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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = The Eken<br />
| image = The Eken (2022) Poster.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Official Theatrical Poster<br />
| native_name = <br />
| director = [[Joydip Mukherjee| Joydeep Mukherjee]]<br />
| writer = Padmanabha Dasgupta<br />
| screenplay = Padmanabha Dasgupta<br />
| story = [[Sujan Dasgupta]]<br />
| based_on = Manhattan er Madman<br />
| producer = Shrikant Mohta <br/> Mahendra Soni<br />
| starring = [[Anirban Chakraborty]] <br/> Suhotra Mukhopadhyay <br/> Somak Ghosh <br/> [[Payel Sarkar]] <br/> Debasish Mondal<br />
| narrator = <br />
| cinematography = Ramyadip Saha<br />
| editing = [[Rabiranjan Maitra]] <br/> Md. Piyasuddin<br />
| music = Subhadip Guha<br />
| studio = [[Shree Venkatesh Films|SVF]]<br />
| distributor = SVF<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2022|04|14}}<br />
| runtime = 132 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Bengali<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = {{INR|1.3}} crore<ref>{{cite news |last1=Das |first1=Tina |title=This Bengali film has had 80 houseful shows in a week. It's the latest in Eken franchise |url=https://theprint.in/feature/this-bengali-film-has-had-80-houseful-shows-in-a-week-its-the-latest-in-eken-franchise/2635332/ |access-date=24 May 2025 |work=[[ThePrint]] |date=23 May 2025}}</ref><br />
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'''''The Eken''''' is a 2022 Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-language [[black comedy]] [[Action film|action thriller film]] directed by [[Joydip Mukherjee|Joydeep Mukherjee]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Eken (2022) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/the-eken-48272 |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref> The film is produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of [[Shree Venkatesh Films]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Eken (2022) - Movie {{!}} Reviews, Cast & Release Date in kolkata - BookMyShow |url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/kolkata/movies/the-eken/ET00323465 |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=in.bookmyshow.com}}</ref>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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Eken: নববর্ষের আগেই বড় পর্দায় একেন বাবু! প্রকাশ্যে 'দ্য একেন'-র পোস্টার |url=https://bangla.aajtak.in/cinema-and-tv-serial-news/tollywood-bengali-cinema/story/anirban-chakrabarti-starrer-eken-release-bangla-noboborsho-eken-babu-famous-bengali-detective-character-silver-screen-first-time-poster-launches-soc-356364-2022-03-22 |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=Aaj Tak বাংলা |language=bn}}</ref> <br />
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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|The Eken: Benaras E Bibhishika]]'' was released on 2025.<br />
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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.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Anirban Chakrabarti]] as [[Ekenbabu]]<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=আনন্দ |first=ওয়েব ডেস্ক, এবিপি |date=2022-02-01 |title='দ্য একেন'-এ অনির্বাণের সঙ্গী পায়েল, দার্জিলিংয়ে জোরকদমে চলছে শ্যুটিং |url=https://bengali.abplive.com/entertainment/the-eken-paayel-sarkar-starts-shooting-of-the-film-the-eken-864202 |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=bengali.abplive.com |language=bn}}</ref><br />
* [[Payel Sarkar]] as Bipasha Mitra<ref name=":02"/><br />
* Suhotra Mukhopadhay as Bapi<br />
* Somak Ghosh as Pramatha<br />
* [[Debasish Mondal (actor)|Debasish Mondal]] as Debraj Singh<br />
* Debopriyo Mukherjee as Bubun Kar<br />
* Indrajit Mazumder as Jiten Ghosh<br />
* Kaushik Chattopadhyay as Jayanta Biswas<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The principal photography of the film began on 28 January 2022.<ref name=":02"/> The film was wrapped up in February 2022 with a few scenes shot during the pandemic.<br />
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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.<br />
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== Release ==<br />
The teaser of the film released on 22 March, 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |title='The Eken' teaser: Eken Babu's first big screen outing promises to be an intense murder mystery - Times of ndia |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/the-eken-teaser-eken-babus-first-big-screen-outing-promises-to-be-an-intense-murder-mystery/articleshow/90369337.cms |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=The Times of India |date=22 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The trailer of the film released on 25 March, 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |title='The Eken' trailer: The ingenious 'maachey bhaatey Bangali' detective is back to solve a murder mystery - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/the-eken-trailer-the-ingenious-maachey-bhaatey-bangali-detective-is-back-to-solve-a-murder-mystery/articleshow/90437999.cms |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=The Times of India |date=25 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The film released in theatres on 14 April, 2022 coinciding with [[Pohela Boishakh|Poila Baisakh]] or the Bengali New Year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-28 |title=SVF announces - Films Slate to hit the Silver Screen with Back-to-Back Releases in 2022 |url=https://svf.in/press/svf-announces-films-slate-to-hit-the-silver-screen-with-back-to-back-releases-in-2022/ |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=SVF Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Tracklist<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| total_length = 2:29<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = The Eken (Title Track)<br />
| extra1 = [[Sidhu (musician)|Sidhu]]<br />
| lyrics1 = Godhuli Sharma<br />
| length1 = 2:29<br />
}}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chakraborty |first=Shamayita |date=16 April 2022 |title=The Eken movie review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/the-eken/movie-review/90882476.cms |access-date=2 June 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarkar |first=Roushni |date=16 April 2022 |title=The Eken review: Despite great performance by Anirban Chakrabarti, this murder mystery is a one-time watch |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/the-eken-48272 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416123129/https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/the-eken-48272 |url-status=live |archive-date=16 April 2022 |access-date=2 June 2022 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|16212178}}<br />
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{{Shree Venkatesh Films}}<br />
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