Byomkesh Hatyamancha

Film review: Byomkesh Hatyamancha .. a treat for my Bong friends and die hard Byomkesh Bakshi fans !!

#sanjuzzreviews #HoichoiOriginals #ByomkeshHotyamancha #byomkeshhatyamancha #hoichoi #SVF Directed by Arindam Sil, this film is the fourth film of his Byomkesh franchise after Har Har Byomkesh, Byomkesh Pawrbo & Byomkesh Gotro, all super hit films. This film too lives up to the high expectations set by its predecessors.

Set in the backdrop of the Bangladesh liberation war in 1971 and the tumultuous period of the Naxalite uprising in West Bengal, the story is based on an unfinished story by Sharadindu Bandopadhyay 'Bishupal Vadh' which has been scripted into a movie.

Byomkesh (Abir Chatterjee) , Satyavati ( Sohini) and Ajit Babu( Suhotra Mukherjee) are invited to watch a play called Kichak Vadh where a murder is committed on stage. The victim is Bishu , a famous actor with a chequered past, hated by his colleagues from the theatre company. List of suspects include his wife and co-actress Sulochana( Paoli Dam) , his friend Brajadulal Babu( Arna Mukhopadhyay) who has been wronged by Bishu. Another suspect is Kalikinkar Babu who has been unjustly convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment due to a false testimony given by Bishu. The list is long and everyone seems to have a motive for murder. Byomkesh really has to rack his brains to put together all pieces of the puzzle and finally provide a fitting curtain call to this amazing story.

Well scripted story, the bygone era of 1971 has been reconstructed very well. Casting is fantastic as Abir, Sohini , Suhotra and Paoli breeze through their roles with elan. Well directed by Arindam Sil !!

All in all, a fitting tribute to the genius of Shardindu Bandopadhyay. Watch in theatres like I did ( very few shows unfortunately) or wait for an OTT release on Hoichoi . Hoping to see many more films in this franchise for sure!!

3.5/5 from me for this one .. Adios 🙂!!