Feluda: A Legendary Fiction

 'Feluda' (Bengali: ফেলুদা), the word itself means a lot to the Bengali readers who are fond of detective fictional novels. Feluda is a fictional character created by the great Indian Bengali Film Director and the oscar-winner Satyajit Ray. 

'Feluda' is a nickname of Pradash Chandra Mitra[Mitter] (Bengali: প্রদোষ চন্দ্র মিত্র) given by his cousin & assistant, Tapesh Ranjan Mitra (Bengali: তপেশ রঞ্জন মিত্র). Feluda is a famous private-detective, who recides in 21 Rajani Sen Road, Ballygunj, Calcutta, West Bengal. Feluda is known for his wit and dedication to his work. Ray had deep interests in cinema and crime-based detective fictions from his early childhood. He drew his inspiration from Sherlock Holmes, and got his first publish of Feluda in a Bengali children's magazine called Sandesh in 1965. His first adventure was Feludar Goendagiri (Bengali: ফেলুদার গোয়েন্দাগিরি)

Feluda accompains his cousin Tapesh, whom he calls affectionately as Topshe. He is the narrator of the story. The duo also accompanies a popular thriller writer Jatayu (Bengali: জটায়ু), whose real name is Lalmohon Ganguly (Bengali: লালমোহন গাঙ্গুলী). However, Jatayu is seen from the sixth story, Sonar Kella (Bengali: সোনার কেল্লা).                                                                   

Feluda is not only loved by the youths, but also by the people of other age-groups. The character of Feluda has been filmed by Soumitra Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Abir Chatterjee and many more. However, the play of Soumitra Chatterjee and Sabyasachi Chakrabarty have popularised the most this fictional character.