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'''''Ele, My Friend''''' is a 1992 English-language [[children's film]] directed by Dharan Mandrayar and produced by Linda Mandrayar. The film stars Jacob Paul Guzman and an elephant named Ganesh.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 November 2008 |title=Free screening of "Ele My Friend" |url=https://www.villagenews.com/story/2008/12/11/entertainment/free-screening-of-ele-my-friend/19990.html |url-access=subscription |website=Village News |access-date=29 March 2022 |archive-date=30 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330045540/https://www.villagenews.com/story/2008/12/11/entertainment/free-screening-of-ele-my-friend/19990.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film, an Indo-British co-production, revolves around a bond between 10-year old Charles and an elephant, which he names Ele.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Visible Ink |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2RacqQu0B3IC&q=Ele,+My+Friend+Dharan+Mandrayar |title=Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, 1997 |last2=Craddock |year=1996 |isbn=9780787607807 |pages=240 |access-date=29 March 2022 |archive-date=30 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330045605/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Videohound_s_Golden_Movie_Retriever_1997/2RacqQu0B3IC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Ele%2C+My+Friend+Dharan+Mandrayar&dq=Ele%2C+My+Friend+Dharan+Mandrayar&printsec=frontcover |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ipAAQAAIAAJ&q=Ele,+My+Friend+Dharan+Mandrayar |title=Epd film: Zeitschrift des Gemeinschaftswerk der Evangelischen Publizistik |publisher=Joint Work of Protestant Journalism |year=1993 |volume=10 |pages=9 |language=German |access-date=29 March 2022 |archive-date=30 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330045537/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Epd_film/5ipAAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Ele%2C+My+Friend+Dharan+Mandrayar&dq=Ele%2C+My+Friend+Dharan+Mandrayar&printsec=frontcover |url-status=live }}</ref> |
'''''Ele, My Friend''''' is a 1992 English-language [[children's film]] directed by Dharan Mandrayar and produced by Linda Mandrayar. The film stars Jacob Paul Guzman and an elephant named Ganesh.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 November 2008 |title=Free screening of "Ele My Friend" |url=https://www.villagenews.com/story/2008/12/11/entertainment/free-screening-of-ele-my-friend/19990.html |url-access=subscription |website=Village News |access-date=29 March 2022 |archive-date=30 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330045540/https://www.villagenews.com/story/2008/12/11/entertainment/free-screening-of-ele-my-friend/19990.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film, an Indo-British co-production, revolves around a bond between 10-year old named Charles and an elephant, which he names Ele.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Visible Ink |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2RacqQu0B3IC&q=Ele,+My+Friend+Dharan+Mandrayar |title=Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, 1997 |last2=Craddock |year=1996 |isbn=9780787607807 |pages=240 | publisher=Thomson Gale |access-date=29 March 2022 |archive-date=30 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330045605/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Videohound_s_Golden_Movie_Retriever_1997/2RacqQu0B3IC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Ele%2C+My+Friend+Dharan+Mandrayar&dq=Ele%2C+My+Friend+Dharan+Mandrayar&printsec=frontcover |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ipAAQAAIAAJ&q=Ele,+My+Friend+Dharan+Mandrayar |title=Epd film: Zeitschrift des Gemeinschaftswerk der Evangelischen Publizistik |publisher=Joint Work of Protestant Journalism |year=1993 |volume=10 |pages=9 |language=German |access-date=29 March 2022 |archive-date=30 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330045537/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Epd_film/5ipAAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Ele%2C+My+Friend+Dharan+Mandrayar&dq=Ele%2C+My+Friend+Dharan+Mandrayar&printsec=frontcover |url-status=live }}</ref> The film is set in 1924.<ref name="DVD">{{Cite web |date=25 December 2008 |title=Sensitive and suspenseful 'Ele, My Friend' by Bonsall filmmakers now on DVD |url=https://www.villagenews.com/story/2008/12/25/entertainment/sensitive-and-suspenseful-ele-my-friend-by-bonsall-filmmakers-now-on-dvd/20139.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330045551/https://www.villagenews.com/story/2008/12/25/entertainment/sensitive-and-suspenseful-ele-my-friend-by-bonsall-filmmakers-now-on-dvd/20139.html |archive-date=30 March 2022 |access-date=29 March 2022 |website=Village News}}</ref> |
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== Cast == |
