Joi Baba Felunath (The Elephant God) (1978)

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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 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 occasional humor in this twisting detective story written and directed by Satyajit Ray. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 52 min.
Directed By: Satyajit Ray
Written By: Satyajit Ray
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Art House & International

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1978 Limited
On DVD: Feb 6, 2007
Studio: 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
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 films. Soumitra Chatterjee is very suave as his role as Detective Feluda but it's Santosh Dutta as Lalmohan Ganguly who really steals the show (although Utpal Dutt as Maganlal Meghraj comes a very close second). Overall, a very enjoyable film with universal appeal. Highly recommended!

Cast

Haradham Banerjee
as Umanath
Soumitra Chatterjee
as Prodosh Mitra (Feluda)
Utpal Dutt
as Maganlal Meghraj

Santosh Dutta
as Lalmohan Ganguly (Jatayu)
Siddharta Chatterjee
Monu Mukherjee

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Joi Baba Felunath (The Elephant God) (1978)

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