Tekka (film)
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| Directed by | Srijit Mukherji |
| Screenplay by | Bhaskar Chattopadhyay Srijit Mukherji |
| Dialogues by | Srijit Mukherji |
| Story by | Bhaskar Chattopadhyay |
| Produced by | Gurupada Adhikari Dev |
| Starring | Dev Paran Bandyopadhyay Swastika Mukhopadhyay Tota Roy Chowdhury Rukmini Maitra |
| Cinematography | Modhura Palit |
| Edited by | Pronoy Dasgupta |
| Music by | Ranajoy Bhattacharjee |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | PVR Inox Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Tekka is an upcoming 2024 Indian Bengali-language action thriller film[1] co-written and directed by Srijit Mukherji. Produced by Gurupada Adhikari and Dev under the banner of Dev Entertainment Ventures.[2] The film stars Dev, Paran Bandyopadhyay, Swastika Mukherjee, Rukmini Maitra and Tota Roy Chowdhury in lead roles.[3]
The film's music is composed by Ranajoy Bhattacharjee and background score by Diptarka Bose. Modhura Palit handled the cinematography while Pranoy Dasgupta did the editing.[4] It is initially planned to release in theaters on 8 October 2024 during Durga Puja.[5][6]
Synopsis
[edit]Iqlakh (Dev) plays the role of a poor janitor who has lost his job. To get it back, he was forced to turn into a kidnapper. He kidnapped a schoolgirl from the front of St. Benjamin School and held her hostage in a building. ACP Maya (Rukmini Maitra) has been assigned the duty to save the child from his hand. Brishti (Sreeja Dutta) and Tintin (Aryan Bhowmik) play the role of young journalists. Ira (Swastika Mukherjee) plays the role of a higher official. The film unfolds in a 48 hours suspense thriller in an office building where they try to save the child from his custody, along with the help of paramilitary commandos.[7]
Cast
[edit]- Rukmini Maitra as ACP Maya (King)[8]
- Dev as Iqlakh (Jack)[9]
- Swastika Mukherjee as Ira (Queen)[8]
- Paran Bandopadhyay as MLA Anubrata Adhikari
- Sreeja Dutta as Brishti
- Tota Roy Chowdhury
- Sujan Mukherjee
- Aryan Bhowmik as Tintin
Production
[edit]Development and casting
[edit]In December 2023, it was reported that Dev would collaborate with director Srijit Mukherji for his next film after Pradhan (2023). The film's production house confirmed the collaboration between Mukherji and Dev by releasing the official poster of the film along with the pivotal names in the cast on their social media handles on 25 December 2023.[10] Filming began in 2024. Filming was suspended for the 2024 general elections in India; the rest of the filming was completed after the general elections.[11][5]
Marketing
[edit]The first look posters of the principle characters with their names in the movie were released in September 2024.[12] Rukmini Maitra's first look poster, revealing her name "Maya" in the film was released on 1 September 2024.[13] Swastika Mukherjee's first look poster, introducing her as "Ira" was released on 8 September 2024.[14] Dev's first look poster was dropped on 10 September 2024, introducing him as "Iqlakh".[15]
The release poster featuring the lead characters in the film was released on 11 September 2024.[16][17] The teaser was released on 13 September 2024 on Dev Entertainment Ventures official Youtube channel.[18][19]
Release
[edit]The film is scheduled to release in the theatres on 8 October 2024, on the occasion of Durga Puja.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tekka". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Srijit Mukherji calls it a wrap for Tekka, begins recce in Kashmir for Bhuswargo Bhoyonkor". OTTPlay. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Dev releases the official poster of his next film, 'Tekka'". Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "ডামাডোলে সৃজিতের 'টেক্কা', বিশেষ কারণে বদলে যাচ্ছে ছবির সুরকার! অনুপমের জায়গায় কে?" (in Bengali). Kolkata: Anandabazar Online. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "জন্মদিনে 'টেক্কা' খেললেন দেব! প্রকাশ্যে সৃজিতের সঙ্গে পরের ছবির পোস্টার". TheWall (in Bengali). The Wall. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Niyogi, Agnivo (13 September 2024). "Tekka teaser: Dev plays a distraught kidnapper in Srijit Mukherji's thriller". The Telegraph. Calcutta. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Samadder, Tulika (13 September 2024). "Tekka Teaser: স্কুল ছাত্রী অপহরণ করে বিচার চাইছে দেব, থামাতে মরিয়া রুক্মিণী, অস্থির স্বস্তিকা, প্রকাশ্যে টেক্কা-র টিজার". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "After Rukmini Maitra's Maya, Swastika Mukherjee's Ira makes an appearance! Swastika's character poster from 'Tekka' is out". Times of India. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ Niyogi, Agnivo (10 September 2024). "Dev's character poster for Srijit Mukherji's Tekka out". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Dev releases the official poster of his next film, 'Tekka'". The Telegraph Online. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "ঘাটালে ভোট মিটতেই ছবিতে মন দেবের, 'টেক্কা'র শুটিং শুরু করবেন কবে?" (in Bengali). Kolkata: Anandabazar Online. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Kanji, Subhasmita (1 September 2024). "Tekka Poster: পরনে লেদার জ্যাকেট, চোখে চশমা! বন্দুক হাতে পথঘাট কাঁপাতে আসছে টেক্কার মায়া, প্রকাশ্যে রুক্মিণীর দাবাং লুক". Hindustan Times (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Niyogi, Agnivo (2 September 2024). "Dev drops Rukmini Maitra's character poster for Tekka, announces release date". The Telegraph. Calcutta. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Swastika Mukherjee's Ira makes an appearance! Her character poster from 'Tekka' is out". Times of India. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Niyogi, Agnivo (10 September 2024). "Dev's character poster for Srijit Mukherji's Tekka out". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Bhanja, Sandipta (11 September 2024). "'চূড়ান্ত খেলা শুরু', 'টেক্কা'র কার্ড ফেলে বন্দুকধারী দেবের হুঁশিয়ারি". Sangbad Pratidin. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Bhattacharyya, Torsha (11 September 2024). "Dev-Swastika-Rukmini: এবার হাতে বন্দুক... দুই 'রানি'-কে নিয়ে এবার কী বার্তা দিতে চান দেব?". ABP Ananda (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
একসঙ্গে দেখা গেল দেব (Dev), রুক্মিণী মৈত্র (Rukmini Maitra), ও স্বস্তিকা মুখোপাধ্যায় (Swastika Mukherjee)-কে।
- ^ "Tekka Teaser: 'পৃথিবীর সবথেকে বড় অপরাধ গরিব হওয়া'!, দেব-দর্শনই সৃজিতের পুজোর 'টেক্কা'..." Zee 24 Ghanta (in Bengali). 14 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Bhanja, Sandipta (13 September 2024). "'খেলা শুরু!', 'টেক্কা'র ঝলকে সিস্টেম-সমাজের ভিত নড়িয়ে দেওয়ার হুঁশিয়ারি 'কমন ম্যান' দেবের". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Meet Dev aka Iqlakh, the Jack of All Trades! Srijit Mukherji's 'Tekka' to Release on October 8". Times of India. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.