Byomkesh O Chiriakhana
A Bengali detective thriller sends Byomkesh Bakshi into an isolated colony of social outcasts after a retired judge is found mysteriously dead.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- suspenseful
- serious
- mysterious
- mystery night
- bengali cinema exploration
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Byomkesh investigates the mysterious death of retired judge Mr. Sen among the residents of an outcast colony.
The farmhouse colony is populated by a handful of social outcasts whose relationships and secrets drive suspicion.
The film adapts Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's Bengali Byomkesh Bakshi fiction through Anjan Dutt's modern film production.
The retired judge's farmhouse on the outskirts of the city houses the suspects and concentrates the investigation.
Films like Byomkesh O Chiriakhana, and why
Byomkesh Bakshi
shared bengali detective mystery, investigative plotting, and ensemble of suspicious characters
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
shared adaptation of a literary detective tradition, whodunit structure, and atmospheric suspense
The Hateful Eight
shared closed-community murder mystery, social outsiders, and gradual revelation of hidden motives
Movie Details
- Director
- Anjan Dutt
- Release Date
- 2016-10-07
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (6)
Cast
- Jisshu Sengupta
- Saswata Chatterjee
- Ankitaa Chakraborty
- Priyanka Sarkar
- Kanchana Moitra
- Saayoni Ghosh
- Mrinal Mukherjee
- Dulal Lahiri
- Shantilal Mukherjee
- Sujan Mukherjee
Common questions
- What is Byomkesh O Chiriakhana about?
- A Bengali detective thriller sends Byomkesh Bakshi into an isolated colony of social outcasts after a retired judge is found mysteriously dead.
- What is Byomkesh O Chiriakhana like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Byomkesh O Chiriakhana as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Byomkesh O Chiriakhana violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Byomkesh O Chiriakhana as mild.
- Which films are like Byomkesh O Chiriakhana?
- Films with a similar feel include Byomkesh Bakshi, Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!, and The Hateful Eight.
- How long is Byomkesh O Chiriakhana?
- Byomkesh O Chiriakhana runs 107 minutes.
