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Joi Baba Felunath (The Elephant God)

Joi Baba Felunath (The Elephant God) (1978)

  • 83% of users liked it
    (222 ratings)

Felu (Soumitra Chatterjee) is a detective whose vacation is interrupted when a priceless statue of an elephant god is stolen. Suspects include a local gangster, a nervous bodyguard, a disgruntled servant, and a fence who masquerades as a holy man. Chatterjee plays the character with reserve and… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Satyajit Ray
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Art House & International
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1978 Limited
RDB and Company

Critic Reviews

  • John A. Nesbit, Old School Reviews

    Overall, Joi Baba Felunath is very enjoyable and well constructed. For Satyajit Ray fans, its a welcome sight to see him return to the banks of the Ganges---the same location so prominent in Aparajito.

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  • Anthony L


    An thoroughly enjoyable crime caper with likable good-guys and dastardly bad-guys. The story is very Agatha Christie, Ray is obviously a big Christie fan, he even mentions her in the film but the back-drop and humour is very much Satyajit Ray and it certainly stands as one of his… More

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