The Eken

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The Eken is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language black comedy action thriller film directed by Joydeep Mukherjee. The film is produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films.The film is based loosely on the novel Manhattan-ey Madman. 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. It was released in theatres on 14 April 2022. It was well received by the audience and had a successful run at the box office. The second film of this series The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan was released on 2023 and third film The Eken: Benaras E Bibhishika was released on 2025. At the end of the series Eken Babu season 9, the pre-credits scene indicated a sequel, The Eken: Keralay Kurukkhetro, which will be releasing on Durga Pujo 2026.

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