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Best Bengali mystery movies, ranked

The 12 best reviewed Bengali mystery films in our records, ranked by the BMR score: every critic rating converted to one scale and averaged. 32 films are listed in this group and 12 have at least 2 critic reviews, the minimum to be ranked. First place: The Eken (4.0/5). Across the 12 rated ones, the average critic score is 3.2/5, about the same as the 3.3/5 average for all Bengali films.

Updated 15 Oct, 7:40 pm IST. Scores only, no opinions of ours.

  1. 1

    The Eken

    Directed by Joydeep Mukherjee. With Anirban Chakrabarti, Paayel Sarkar, Somak Ghosh.

    A Darjeeling holiday draws Ekendra Sen into a murder investigation. Bapi and Pramatha join him as he follows the clues through the hill town.

    Adventure · Comedy · 2h 12m

    Reviews

    4.0

    2 critics

  2. 2

    Byomkesh Phire Elo

    Directed by Anjan Dutt. With Abir Chatterjee, Saswata Chatterjee, Ushasie Chakraborty.

    Byomkesh is called upon for help by police to solve the murder mystery of a wealthy old man Benimadhab and his servant Meghraj. He and Ajit finds the case submerged…

    Mystery · Thriller · 1h 47m

    Reviews

    3.7

    4 critics

  3. 3

    Chaalchitro – The Frame Fatale

    Directed by Pratim D. Gupta. With Tota Roy Chowdhury, Shantanu Maheshwari, Anirban Chakrabarti.

    The thriller delves into the lives of four cops from Kolkata Police, as they go about investigating a series of murders rocking the city. As the plot thickens, the personal…

    Crime · Mystery · 2h 2m

    Reviews

    3.7

    3 critics

  4. 4

    The Eken: Kerala-e-Kurukshetra

    Directed by Joydeep Mukherjee. With Anirban Chakrabarti, Suhotra Mukhopadhyay, Ritwick Chakraborty.

    A hoichoi Studios Eken Babu mystery set in Kerala, released in theatres for Durga Puja 2026.

    Comedy · Mystery · 1h 59m

    ReviewsBox office

    3.5

    6 critics

    ₹77 Lakh India net

  5. 5

    The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika

    Directed by Joydeep Mukherjee. With Anirban Chakrabarti, Suhotra Mukhopadhyay, Somak Ghosh.

    Eken Babu arrives in Benaras with Bapi and Pramatha and soon finds himself entangled in a perplexing mystery. Strange coded messages lead him to a sinister conspiracy threatening the Masaan…

    Adventure · Comedy · 1h 58m

    Reviews

    3.5

    5 critics

  6. 6

    Joto Kando Kolkatatei

    Directed by Anik Dutta. With Abir Chatterjee, Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed, Roja Paromita Dey.

    A young detective enthusiast follows in the footsteps of legendary Bengali sleuth Feluda when a decades-old mystery resurfaces during Durga Puja, testing his skills against a puzzle that once stumped…

    Drama · Mystery · 2h 7m

    Reviews

    3.4

    5 critics

  7. 7

    Vijaynagarer Hirey

    Directed by Chandrasish Ray. With Prosenjit Chatterjee, Aryann Bhowmick, Pushan Dasgupta.

    When a man embarks on a relaxing trip with his nephew, it quickly turns into a dangerous game of life and death as they find themselves in the middle of…

    Action · Adventure · 1h 50m

    ReviewsBox office

    3.2

    5 critics

    ₹2.99 Cr India net

  8. 8

    The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan

    Directed by Joydeep Mukherjee. With Anirban Chakrabarti, Rajatava Dutta, Sandipta Sen.

    Ekendra Sen’s Rajasthan holiday turns into an antique-smuggling investigation. Bapi and Pramatha help him follow a trail involving fake museum artefacts.

    Comedy · Mystery · 2h 1m

    Reviews

    3.1

    5 critics

  9. 9

    Aranyar Prachin Probad

    Directed by Dulal Dey. With Jeetu Kamal, Silajit Majumder, Rafiath Rashid Mithila.

    A brilliant doctor joins a rural hospital. Soon after he becomes a victim of corruption and gets murdered. Can CID solve the murder and expose the corruption?

    Mystery · Thriller · 2h 3m

    Reviews

    3.0

    2 critics

  10. 10

    Phool Pishi O Edward

    Directed by Nandita Roy. With Sohini Sengupta, Raima Sen, Arjun Chakraborty.

    In a zamindar household, a watchful aunt becomes the quiet witness to a mystery that slowly exposes injustice.

    Family · Mystery · 2h 19m

    ReviewsBox office

    2.7

    7 critics

    ₹3.25 Cr India net

  11. 11

    Madam Sengupta

    Directed by Sayantan Ghosal. With Rituparna Sengupta, Rahul Bose, Paran Banerjee.

    A famed cartoonist's search for her daughter's killer unravels a sinister trail of poetic murders, leading back to her estranged ex-husband, whose forbidden play threatens to expose Kolkata's darkest secrets.

    Crime · Mystery · 2h 10m

    Reviews

    2.6

    4 critics

  12. 12

    Saptadingar Guptodhon

    Directed by Dhrubo Banerjee. With Abir Chatterjee, Arjun Chakrabarty, Ishaa Saha.

    Subarna Sen, along with Abir and Jhinuk, go on a dangerous treasure hunt in the Sundarbans. The trio seeks the legendary treasure of Raja Pratapaditya, facing increased risks in a…

    Adventure · Mystery · 2h 15m

    ReviewsBox office

    2.4

    7 critics

    ₹10.42 Cr India net

Quick answers

What is the best Bengali mystery movie of all time?

The Eken has the highest BMR critic score in this group, 4.0/5 from 2 critics.

What are the top 3 Bengali mystery movies?

The Eken, Byomkesh Phire Elo, Chaalchitro – The Frame Fatale.

How are Bengali mystery movies rated overall?

Across the 12 rated ones, the average critic score is 3.2/5, about the same as the 3.3/5 average for all Bengali films.

How is this ranking decided?

Each critic rating is converted to one common scale and averaged. Every critic counts the same. A film needs at least 2 scored critic reviews. Ties go to the film with more reviews. BMR estimates (read from reviews that print no rating) are marked and count less.

Which of these earned the most at the box office?

Saptadingar Guptodhon has the highest India net among them, ₹10.42 Cr (Sacnilk, Bengali version).

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Scores are the BMR score: every critic rating converted to one scale and averaged. Box office is Sacnilk's India net, Bengali version. A dash means the figure does not exist yet, never zero.