The Eken is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language black comedy detective action thriller film directed by Joydeep Mukherjee. The film is produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films. In the film, Anirban Chakrabarti plays the title role of Ekenbabu, a fictional detective created by the Bengali author, Sujan Dasgupta. Panabha Dasgupta has written the screenplay for the film. The film was a commercial as well as a critical success. It was released in theatres on 14 April, 2022 and despite clashing with K.G.F: Chapter 2, it was well received by the audience and had a great run at the box office. Second film of this series called The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan released on 2023 and third film of this series called The Eken: Benarase Bibhisikha released on 2025.