The Elephant God(Movie, 1979)

Name: The Elephant God
Genre: Mystery, Adventure, Crime, Kids & Family
Released: 1979
Duration: T01:52:00
Rating: 3.9

Original title: "জয় বাবা ফেলুনাথ" (Bengali/BN)

1h 52min | Genres: Mystery, Adventure, Crime, Kids & Family

Rating: 3.9/5 (with 14 votes)

Joy Baba Felunath (lit. 'The Elephant God') is a 1979 Indian Bengali-language mystery film directed and written by Satyajit Ray. Featuring an ensemble cast of Soumitra Chatterjee, Santosh Dutta, Siddartha Chatterjee, Utpal Dutt amongst others, it is an adaption of the eponymous Feluda novel and serves as the sequel of Sonar Kella. Shortly after the demise of actor Santosh Dutta who portrayed Jatayu's role, Ray remarked that it was impossible to ever make a Feluda film again without Dutta. ()

Part of the Feluda Collection

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Awards & Nominations for The Elephant God

National Film Award for Best Children's Film

About The Elephant God

Set in the holy city of Benares, this is the second film about the detective Feluda, in which he goes for a holiday along with his cousin, Topshe and his friend, Lalmohan Ganguly. But the theft of a priceless deity of Lord Ganesh (the Elephant God) from a local household forces him to investigate.

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Additional Information

Production country: India

Plays in: Uttar Pradesh

Based on: "Joi Baba Felunath" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: RDB and Company

Original language: Bengali (BN)

Spoken languages: Bengali (BN)

Translated into 6 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Korean (KO), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 01/04/1979

Cast: Soumitra Chatterjee, Utpal Dutt, Haradhan Bandopadhyay, Kamu Mukherjee, Biplab Chatterjee, Siddartha Chatterjee, Monu Mukhopadhyay, Santosh Dutta, Soumitra Chatterjee

Director: Satyajit Ray

Screenwriter: Satyajit Ray

Film Editor: Dulal Dutta

Director of Photography: Soumendu Roy

Composer: Satyajit Ray

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Joi Baba Felunath"

"Joi Baba Felunath: The Elephant God"

15 movies in the Feluda Collection

1974 The Golden Fortress ("সোনার কেল্লা")

1979 The Elephant God

1996 Baksha Rahasya ("বাক্স-রহস্য")

1996 Gosainpur Sargaram ("গোঁসাইপুর সরগরম")

2000 Dr. Munshir Diary ("ডাঃ মুনসীর ডায়রি")

2003 Bombaiyer Bombete

2007 Kailashey Kelenkari ("কৈলাসে কেলেঙ্কারি")

2008 Tintorettor Jishu ("টিনটোরেটোর যীশু")

2010 Gorosthane Sabdhan

2011 Royal Bengal Rahasya ("রয়েল বেঙ্গল রহস্য")

2014 Badshahi Angti ("বাদশাহী আংটি")

2016 Double Feluda ("ডাবল ফেলুদা")

2022 Feludar Goyendagiri: Darjeeling Jawmjawmaat ("ফেলুদার গোয়েন্দাগিরি: দার্জিলিং জমজমাট")

2022 Hatyapuri ("হত্যাপুরী")

2023 Shabash Feluda: Gangtokey Gondogol ("সাবাশ ফেলুদা: গ্যাংটকে গন্ডগোল")

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