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Joi Baba Felunath: The Elephant God

Original title: Joi Baba Felunath
  • 19791979
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
2K
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Siddhartha Chatterjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, Utpal Dutt, and Santosh Dutta in Joi Baba Felunath (1979)
  • Adventure
  • Crime
  • Family
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 hol... Read allThis 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 ho... Read allThis 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 Magan... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
2K
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  • Director
    • Satyajit Ray
  • Writer
    • Satyajit Ray(novel)
  • Stars
    • Soumitra Chatterjee
    • Utpal Dutt
    • Santosh Dutta
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  • Director
    • Satyajit Ray
  • Writer
    • Satyajit Ray(novel)
  • Stars
    • Soumitra Chatterjee
    • Utpal Dutt
    • Santosh Dutta
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    • 8User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Satya Bannerjee, Haradhan Bannerjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, and Parinita Banerjee in Joi Baba Felunath (1979)
    Santosh Dutta and Moloy Roy in Joi Baba Felunath (1979)
    Soumitra Chatterjee and Santosh Dutta in Joi Baba Felunath (1979)
    Satyajit Ray in Joi Baba Felunath (1979)
    Satyajit Ray in Joi Baba Felunath (1979)
    Satyajit Ray in Joi Baba Felunath (1979)
    Satyajit Ray and Soumitra Chatterjee in Joi Baba Felunath (1979)
    Satyajit Ray in Joi Baba Felunath (1979)
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    Satyajit Ray, Soumitra Chatterjee, and Utpal Dutt in Joi Baba Felunath (1979)

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    Soumitra Chatterjee
    Soumitra Chatterjee
    • Prodosh Mitra (Feluda)as Prodosh Mitra (Feluda)
    Utpal Dutt
    Utpal Dutt
    • Maganlal Meghrajas Maganlal Meghraj
    Santosh Dutta
    • Lalmohan Ganguly (Jatayu)as Lalmohan Ganguly (Jatayu)
    Siddhartha Chatterjee
    • Tapesh (Topshe)as Tapesh (Topshe)
    Haradhan Bannerjee
    Haradhan Bannerjee
    • Umanath Ghosalas Umanath Ghosal
    Satya Bannerjee
    • Niranjanas Niranjan
    Bimal Chatterjee
    • Ambika Nath Ghosalas Ambika Nath Ghosal
    Biplab Chatterjee
    • Bikash Singhaas Bikash Singha
    Moloy Roy
    • 'Bishwashree' Gunamoy Bagchias 'Bishwashree' Gunamoy Bagchi
    Santosh Singha
    • Shashibabuas Shashibabu
    Indubhushan Gujral
    Kamu Mukherjee
    • Arjunas Arjun
    Monu Mukherjee
    • Machli Babaas Machli Baba
    Rajkumar Lahiri
    Abani Mukherjee
      Subhadra Devi
      Parinita Banerjee
      Bhaskar Patra
      • Director
        • Satyajit Ray
      • Writer
        • Satyajit Ray(novel) (screenplay)
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      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. —Diptakirti Chaudhuri
      • feluda
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      • knife thrower
      • theft
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        • Family
        • Mystery
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      • Trivia
        The character of Lalmohanbabu is considered to be cursed. Every actor till now who has portrayed this character has died albeit under normal circumstances.
      • Connections
        Followed by Baksha Rahasya (1996)

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      8/10
      absorbing fare ...
      I read some Feluda stories in my childhood. Since then I haven't ventured towards the book of the ace sleuth written by Ray that have endeared him to millions across the globe. I have seen several films of the detective though, two directed by Satyajit Ray himself, and quite a few directed by his son Sandip Ray. Among the multiplicity of themes that Ray explored in his films and in his writings, one often finds a thematic recurrence interspersed among his works. The core theme in JOYBABA FELUNATH - about a thriving business involving smuggling of heritage art objects from India to the West was also seen in his book KAILASHE KELENKARI, which has been made into a film by Sandip Ray. The penchant of Ray to showcase rare skills such as jugglery (Phatikchand) is again seen in this film in the spine-chilling act of a skilled marksman aiming at humans - it was filmed on 'Jatayu.' JOYBABA .. is an engaging, suspenseful film from the master filmmaker. The film has the Hindu holy city of Benaras as the backdrop. Apart from a fine performance by Soumitro Chatterjee in the role of Feluda, the film was elevated several notches by the terrific performance of Utpal Dutta as Maganlal Meghraj - rarely has Utpal Dutta looked so menacing as a villain, his act in Bollywood films playing the evil man was mostly comical. The pivotal child character in the film, endearing called Captain Spark, brought out the child that used to reside in Ray who was enchanted by magic, mysterious occurrences & other aspects of the supernatural, besides his love of adventure. Rating; 4 out of 5
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      • Release date
        • January 5, 1979 (India)
      • Country of origin
        • India
      • Language
        • Bengali
      • Also known as
        • The Elephant God
      • Filming locations
        • Little Flower House, Nagwa Lanka, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
      • Production company
        • RDB and Company
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 52 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono

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