Goenda Baradacharan

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Goenda Baradacharan
First appearanceMonojder Advut Bari
Last appearancePatalbabur Bipod
Created by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
Portrayed by Bratya Basu
In-universe information
Gender Male
TitleGoenda (Detective)
OccupationPrivate Investigator
Religion Hinduism
NationalityIndian

Goenda Baradacharan is a Bengali fictional detective character created by novelist Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. The character first appeared in the novel Monojder Advut Bari. Thereafter, a short story Goenda Baradacharan was published in Anandamela magazine in 1976. [1] Mukhopadhyay wrote a number of detective stories of Baradacharan, some of which were translated into English. [2]

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Character

Baradacharan is by profession a detective. He is a well built man, aged about 30 and uses a pistol. He has his old mother in his home. His nephew Chakku works as his assistant and he has a pet dog, Donkey. Baradacharan's activities is little comical and peculiar. He follows different and unorthodox styles of investigation to solve funny cases. [3] [4] Very often, he helps when people lose their vegetables or cattle. [5] [6]

Stories

Film adaptation

Actor-politician Bratya Basu played the role of Baradacharan in Anindya Chattopadhyay’s movie Manojder Adbhut Bari . [7] [8] [6]

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