''Byadh'' (The Hunter) is a

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series directed by Abhirup Ghosh and based on Rajarshi Das Bhowmick's story ''Chorai Hatya Rohoshya''. It was released on Hoichoi OTT platform on 11 February 2022 under the banner of Zeoline Media production. It stars

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and

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in pivotal roles.

Plot

The series begins when an unnamed mysterious man is brutally killing sparrows in different villages of West Bengal. Police commissioner sends the case to the Department of unusual cases. This department deals with worthless issues which are considered to be unimportant by the police. Experienced officer Kanaicharan and newcomer Souvik are investigating the cases. Both get deeply involved in the matter and the cat and mouse game begins. It reveals that someone is killing sparrows following the ideology of Four Pests campaign.

Cast

as Kanaicharan Das *

as Bishu *

as Bhanu Samaddar *

Anashua Majumdar Anashua Majumdar is an Indian actress who works in Bengali-language films, TV shows and theater. Filmography * '' Shontaan'' (2024) * '' Raktabeej'' (2023) * '' Byadh'' (2022) * '' Aparajito'' (2022) * '' Gotro'' (2019) * '' Mukherjee Dar ...

as Tanima Sen, Ornithologist * Souman Bose as Souvik * Bibriti Chatterjee as Mrinalini Gomes

Episodes

Season 1 (2021)

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 17576406 Bengali-language web series Indian crime television series Thriller web series Hoichoi original programming