== Cast == |
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*Jacob Paul Guzman as Charles |
*Jacob Paul Guzman as Charles |
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*Ganesh as Ele |
*Ganesh as Ele |
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*Gazan Khan as Jaggu |
*Gazan Khan as Jaggu |
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*[[R. S. Shivaji]] as Ahmed |
*[[R. S. Shivaji]] as Ahmed |
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*Terry Nichelson as Charles Sr. |
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*Queen as Ele's mother |
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*Katherine Byers as Mary |
*Katherine Byers as Mary |
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*[[Santhana Bharathi]] as Kallar Village Chief |
*[[Santhana Bharathi]] as Kallar Village Chief |
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*[[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] as Omar (special appearance) |
*[[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] as Omar (special appearance) |
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*[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] (special appearance) |
*[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] (special appearance) |
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== Production == |
== Production == |
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Dharan Mandrayar, a nephew of actor [[Sivaji Ganesan]], studied in India and later in the United States. He forayed into films after being encouraged by his wife, Linda.<ref name="Rediff">{{Cite web |last=Warrier |first=Shobha |author-link=Shobha Warrier |date=2 August 2004 |title='I could see anguish in their eyes' |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/aug/02white.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505170026/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/aug/02white.htm |archive-date=5 May 2021 |access-date=29 March 2022 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> The film was shot in South India and was produced by Dharan and Linda Mandrayar's Dharlin Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Taylor |first=Nathalie |year=2021 |title=Dharlin Entertainment's The Journey of Thomas To Be Filmed in Sri Lanka |url=https://issuu.com/villagenewsinc/docs/sb21_sourcebook_fallbrook_lr |magazine=Sourcebook |publisher=Village News, Inc. |pages=46–48 |access-date=29 March 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Hollywood">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RCYIAQAAMAAJ&q=Ele,+My+Friend+Dharan+Mandrayar |title=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Wilkerson Daily Corporation |year=1992 |pages=6 |access-date=29 March 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Filming began on 3 February 1992 |
Dharan Mandrayar, a nephew of actor [[Sivaji Ganesan]], studied in India and later in the United States. He forayed into films after being encouraged by his wife, Linda.<ref name="Rediff">{{Cite web |last=Warrier |first=Shobha |author-link=Shobha Warrier |date=2 August 2004 |title='I could see anguish in their eyes' |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/aug/02white.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505170026/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/aug/02white.htm |archive-date=5 May 2021 |access-date=29 March 2022 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> The film was shot in South India and was produced by Dharan and Linda Mandrayar's Dharlin Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Taylor |first=Nathalie |year=2021 |title=Dharlin Entertainment's The Journey of Thomas To Be Filmed in Sri Lanka |url=https://issuu.com/villagenewsinc/docs/sb21_sourcebook_fallbrook_lr |magazine=Sourcebook |publisher=Village News, Inc. |pages=46–48 |access-date=29 March 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Hollywood">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RCYIAQAAMAAJ&q=Ele,+My+Friend+Dharan+Mandrayar |title=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Wilkerson Daily Corporation |year=1992 |pages=6 |access-date=29 March 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Filming began on 3 February 1992,<ref name="Hollywood" /> and trained elephants had to be brought into the wildlife refuge in trailers.<ref name="DVD"/> Mandrayar had Ele hover his foot above him to convince the film crew that the elephant could be trusted.<ref name="DVD"/> While filming, a [[Musth|bull]] (male) elephant charged the sets and the crew and trained elephants ran to safety.<ref name="DVD"/> The scene where Ele falls into a pit was shot in one take.<ref name="DVD"/> |
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== Release == |
== Release == |
