Joi Baba Felunath: The Elephant God (1979)
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- 1h 52min
- Adventure, Crime
- 05 Jan 1979 (India)
- Movie
This is the second film about the detective Feluda (Soumitra Chatterjee) set in the holy city of Benares, where he (along with his cousin, Topshe and friend, Lalmohan Ganguly) goes for a holiday. But the theft of a priceless deity of Lord...
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Cast
| Soumitra Chatterjee | ... |
Prodosh Mitra (Feluda)
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| Utpal Dutt | ... |
Maganlal Meghraj
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Santosh Dutta | ... |
Lalmohan Ganguly (Jatayu)
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Siddhartha Chatterjee | ... |
Tapesh (Topshe)
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| Haradhan Bannerjee | ... |
Umanath Ghosal
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Satya Bannerjee | ... |
Niranjan
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Bimal Chatterjee | ... |
Ambika Nath Ghosal
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Biplab Chatterjee | ... |
Bikash Singha
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Moloy Roy | ... |
'Bishwashree' Gunamoy Bagchi
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Santosh Singha | ... |
Shashibabu
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Indubhushan Gujral |
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Kamu Mukherjee | ... |
Arjun
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Monu Mukherjee | ... |
Machli Baba
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Rajkumar Lahiri |
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Abani Mukherjee | ... |
(as Abani Kumar Mukherjee)
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Subhadra Devi |
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Parinita Banerjee | ... |
Mrs. Umanath Ghosal
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Bhaskar Patra |
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Samiran Roy |
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Pannalal Yadav |
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Jit Bose | ... |
Ruksmini Kumar Ghosal
(as Shriman Jit Bose)
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Directed by
| Satyajit Ray | ||
Written by
| Satyajit Ray | ... | (novel) |
| Satyajit Ray | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Kamal Bansal | ... | executive producer |
| R.D. Bansal | ... | producer |
| Lalji Mehrotra | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Satyajit Ray | ||
Cinematography by
| Soumendu Roy | ||
Editing by
| Dulal Dutta | ||
Editorial Department
| Kashinath Bose | ... | assistant editor |
Art Direction by
| Ashoke Bose | ||
Set Decoration by
| Sunil Das | ... | (setting) |
| Ramdhani Ghatoa | ... | (setting) |
| Khetra Nayek | ... | (setting) |
Makeup Department
| Ananta Das | ... | makeup artist |
| Dilip Roy | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
| Balai Adhya | ... | assistant production manager |
| Anil Choudhury | ... | production manager |
| Arun Das | ... | assistant production manager |
| Trailokya Das | ... | assistant production manager |
| Bhanu Ghosh | ... | production manager |
| Jatish Chandra Roy | ... | supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Santi Chatterjee | ... | assistant director (as Shanti Kumar Chatterjee) |
| Sandip Ray | ... | assistant director |
| Ramesh Sen | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Shatadal Mitra | ... | assistant art director |
| Jiten Pal | ... | sculptor |
| Bhola Palit | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Dulal Das | ... | sound assistant |
| Alok De | ... | assistant recordist |
| Mangesh Desai | ... | re-recording |
| Samir Majumdar | ... | music recordist |
| Robin Sengupta | ... | sound mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Dilip Bannerjee | ... | assistant camera |
| Purnendu Bose | ... | assistant camera |
| Abhimanyu Das | ... | lighting |
| Deben Das | ... | lighting |
| Hemanta Das | ... | lighting |
| Shankar Das | ... | lighting |
| Sudarshan Das | ... | lighting |
| Manoranjan Dutta | ... | lighting |
| Sukharanjan Dutta | ... | lighting |
| Haren Ganguly | ... | lighting |
| Anil Ghosh | ... | assistant camera |
| Binoy Ghosh | ... | lighting |
| Nemai Ghosh | ... | still photographer (as Nimai Ghosh) |
| Manglu Kurmi | ... | lighting (as Mangru Kurmi) |
| Paresh Mondal | ... | lighting |
| Abani Naskar | ... | lighting |
| Barun Raha | ... | assistant camera |
| Sandip Ray | ... | still photographer |
| Sudhir Sarkar | ... | lighting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Haru Das | ... | wardrobe |
| Tapan Das | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Reba Muhuri | ... | playback singer |
Additional Crew
| Shailesh Mukhopadhyay | ... | publicist |
Thanks
| Amiyaratan Banerjee | ... | acknowledgment |
| Kamal Bansal | ... | acknowledgment (as Shrimati Kamal Bansal) |
| Bimal Chatterjee | ... | acknowledgment |
| Bijoya Ray | ... | acknowledgment (as Shrimati Bijoya Ray) |
| Jatish Chandra Roy | ... | acknowledgment |
| Padampati Sharma | ... | acknowledgment |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Les Films de l'Atalante (1994) (France) (theatrical)
- Gala Entertainment Corp. (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Les Acacias (2014) (France) (theatrical)
- Leopardo Filmes (2014) (Portugal)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
This is the second film about the detective Feluda (Soumitra Chatterjee) set in the holy city of Benares, where he (along with his cousin, Topshe and friend, Lalmohan Ganguly) goes for a holiday. But the theft of a priceless deity of Lord Ganesh (the Elephant God) from a local household forces him to start investigation. Feluda comes in direct confrontation with Maganlal Meghraj (Utpal Dutt), a ruthless trader. Maganlal makes the mild-mannered Lalmohan a knife-thrower's target and threatens Felu to stop investigation. But there are several other suspects as an innocent artisan is brutally murdered, a shady 'holy man' holds court on the banks of the Ganges and an adventure-loving little boy (and his grand-father), brought up on crime thrillers. The climax is a shoot-out on the Ganges, followed by the unraveling of the mystery. Written by Diptakirti Chaudhuri |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Santosh Dutta who played the comic character of Jatayu was a Criminal Lawyer by profession. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Followed by The Mystery of the Box (1996). See more » |