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An interview with Belly, who raised the elephants in the Oscar-winning ‘The Elephant Whisperers’

The Asianet team reached out and interviewed Raghu, the two elephants from the Oscar-winning The Elephant Whisperers, and Belly and Bomman, the couple who raised Ammukutty. Belly said the forest department officials brought Raghu, an orphaned baby elephant roaming in the forest, and handed it over to her. She explained that although she hesitated at …

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Missing those elephants? Gajrajulu missing from Oscar winning documentary ‘The Elephant Whisperers’

Two elephants that appeared in the Oscar-winning documentary short The Elephant Whisperers are now missing. Bomman, who reared the elephants, said that some people drove them into the forest yesterday under the influence of alcohol. Currently they are looking for those elephants in the forests of Krishnagiri. First Published Mar 13, 2023, 7:27 PM IST …

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