Magno Mainak

For other novels, films, and series about Byomkesh Bakshi, see Byomkesh Bakshi in other media.

Magno Mainak is a 2009 crime thriller based on the novel of the same name by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay.^[1] It was directed by Swapan Ghosal and produced by New Wave Communications.^[2]

Magno Mainak
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Directed by	Swapan Ghosal
Based on	Magno Mainak by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay
Produced by	New Wave Communications
Music by	Debjit
Production company	New Wave Communications
Release date	11 September 2009 (2009-09-11)
Country	India
Language	Bengali

This is the third Byomkesh Bakshi film adaptation. Subhrajit Dutta played Byomkesh while Rajarshi Mukherjee played Ajit Kumar Banerjee. Piyali Munshi, Rupanjana Mitra, Gargi Roychowdhury and Biplab Chatterjee acted in other roles.^[3][4]

Production

Director Swapan Ghoshal made two Byomkesh Bakshi TV series before this film. Byomkesh Bakshi in 2004 aired on DD Bangla. Another is a short-lived series Byomkesh in 2007, which aired on Tara Muzik. After these successful series Swapan Ghoshal decided to make a full-length feature film. He made it in 2009 with Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's Magno Mainak adaptation.^[1][5]