Oscar for ‘Elephant Whisperers’: Baby Elephant Raghu in TN Elephant Camp Becomes Tourist Attraction

Chennai: Baby elephant Raghu, the star of the Oscar-winning Indian documentary film ‘Elephant Whisperers’ has started to attract tourists. Large numbers of people are traveling to Mudumalai Theppakadu elephant camp in Tamil Nadu to catch a glimpse of the baby elephant made famous by the Indian documentary film.

‘Elephant Whisperers’ was adjudged as the ‘Best Documentary Short Film’ in the Oscar Awards ceremony on Monday.

The plot of this documentary tells the story of a family, which adopts two orphan baby elephants in Tamil Nadu’s Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.

For the tourists visiting this elephant camp in Tamil Nadu, a glimpse of the elephant shown in the movie provides great joy and pride.

Kartiki Gonsalves is the director of this Oscar-winning documentary while Guneet Monga is its producer.

In her winning speech, Gonsalves said, “I stand here today to speak on the sacred bond between us and our natural world. For the respect of indigenous communities. For entity towards other living beings, we share our space with. And finally for co-existence. Thank you to the academy for recognizing our film highlighting indigenous people and animals.”