A direct sequel to Dawshom Awbotaar featuring Prosenjit Chatterjee and Anirban Bhattacharya reprising their roles is announced.
The city of Kolkata becomes the stage for a series of gruesome serial killings, using a modus operandi inspired by the ten avatars of Lord Vishnu.
Poddar, who takes a keen interest in serial killing cases, joins Probir in this mission at the behest of latter's request to the high authorities.
Meanwhile, Poddar's origin was revealed: he was born in a brothel in Kalighat (and was implied to be the lookalike half brother of Paltan from Dwitiyo Purush)and tutors children from red light area.
As the death toll continues to rise (victims include a promoter, a businessman associated with mafia, a doctor accused of medical negligence, a criminal lawyer who saved a terrorist) and the police struggle to make significant progress, a young psychiatrist named Moitreyee Ghatak reaches out to Probir and Poddar, claiming to know the killer's identity.
One of Moitreyee's patients, Biswaroop Bardhan, suffers from an extreme case of god complex, firmly believing himself to be Kalki, the tenth avatar of Lord Vishnu.
As the murder of a sleazy teacher takes place and their search for the serial killer yields no positive results, Probir and Poddar find themselves once again in a heated argument as the former wanted to gamble Moitreyee's life and use her as a bait to draw Biswaroop out.
Probir's intuition compels him and Poddar to rush back to Moitreyee's place, only to be greeted by Biswaroop holding Moitreeyee at gunpoint.
He declares that now he is determined to continue his duty of morally cleansing the society and tells the cops that they're the befitting targets on his list (Probir due to his sadism and Poddar being side kick).
The plan backfired terribly: as her brother's relentless spree of murders escalated (who,completely driven insane, considered himself as Kalki), Moitreyee, burdened by guilt and fear, ultimately sought the aid of the police.
Upon discovering this truth, Poddar was engulfed by a profound sense of shock and repulsion, and felt that he was merely a tool for Moitreyee that she used throughout the entire fiasco.
Moitreyee, still grappling with the loss of her brother, witnesses a disquieted Poddar questioning the depth of her love for him, while verbally abusing her with vehement disgust at her involvement in the serial killings.
The singers are Anupam Roy, Ajoy Chakrabarty, Rupam Islam, Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal and Paloma Majumder.
Poorna Banerjee of The Times of India rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "With romance blooming in the second part, the story slows down considerably, and then moves towards a slightly drawn-out climax.
But the palpable chemistry between Prosenjit and Anirban is a rare treat, and definitely one of the main reasons why Dawshom Awbotaar is an entertaining watch this festive season.
The songs composed by Anupam Roy and the background score by Indraadip Dasgupta elevate the narrative, evoking nostalgia and providing a soulful backdrop to the story.
[30][31] Premankur Biswas of The Indian Express rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote " One can say that the actors are committed to their roles, but what does that even mean when the script is as weak as this.