''Magno Mainak'' is a 2009

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...

thriller based on the novel of same name by

Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay (30 March 1899 – 22 September 1970) was an Indian Bengali-language writer. He was actively involved with Bengali cinema as well as Bollywood. The creator of the Bengali detective Byomkesh Bakshi, Sharadindu compos ...

. It was directed by Swapan Ghosal and produced by New Wave Communications. This is the third

Byomkesh Bakshi Byomkesh Bakshi is an Indian-Bengali fictional detective created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. Referring to himself as a "truth-seeker" or Satyanweshi in the stories, Bakshi is known for his proficiency with observation, logical reasoning, and ...

film adaptation.

Subhrajit Dutta Subhrajit Dutta is an Indian film and theatre actor who appears in Bengali films and television serials. Some of the notable Bengali films he acted in include '' Ebar Shabor'', Manojder Adbhut Bari, '' Eagoler Chokh'', '' Double Feluda''. Career ...

played Byomkesh while Rajarshi Mukherjee played Ajit Kumar Banerjee. Piyali Munshi,

Rupanjana Mitra Rupanjana Mitra is a Bengali film and television actress. Biography Mitra has been working in Bengali film and television since 2000. Mitra made her debut in the television serial '' Chokher Bali'' and later worked on the television serial '' ...

Gargi Roychowdhury Gargee Roychowdhury is an Indian actress. She works in Bengali movies in Tollywood and serials in television. Gargi Roychowdhury is one of the popular actresses of the Bengali screen. She began her career as a theatre artist, performing in Utta ...

and Biplab Chatterjee acted in other roles.

Production

Director Swapan Ghoshal made two Byomkesh Bakshi TV series before this film. ''Byomkesh Bakshi'' in 2004 aired on

DD Bangla DD Bangla is an Indian Bengali-language free-to-air state-owned television channel owned by state-owned broadcaster Doordarshan Network. It was formerly known as DD-7 and DD National Kolkata. It broadcasts from Kolkata, Shantiniketan and Jalpai ...

. Another is a short-lived series ''Byomkesh'' in 2007, which aired on

Tara Muzik Tara Muzik was an Indian Bengali-language satellite and cable music-oriented television channel owned by the Saradha Group, a chit fund company. It was launched on 21 February 2005, as the first Bengali-language music-oriented channel in the w ...

. After these successful series Swapan Ghoshal decided to make a full-length feature film. He made it in 2009 with

's ''Magno Mainak'' adaptation.

Production

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