THE FELU PANAROMA
THE FELU PANAROMA
Feluda!!! A single word which
at once echoes through a gazillion heart is none other than the famous
detective living in 21 Rajani Sen. Road, who first came into appearance after
the publication of “Feludar Goendagiri” along with his cousin Topesh Ranjan
Mitra alias affectionately called Topshe. The duo was seen solving a couple of
cases together till the appearance of Lalmohan Ganguli alias known as Jatayu
the writer of famous detective novels.
The main inspiration for the
creation of Feluda for Ray was Sherlock Holmes. In one of the case (Feluda in
London) likewise Feluda was found acclaiming Sherlock Holmes as his
inspiration. The main draft of Feluda was originally made after the release of
Ray’s landmark film “Charulata”. Although intended to be a light hearted story
for children, Feluda soon gripped numerous hearts, and the fan following of
which till now remains undaunted. If asked to any “Bangali”, it is most likely
that they will vouchsafe for Feluda as their favorite detective novel in
comparison to Byomkesh Bakshi. In spite of that, it remains a matter of agony
for the Feulda lovers not to see their favorite detective being cast even for
once in any international or national film,( baring the one time the pot -bellied
Shashi Kapoor played the role of the sharp, intelligent Feulda)
But, the story of Feluda
would be almost incomplete without the mention of the most favorite villain
Maganlal Meghraj. The only desperado who appeared twice in the Feluda series,
once in Joy Baba Felunath or (The Elephant Goddess), and in The Golapi Mukto
Rahasaya or (The Pink Pearl). The creation of an antagonist like Magan Lal can
also be counted as one of the reason for this immense popularity of the Feluda
series.
Another reason for this
everlasting fan following of Feluda is its reader base, keeping to the
tradition of his father and fore- father Ray likewise thought of writing a
novel meant exclusively for the children, which was a master stroke on his
part, so that when one generation passes on they can definitely incite this
excitement and thrill to read Feluda to his successive generation.
Feluda epitomizes everything
that any average boy wants to be, not only Feluda to be more precise but the
whole trio which includes Topesh and Jatayu as well. Although, other notable detective
novels have definitely zoomed up regarding the last ten to twenty years, but
the essence, the Felu panorama remains unabashed.
~~~ Diya Ghoshal
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