Bengal has grand legacy of literature based on Crime Thriller. The Iconic Detectives like Feluda, Bomkesh, Kiriti and such others are house hold names. But the way Satyajit Ray has built image of Pradosh Mitra alias Feluda is simply brilliant. After all, a person of Ray's status who was a prolific fictional writer created the character of Feluda and the craftsmanship of Ray in image building is bound to impact the Audience. Ray has made this character Immortal. More importantly, Ray's readers are mostly children which compelled him to be more cautious.
The recently released Season-2 of Nalinikanta was much awaited one. This is mainly because of Rajatava Dutta; a great actor in modern Bengali Cinema. But watching this proved to be Disappointing. The Web Series consisting of 6 Episodes have some serious loopholes.
The plot of the Film keeps shifting between Kolkata and Darjeeling. However, there is nothing wrong in this. Similarly, the plot includes a past. This is also natural. But despite such efforts, watching this seemed wasting time for the following reasons:
1. The sub sections do not seem well connected at all in the Web Series.
2. The Web Series is lengthy but without any reason.
3. Dialogues have been repeated too frequently.
4. Unnecessary reference of Food Items and Food restriction.
5. Dining Table has always been a favourite sequence in Bengali Movie. But its new age acceptability should be assessed.
Apart from these, it is hard to find the substantive as far as the plot is concerned. If Movies and Web Series are dramatic presentation of literature, its quality is poor. This rather exposes the state of present Bengali Literature.
But the Web Series used theories and calculation from Science. The Dialogue perceiving equation or whatever be from Physics and Mathematics just to display Intelligence can never be accepted. The Web Series does not narrate Crime or Investigation from psychological perspective. Here, both criminals and police are experts in Science. Naturally, reference from Botany and Chemistry even the someone researching about certain aspect of Chemistry come for obvious reasons.
Thus, the Web Series has done the same mistake as the Film did by including Classical songs as playback. If the plot narrates and tries to teach the audience Science, this is worst compromise with Creativity. If understanding scientific facts and botanical names of poison become must, this is bound to distract ordinary viewers. The Web Series should have ended where it began or at least with a reference with inputs why and for what the man was digging. Thus the Web Series has failed to maintain coherence.
If the Strong Part of the Web Series is Rajatava Dutta, in reality it has proved to be the weakest. The Web Series exposes that despite potentialities, Rajatava Dutta is more a Type than Round actor. He is competent in portrayal of evil. But it seems the potential actor lacks something serious to impact with such roles. The Actor should be selective at this phase of his career.
On the whole, loopholes in plot and poor characterization have made the Series a boring Narrative.
