The Elephant God

The Elephant God (1979)

জয় বাবা ফেলুনাথ

Set in the holy city of Benares, this is the second film about the detective Feluda, who goes on a holiday 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.

Date of release
1979-01-04
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (43)
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Director
Satyajit Ray
Collection
Feluda Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Joi Baba Felunath
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: National Film Award for Best Children's Film

Joi Baba Felunath 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.

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