The Elephant God
জয় বাবা ফেলুনাথ
India • 1979
Director
Synopsis
The second film Satyajit Ray made about the Sherlock Holmes-like detective Feluda—a character the filmmaker originated in a popular series of novels—is a cleverly entertaining mystery set in the holy city of Varanasi. It’s there that the celebrated sleuth (Soumitra Chatterjee) and his assistant Topshe (Siddhartha Chatterjee) find their vacation interrupted by the disappearance of a priceless statue—leading to a twisty investigation involving a host of colorful characters and surprising reveals.
Synopsis
The second film Satyajit Ray made about the Sherlock Holmes-like detective Feluda—a character the filmmaker originated in a popular series of novels—is a cleverly entertaining mystery set in the holy city of Varanasi. It’s there that the celebrated sleuth (Soumitra Chatterjee) and his assistant Topshe (Siddhartha Chatterjee) find their vacation interrupted by the disappearance of a priceless statue—leading to a twisty investigation involving a host of colorful characters and surprising reveals.
Credits
Crew
DirectorSatyajit Ray
WriterSatyajit Ray
CinematographerSoumendu Roy
ComposerSatyajit Ray
EditorDulal Dutta
Cast
Soumitra Chatterjeeas Prodosh Mitra (Feluda)
Siddhartha Chatterjeeas Tapesh (Topshe)
Santosh Duttaas Lalmohan Ganguly (Jatayu)
Utpal Duttas Maganlal Meghraj