Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday honored couple Bomman and Belli, who featured in the Tamil language documentary 'The Elephant Whispers', which won India's first Oscar in the 'Documentary Short Subject' category. Bomman and Belli, seen in the documentary, take care of elephants at Mudumalai in Nilgiri district. The Chief Minister met the couple after the documentary won the Oscar award.
According to a government release, Stalin presented a check of Rs 1 lakh each, a memento and a shawl to the two. The 39-minute documentary 'The Elephant Whispers', created by Guneet Monga and Achin Jain of Sikhya Entertainment, showcases the close bond between two abandoned elephant cubs, Raghu and Amu, and their caretakers, Bomman and Belli. The documentary highlights the working of the Tamil Nadu Forest Department and the efforts being made to take care of elephants, the release said. It said that the Chief Minister has announced an assistance of Rs 1 lakh each to 91 people working in two elephant camps in Mudumalai and Annamalai in Tamil Nadu.
He has also allocated Rs 9.10 crore for the construction of houses for these employees. On the other hand, the elephant camp located at Annamalai Tiger Reserve in Coimbatore district will be modernized at a cost of Rs five crore. A well-equipped camp for elephants would be set up at Sadivayal in Coimbatore district, the release said. Later speaking to reporters, Bomman said that elephants are not easy to take care of and they give love and care to the cubs like their own children. Kartiki Gonsalves, the director of the documentary, expressed happiness over Stalin's meeting with Bomman and Belli. He tweeted, "After 'The Elephant Whispers' won India's first Oscar as an independent film at the 95th Academy Awards, Hon'ble Chief Minister M.K. I am very happy and proud that Stalin met Bomman and Belli.
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