Feluda, or Prodosh Chandra Mitra, who uses the anglicised name Pradosh C. Mitter, is a fictional private investigator starring in a series of Bengali novels and short stories written by Indian Bengali film director and writer Satyajit Ray.

Feluda is always accompanied by his cousin Tapesh ( ironically called Topshe by Feluda ), and from the sixth story, Sonar Kella ( The Golden Fortress ), by a popular thriller writer Jatayu ( Lalmohon Ganguli ).

In his personal life, Feluda is a common Bengali youth has been brought up by his father's younger brother ( Tapesh / Topshe's father ) after his parent's death when he was only 9.

Though Feluda often teases his young cousin, he is extremely fond and very protective of him.

Feluda's jyatha ( that is, uncle ) is said to have a ' photographic memory ', and is a vast source of information which comes in handy when Feluda is in need of some.

He played a crucial role in Gorosthaney Sabhdhan where he saved the lives of Feluda, Lalmohon, and Topshe. In Ambar Sen Ontordhan Rohossho, Haripad is seen carrying the ransom to the kidnapper.

Srinath is the domestic help of Feluda and Topshe.

He is often seen serving tea for Feluda and his clients.

It is one of the most enduringly popular Bengali films and is still shown very regularly by various TV channels. It is the very first film of Feluda in silver screen.

Feluda suspects foul play, and is confirmed when he finds that Burman has misspelled the word Hajra in the attendance register of the guest house.

The film is based on the famous Feluda novel of the same name written by Ray himself. It is the second film of Feluda as well as the sequel of Sonar Kella directed by Satyajit Ray.

On coming to know that Feluda is a famous detective the head of this family invites him to his place and tells him about theft of an idol of Ganesha, the elephant God.

Byomkesh is one of the most popular characters in Bengali literature, along with Feluda of Satyajit Ray, Kakababu of Sunil Gangopadhyay, Parashor Barma and Ghanada of Premendra Mitra and Tenida of Narayan Gangopadhyay.

Prodosh Chandra Mitter, popularly known by his nickname Feluda, first appeared in the eponymous short story Feludar Goyendagiri ( Feluda's Investigation ) in 1965.

Feluda meets Burman, thinking him to be Dr. Hajra.

In the night, Mandar Bose tries to stab Feluda, but Feluda was only pretending to be asleep and has him at gunpoint.

Despite being a strongly built man adept in martial arts, Feluda relies mostly upon his superb analytical ability and observation skill ( jokingly referred to as the ' Magajastra ' or brain-weapon ) to solve cases instead of using physical strength or weapons.

Feluda accepts the assignment and leaves for Rajasthan along with Topshe ( Siddartha Chatterjee ).

On the way to Rajasthan Feluda and Topshe meet Lalmohan Ganguly, a. k. a. Jatayu ( Santosh Dutta ), a popular thriller-writer, for the first time.

Feluda first made his appearance in a Bengali children ’ s magazine called Sandesh in 1965, under the editorialship of Satyajit Ray and Subhas Mukhopadhyay.

Feluda has had been filmed at different times, with the character been played by Soumitra Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakraborty and Shashi Kapoor.

In the Feluda series that followed, Feluda was portrayed as a man of around 27 with a tall ( 6 ' 2 "), athletic figure.

However, contemporary ( 2000's ) movies based on Feluda stories feature scenes of violence uncharacteristic of the series, where Feluda demonstrates his martial art prowess.

Feluda, too, taught in a school prior to his detective career.

Contrary to his otherwise healthy lifestyle, Feluda enjoys smoking cigarettes and chewing betel leaves.

Feluda lives with Topshe's family.

In Baksho Rahasya or Mystery of a box, he confuses hippos with walruses — a tendency that Feluda often tries to correct.

Jatayu makes his first appearance in Sonar Kella joining Feluda and Topshe in the train at Kanpur, on their way to Jodhpur.

In the first two films on Feluda, which were directed by Ray himself, the character was played by Santosh Dutta, and after the first one, Ray modified the literary character to some extent, making him look and behave quite like Dutta himself.

Following recent Feluda films made by Sandip Ray, Satyajit Ray's son, there have been questions over Sidhu Jyatha's continued relevance in the stories considering technologies such as the internet offer a faster, wider and more effective knowledge base than a well-read person.

He also has a minor role in Boshpukery Khunkharapi, where he takes part in a surveillance mission with the rest of the Feluda gang in disguise.

Utpal Dutta immortalised this character in one Feluda movie Joi Baba Felunath, which Satyajit Ray directed.

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