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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.
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Feluda and Prodosh
Prodosh Chandra Mitter, popularly known by his nickname Feluda, first appeared in the eponymous short story Feludar Goyendagiri ( Feluda's Investigation ) in 1965.
Feluda and Chandra
Soumitra featured as Feluda / Pradosh Chandra Mitter, the famous private investigator from Calcutta in Ray's Feluda series of books, in two films in the 1970s Sonar Kella and Joy Baba Felunath.
Feluda and Mitra
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.
Feluda and uses
Feluda uses his brilliant detective skills to unravel the mystery and bring the culprits to the book.
Feluda and name
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.
Feluda and .
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.
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.
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 is known to be a good sleight-of-hand and he put that skill to use for solving couple of cases.
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.
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.
Though Feluda often teases his young cousin, he is extremely fond and very protective of him.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Feluda and is
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 ).
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.
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.
Feluda and private
Alarmed by the failed kidnapping of his son, Mukul's father engages the service of Feluda ( Soumitra Chatterjee ), a private investigator, to help protect his son.
Coincidentally, Chatterjee also played the role of Topse-the juvenile assistant of another Bengali private investigator, Feluda ( played by Sabyasachi Chakraborty ) in Baksho Rahashya ( film ) in 1996 and a T. V.
Feluda and series
Lately, a series of Feluda collections have also been published, containing several stories in a single title.
Feluda and Bengali
Satyajit Ray wrote thirty-five Feluda stories, most of which are extremely and nostalgicly popular among Bengali children as well as adults.
Every year a new Feluda adventure appeared in the special Autumn edition or Durgapuja edition of the Bengali periodical-Desh, and also in Sandesh.
Feluda and short
Some stories also appeared in the short story collections of Ray, which characteristically used to contain 12 short stories, including a few featuring Feluda.
Feluda and stories
* Jatayu ( Lal Mohan Ganguly ), a character in the Feluda stories by Satyajit Ray
Feluda and by
About 25 years later Feluda returns in silver screen with a new cast & crews, directed by his Ray's son Sandip Ray.
Feluda played by Soumitra, the sharp and witty detective from Calcutta, his cousin Topshe and friend Lalmohan Ganguly played by Santosh Dutta visit Benaras ( Varanasi ), a town on the banks of Ganges.
Feluda and film
His interpretation of the character in this and the other Feluda film Joi Baba Felunath were so powerful that Ray modeled the character of Jatayu in later books on him.
After Santosh Dutta died, Ray remarked that it was impossible to ever make a Feluda film again without Dutta.
After the demise of Santosh Dutta ( Jatayu ), Ray remarked that it was impossible to ever make a Feluda film again without Dutta.
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