Tekka 2024 Tekka

Film · 2024 · Bengali · Drama

Tekka

★★★★★ ★★★★★ 3.6 Generally Positive 7 Indian-media reviews IMDb 7.1
135 min
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Synopsis

Tekka

Tekka (transl. Ace) is a 2024 Indian Bengali-language vigilante action thriller film co-written and directed by Srijit Mukherji. Produced by Gurupada Adhikari and Dev under the banner of Dev Entertainment Ventures, the film is based on a story of the same name by Bhaskar Chattopadhyay, which itself is loosely inspired from the West Bengal School Service Commission recruitment scam (2022).

Studio
Run time
135 min
Language
Bengali

Reviews

10 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.

Critics' consensus

Generally Positive

Critics' aggregate for Tekka is 73/100 from 7 scored critic/publication reviews.

Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 11 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.

Common praise

  • performances
  • writing
  • music
  • visual craft

Positive 10

The Telegraph Agnivo Niyogi
Agnivo Niyogi of The Telegraph reviewed the film and wrote "Tekka is a nerve-wracking hostage thriller, anchored by a nuanced performance from Dev in a de-glam avatar.
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Indian Express Anurupa Chakraborty
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.0
Anurupa Chakraborty of the Indian Express rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Every actor's acting along with the two child actors, combined with the tight screenplay by Srijit Mukherjee and Palit's cinematography is the heart of the film." She praised the climax of the film, the indulging script and the strong writing for all the characters.
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Sangbad Pratidin Biswadip Dey
Biswadip Dey of Sangbad Pratidin reviewed the film and wrote "Dev and Srijit Mukherjee are the two nuclear factors of the film." He praised Mukherjee's engrossing screenplay, the songs and specially the background score, which aptly complements the scenes.
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Ei Samay Deboleena Ghosh
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 3.5
Deboleena Ghosh of Ei Samay rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The film speaks about the sharp divide in the society between the rich and the poor." She praised the music, songs and acting of the whole cast, specially Dev, Rukmini and Paran Bandyopadhyay.
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Times of India Poorna Banerjee
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 3.5
Poorna Banerjee of the Times of India rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote that it belongs to the genre of Srijit's films like Vinci Da, Dwitiyo Purush or Chotushkone.
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OTTplay Shamayita Chakraborty
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 3.0
Shamayita Chakraborty of OTTplay rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Tekka is a thrilling but one-time watch." She praised the acting, direction, dialogues, cinematography, songs and BGM but criticized the storyline, the storytelling, unnecessary guest appearance and the not appropriate title of the film as per the plot.
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Hindustan Times Subhasmita Kanji
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 3.7
Subhasmita Kanji of Hindustan Times rated the film 3.7 out of 5 stars and wrote she was disappointed with the first half but the second half compensated it.
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The Wall Subhodeep Bandyopadhyay
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 3.8
Subhodeep Bandyopadhyay of The Wall rated the film 7.5 out of 10 stars and wrote "Tekka is a voice against the mistreatment of the poor strata of people.
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Anandabazar Patrika Sudeep Ghosh
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.0
Sudeep Ghosh of Anandabazar Patrika rated the film 8 out of 10 stars and wrote "Tekka is a commercial Bengali hostage thriller film including all the mass masala elements." He mentioned that: intense plot, unexpected twists, good acting and complex situations, the film had everything.
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Media & trailers

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Details

Soundtrack

  • Theme Jete Jete Kabir Suman
  • Tomay Chhere Jete Parlam Koi Anupam Roy
  • Taasher Deshe Timir Biswas
  • Tomay Chhere Jete Parlam Koi (Female Version) Rapurna Bhattacharya

Technical specs

Run time
135 min
Language
Bengali
Country
IN
Director
Srijit Mukherji

Trivia

  • The film was officially announced in August 2023 under the tentative title Dev 45, marking actor Dev's 45th film as a lead actor.
  • Principal photography commenced in January 2024 in Kolkata.
  • Aameya Bose made her acting debut in the film alongside special appearances by Kaushik Sen, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Sudeshna Roy, and director Srijit Mukherji.
  • The movie was released worldwide on 8 October 2024 on the occasion of Durga Puja.
  • Tekka grossed over 8 crore, emerging as the third highest grossing Bengali film of 2024.

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