurghutiyar Ghatona is one of the crime thriller short stories written by the Academy Award-winning filmmaker and author Satyajit Ray, featuring the popular Bengali sleuth Feluda. This is the twelfth Feluda story overall and is a part of the second 12-story collections of Ray "Aro Ek Dojon". It is one of the few Feluda stories which does not feature Lalmohan Ganguly (Jatayu).
Bibhu Bhattacharya was an Indian actor who primarily appeared in Bengali TV and films. He was born in Jharia, Bihar, British India. He gained prominence and became a household name only in 1998 as Jatayu in Sandip Ray’s Feluda, based on stories by his late father, maestro Satyajit Ray. In 2011, he died of Cardiac arrest in Howrah, West Bengal.
Feluda is an Indian-Bengali detective media franchise created by Indian-Bengali film director and writer Satyajit Ray, featuring the character, Feluda. The titular character is a private investigator starring in a series of Bengali novels and short stories. The detective resides at 21 Rajani Sen Road, Ballygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Feluda first made his appearance in a Bengali children's magazine called Sandesh (সন্দেশ) in 1965, under the editorialship of Satyajit and Subhas Mukhopadhyay. His first adventure was Feludar Goendagiri.
Jahangirer Swarnamudra is a Bengali detective story written by Satyajit Ray. It stars his famous character Feluda. The story was first published in 1983 in Sandesh.
Double Feluda is a 2016 Bengali language crime thriller detective film, based on the Bengali sleuth Feluda, created by the acclaimed and renowned Oscar-winning director Satyajit Ray. It is the 19th film in the Feluda series. Directed by his son Sandip Ray, the film marks the comeback of both Sabyasachi Chakraborty and Saheb Bhattacharya, with the former returning to the eponymous role of Feluda and the latter playing his sidekick. This is a sequel of Royal Bengal Rahashya (2011). The film was released on 16 December 2016 to mark the 50th anniversary of the iconic creation. The film is based on two Feluda stories - Samaddarer Chabi and Golokdham Rahasya.
Kissa Kathmandu Mein is a Hindi Mini-television series directed by Sandip Ray based on the Feluda story of Satyajit Ray, Jato Kando Kathmandute. This series was published in 1986-87 by DD National.
Feludar Goyendagiri is an Indian streaming television series, directed by Srijit Mukherji. It is based on the stories of the Bengali sleuth Feluda, written by Satyajit Ray. Originally known as Feluda Pherot and streaming on Addatimes, the show began streaming on Hoichoi from 17 June 2022.
Nayan Rahasya is the 2024 Bengali mystery thriller film directed by Sandip Ray based on the same name novel of Feluda series by Satyajit Ray. The film is the sequel of 2022 Feluda film Hatyapuri and the second film of the second reboot of the film series. This film was released on 10 May 2024 under the banner of Surinder Films.
