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Joi Baba Felunath (The Elephant God) is a 1978 film by Bengali director Satyajit Ray, featuring the actors Soumitra Chatterjee, Santosh Dutta, Siddartha Chatterjee, Utpal Dutt among others.

The film is based on the famous Feluda novel of the same name by Satyajit Ray himself .

Synopsis

Feluda played by Soumitra , the sharp and wity detective from Calcutta , his cousin Topshe and friend Lalmohan Ganguly played by Santosh Dutta visit Benaras (Varanasi) , a town on the banks of Ganges. In Benaras they meet a Bengali family .On coming to know that Feluda is a famous detective the head of this family invites him to his place and shows him an Idol of Ganesha , the elephant God. This idol is made of pure gold and is a prized possession of the family and is supposed to bring good luck to the family."Maganlal Megraj" a wealthy businessman from Benaras has his eyes set on the idol and he will use any means to grab that. Feluda promises to help the family in protecting the idol . In the meanwhile the Sculptor who was sculpting the Durga idol for the Durga Puja festval is murdered and the Mystery deepens. Feluda uses his brilliant detecting skills to unravel the Mystery and bring the culprits to the book. Watch out for the twists in the story and the knife thrower played by Kamu Mukherjee.

Story

Feluda played by Soumitra , the sharp and wity detective from Calcutta , his cousin Topshe and friend Lalmohan Ganguly played by Santosh Dutta vistis Benaras , a town on the banks of Ganges. In Benaras they meet a Bengali family .On coming to know that Feluda is a famous detective the head of this family invites him to his place and shows him an Idol of Ganesha , the elephant God.

This idol is made of pure gold and is a prized possession of the family and is supposed to bring good luck to the family."Maganlal Megraj" a wealthy businessman from Benaras has his eyes set on the idol and he will use any means to grab it. Feluda promises to help the family in protecting the idol . In the meanwhile the Sculptor who was sculpting the Durga idol for the Durga Puja festval is murdered and the mystery deepens. Feluda uses his brilliant detective skills to unravel the mystery and bring the culprits to the book. Watch out for the twists in the story and the knife thrower played by Kamu Mukherjee.

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