Whodunit
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Movie Review: Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988)
‘Oru CBI Diary Kuripuu’, directed by K. Madhu and written by S.N. Swamy, is considered a trendsetter in the Investigative Thriller genre of Malayalam Cinema and would spark the arrival of many more such movies in its wake. It introduces the Tamil Brahmin sleuth Sethuraman Iyer, played with elegance and grace by Malayalam Superstar Mammootty, Read more
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Movie Review: Aschhe Abar Shabor (2018)
This is my third recent review of a Bengali whodunit. I am hooked! In this post, we look at another action-packed investigative thriller featuring Shabor Dasgupta, created by author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay and played by Saswata Chatterjee. Subhrajit Dutta and Gaurav Chakrabarty also reprise their roles as Shabor’s sidekicks, SI Nandalal and SI Sanjib. Like the Read more
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Movie Review: Yavanika (1982)
As I have mentioned before, there are two movie industries in India that consistently deliver well-directed movies that appeal to the intellect with great plots, impressive screenplays, and talented thespians. One is the Bengali industry in Western India, and another is the Kerala film industry from southern India. It is no surprise that both states Read more
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Movie Review: Byomkesh Pawrbo (2016)
In this post, we will look at another Byomkesh Bakshi adventure directed by Arindam Sil. Abir Chatterjee, Ritwick Chakraborty, and Sohini Sarkar reprise their roles as Bakshi the sleuth, Ajit, his buddy, and biographer, and Satyabati, Bakshi’s wife, respectively. It is another Bakshi who-dun-it and a sequel to “Har Har Byomkesh,” a movie reviewed in Read more
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Movie Review: Har Har Byomkesh (2015)
The duo of sleuth Byomkesh Bakshi and his sidekick, Ajit Bandopadhyay, created by Bengali author Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, were inspired by the eponymous Sherlock Holmes and his partner, Dr. Watson. ‘Har Har Byomkesh’ is a Byomkesh who-dun-it based on Saradindu Bandopadhyay’s novel Banhi Patanga. While the plot in the book unfolds in Patna, the movie’s plot Read more
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Movie Review: Evil Under the Sun (1982)
“Evil Under the Sun” is a classic Agatha Christie whodunit featuring the mustached sleuth, Hercule Poirot. Peter Ustinov plays the famous Poirot for the second time, following “Death on the Nile (1978)”, and just as in the previous movie, he is supported by a stellar ensemble cast. As with most whodunits, the plot involves the Read more
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