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The film was released in Germany and Italy as ''Mein Freund, der kleine Elefant'' and ''Il Mio Amico Elé'', respectively.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=shEIAQAAMAAJ&q=Ele,+My+Friend+Dharan+Mandrayar |title=Cinema sign Issues 89-94 |publisher=Cineforum of Vicenza |year=1998 |access-date=29 March 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film was made available on DVD in 2008.<ref |
The film was released in Germany and Italy as ''Mein Freund, der kleine Elefant'' and ''Il Mio Amico Elé'', respectively.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=shEIAQAAMAAJ&q=Ele,+My+Friend+Dharan+Mandrayar |title=Cinema sign Issues 89-94 |publisher=Cineforum of Vicenza |year=1998 |access-date=29 March 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film was made available on DVD in 2008.<ref name="DVD"/> |
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== Reception == |
== Reception == |
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Ele, My Friend | |
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Directed by | Dharan Mandrayar |
Written by | Dharan Mandrayar |
Produced by | Dharan Mandrayar |
Starring | Jacob Paul Guzman Ganesh |
Cinematography | Arnie Sirlin |
Edited by | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
Music by | Barry Phillips |
Production company | Dharlin Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Countries | India United Kingdom |
Sprache | Englisch |
Ele, My Friend is a 1992 English-language children's film directed by Dharan Mandrayar and produced by Linda Mandrayar. The film stars Jacob Paul Guzman and an elephant named Ganesh.[1] The film, an Indo-British co-production, revolves around a bond between 10-year old named Charles and an elephant, which he names Ele.[2][3] The film is set in 1924.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Jacob Paul Guzman as Charles
- Ganesh as Ele
- Gazan Khan as Jaggu
- R. S. Shivaji as Ahmed
- Terry Nichelson as Charles Sr.
- Queen as Ele's mother
- Katherine Byers as Mary
- Santhana Bharathi as Kallar Village Chief
- Amjad Khan as Omar (special appearance)
- Prabhu (special appearance)
Production
[edit]Dharan Mandrayar, a nephew of actor Sivaji Ganesan, studied in India and later in the United States. He forayed into films after being encouraged by his wife, Linda.[5] The film was shot in South India and was produced by Dharan and Linda Mandrayar's Dharlin Entertainment.[6][7] Filming began on 3 February 1992,[7] and trained elephants had to be brought into the wildlife refuge in trailers.[4] Mandrayar had Ele hover his foot above him to convince the film crew that the elephant could be trusted.[4] While filming, a bull (male) elephant charged the sets and the crew and trained elephants ran to safety.[4] The scene where Ele falls into a pit was shot in one take.[4]
Release
[edit]The film was released in Germany and Italy as Mein Freund, der kleine Elefant and Il Mio Amico Elé, respectively.[8] The film was made available on DVD in 2008.[4]
Reception
[edit]A critic from Movie Guide opined that "Ele, My Friend is a rare, gentle movie that will satisfy the viewer".[9] Regarding the German version, a critic from Kinder Film Welt criticised several aspects of the film including the acting, music, and sound.[10][11]
Accolades
[edit]The film won the Best Picture for Environment and Quality of Life Award in Bellinzona, Switzerland.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Free screening of "Ele My Friend"". Village News. 12 November 2008. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Visible Ink; Craddock (1996). Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, 1997. Thomson Gale. p. 240. ISBN 9780787607807. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Epd film: Zeitschrift des Gemeinschaftswerk der Evangelischen Publizistik (in German). Vol. 10. Joint Work of Protestant Journalism. 1993. p. 9. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sensitive and suspenseful 'Ele, My Friend' by Bonsall filmmakers now on DVD". Village News. 25 December 2008. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ a b Warrier, Shobha (2 August 2004). "'I could see anguish in their eyes'". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Taylor, Nathalie (2021). "Dharlin Entertainment's The Journey of Thomas To Be Filmed in Sri Lanka". Sourcebook. Village News, Inc. pp. 46–48. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ a b The Hollywood Reporter. Wilkerson Daily Corporation. 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Cinema sign Issues 89-94. Cineforum of Vicenza. 1998. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Ele, My Friend". Movie Guide. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Mein Freund, der kleine Elefant". Kinderfilmwelt. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Mein Freund, der kleine Elefant". Kinderfilmwelt. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.