Mitin Masi


Mitin Masi is a fictional female detective character created by Suchitra Bhattacharya.

Character

Suchitra Bhattacharya created detective fictions about Mitin mainly for teenagers, although wrote some stories of Mitin for adults. The real name of Mitin Masi is Pragyaparamita Mukherjee. She is in her mid 30s, lives in Dhakuria, Kolkata with her husband, Partha and son, Bumbum, and likes to cook. Mitin works as a private detective, who likes to use her mind rather than her revolver. Oindrilla, popularly known as Tupur, is her niece. Tupur is a school student who assists her in many of her cases.

Stories

Most of the stories of Mitin Masi were published in Pujabarshiki Anandamela, which include:
Apart from these, Suchitra Bhattacharya also wrote five adult detective stories of Mitin Masi namely Bish, Trishna Mara Geche and Maron Batas, Megher Pore Megh and "Palabar Path Nei ", an independent novel introducing the character of Mitin of Third Eye Agency.

Film

, director of the Byomkesh Bakshi series, has completed the first Mitin Mashi film based on the story Hate Matro Tintey Din. Mitin is going to be played by Bengali actress Koel Mallick. The film Mitin Mashi is slated to be released during 2019 Durga Puja.