Eken Babu returns for his biggest adventure yet in The Eken: Kerala-e Kurukshetra

Bengal’s favourite detective Eken Babu is all set to return to the big screen with what promises to be the most ambitious film in the franchise so far. Titled The Eken: Kerala-e Kurukshetra, the upcoming mystery-adventure will take the sleuth into uncharted territory against the picturesque backdrop of Kerala.Over the years, Eken Babu has evolved from a hugely popular web-series character into a successful big-screen phenomenon, with audiences embracing his quirky charm and unconventional investigative skills. Building on the success of the previous films, the latest instalment aims to raise the stakes with a larger canvas, a more complex mystery, and national-level consequences.Directed by Joydeep Mukherjee, the film is based on a story by late Sujan Dasgupta and written by Padmanabha Dasgupta. Anirban Chakrabarti reprises his iconic role as Eken Babu, joined once again by Suhotra Mukhopadhyay as Bapi and Somak Ghosh as Pramatha. The ensemble cast also includes Ritwick Chakraborty, Raima Sen, Kamaleswar Mukherjee, Ambarish Bhattacharya, Arna Mukhopadhyay, Subrat Dutta and Shataf Figar.

While Kamaleswar plays Mihir Sen, whose disappearance sparks a chain of events, Ritwick steps into the role of Irfan Fazil, an intelligent and dangerous figure at the heart of the mystery. Raima essays the enigmatic Dipa, while Ambarish Bhattacharya, Arna Mukhopadhyay and Subrat Dutta portray characters whose lives become intertwined in a web of secrets, shifting loyalties and hidden agendas.Speaking about returning as Eken Babu, Anirban said the new film is “bigger, more adventurous, and unlike anything Eken has encountered before,” while retaining the essence of the character audiences have loved over the years.Joydeep described the film as one of the most ambitious stories in the Eken universe, blending humour, suspense, action and adventure while exploring a larger conflict with national implications.