The Eken

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The Eken
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Official Theatrical Poster
Directed by Joydeep Mukherjee
Written byPadmanabha Dasgupta
Screenplay byPadmanabha Dasgupta
Story bySujan Dasgupta
Produced byShrikant Mohta
Mahendra Soni
Starring Anirban Chakraborty
Suhotra Mukhopadhyay
Somak Ghosh
Payel Sarkar
Debasish Mondal
CinematographyRamyadip Saha
Edited by Rabiranjan Maitra
Md. Piyasuddin
Music bySubhadip Guha
Production
company
SVF
Distributed bySVF
Release date
  • 14 April 2022 (2022-04-14)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

The Eken is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language detective crime film directed by Joydeep Mukherjee. [1] The film is produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films. [2] In the film, Anirban Chakrabarti plays the title role of Ekenbabu, a fictional detective created by the Bengali author, Sujan Dasgupta. Padmanabha Dasgupta has written the screenplay for the film. [3] The film was a commercial as well as a critical success. It was released in theatres on 14 April, 2022 and despite clashing with K.G.F: Chapter 2, it was well received by the audience and had a great run at the box office.

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Plot

During his trip to Darjeeling with Bapi and Promotho, Lalbazar detective, Ekendra Sen (Ekenbabu) has a chance of meeting with the famous film star, Bipasha Mitra, and gets caught up in the investigation of a missing ancestral photograph and a precious stamp that belonged to her grandfather. At the same time, Ekenbabu gets an offer from Bipasha's friend and business partner, Debraj Singh, to work on a murder case. The mystery deepens when he discovers a valuable Lord Vishnu idol has been stolen from Bipasha's statue collection. He suspects that both the cases are linked to each other and doubts if both of his clients are telling the truth. He sets forth to find out the criminals with the help of the local police. The case becomes complicated as new facts come to light every now and then. However, Ekenbabu solves the case, catching the culprits with the help of a stranger who turns out to be on the same team as him.

Cast

Production

The principal photography of the film began on 28 January 2022. [4] The film was wrapped up in February 2022 with a few scenes shot during the pandemic.

The cinematographer of the film is Ramyadip Saha. The editing of the film is done by Rabiranjan Maitra and Md. Piyasuddin. The production is designed by Ranjit Gorai. The costume designer is Jayanti Sen. The makeup is done by Sourav Ganguly. The sound is designed and mixed by Srijit Gupta.

Release

The teaser of the film released on 22 March, 2022. [5] The trailer of the film released on 25 March, 2022. [6] The film released in theatres on 14 April, 2022 coinciding with Poila Baisakh or the Bengali New Year. [7]

Soundtrack

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."The Eken (Title Track)"Godhuli Sharma Sidhu 2:29
Total length:2:29

Reception

Shamayita Chakraborty rated the film 4/5, reviewing for The Times of India and opined that the movie is worth watching for Eken Babu's humour and great performances but the plot is weak thus making the storyline predictable. [8] Roushini Sarkar, reviewing for Cinestaan, rated 2/4 and opined that the movie has multiple twists, however, the writing is poor and the execution of twists is boring. She praised the performances of Mukhopadhay and Ghosh but criticized that of the others. [9]

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References

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  3. ↑ "The Eken: নববর্ষের আগেই বড় পর্দায় একেন বাবু! প্রকাশ্যে 'দ্য একেন'-র পোস্টার". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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  5. ↑ "'The Eken' teaser: Eken Babu's first big screen outing promises to be an intense murder mystery - Times of ndia". The Times of India. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "'The Eken' trailer: The ingenious 'maachey bhaatey Bangali' detective is back to solve a murder mystery - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "SVF announces - Films Slate to hit the Silver Screen with Back-to-Back Releases in 2022". SVF Entertainment. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  8. ↑ Chakraborty, Shamayita (16 April 2022). "The Eken movie review". The Times of India . Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  9. ↑ Sarkar, Roushni (16 April 2022). "The Eken review: Despite great performance by Anirban Chakrabarti, this murder mystery is a one-time watch". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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