 | Oscar stars seek houses for tribals at elephant campBellie said she is happy that Modi visited and felicitated them. “I requested Modi for houses for all the Adivasis in the camp, good roads and education for all the children of Adivasis." |
 | Oscar effect: Theppakadu elephant camp spruced up ahead of PM’s visitMeanwhile, residents in and around Masinagudi expressed surprise at the developments as they have been requesting the authorities for better roads for over a year. |
 | President Murmu meets makers of 'The Elephant Whisperers'"The Elephant Whisperers" is the maiden Indian production to win in the Documentary Short Subject category at the 95th Academy Awards. |
 | Strong government action a must to save jumbos from electrocutionThe movie follows a tribal couple named Bomman and Bellie, employed by the state forest department, who successfully raise two abandoned elephant calves. |
 | Matter of fact: Indian documentaries are the flavour of the seasonDocumentary filmmaking in India has come of age, thanks to a growing interest among the younger audiences for true-life stories, more viewing platforms and new funding avenues |
 | 'The Elephant Whisperers' director gets Rs 1 crore incentive from Tamil Nadu govtOn March 15, 2023, Stalin felicitated Bomman and Belli, who were featured in the documentary and presented them cheques of Rs 1 lakh each, a shield and shawl to honour them. |
 | Oscar-winning docu stars Bomman and Billie visit Guruvayur templeThey train abandoned or injured elephants that are brought to the sanctuary. |
 | Oscar-winning hustler: Guneet Monga carves her presence with win for 'The Elephant Whisperers'The win for The Elephant Whisperers, directed by Kartiki Gonsalves, has given India a rare homegrown Oscar. |
 | Got a huge shock when my speech got cut off: Guneet Monga on Oscar momentMonga, whose film, directed by Kartiki Gonsalves, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film, returned home with the golden statuette in the early hours of Friday. |
 | Honoured by TN CM, Bomman & Belli say never expected this attentionThe documentary has given a global stage to Tamil Nadu forest department’s activities on elephant care management. |
 | Stalin honours Bomman & Bellie, announces Rs 1 lakh aid each to state's 91 elephant mahoutsFurther, the government announced a sanction of Rs 5 crores towards the improvement of the Kozhikamuthi elephant camp at Anamalai Tiger Reserve. |
 | Oscar-winning documentary has a Kozhikode linkWhen 'The Elephant Whisperers' was declared the best documentary short film at the Oscars, there was not a dry eye in Aswathi Naduthodi’s house in Kozhikode. |
 | Madras HC had intervened to relocate Ammu of 'The Elephant Whisperers'On October 24, 2019, the court had directed the Tamil Nadu forest department to take utmost care of the animal and to ensure periodical monitoring of the elephant calf and its health condition. |
 | Tourists flock to Theppakadu after Oscar for 'The Elephant Whisperers'Theppakadu Elephant Camp now houses 28 elephants who were captured while they were wild tuskers creating problems for local villagers. |
 | Bomman and Bellie were the first to watch 'The Elephant Whisperers': Kartiki GonsalvesReports were doing rounds that the elephant caretakers featured in it are yet to see the documentary. |
 | Elephant whisperers continue mission in Tamil Nadu‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is about tribal couple Bomman and Belli fostering an orphaned baby elephant Raghu in the Theppakadu elephant camp. |
 | Oscars go desi, India looks inward for global recognitionThe Elephant Whisperers, a deeper film, speaks of a harmonious way of life increasingly forgotten—and which, too, is very much Indian. |
 | 'The Elephant Whisperers' whose hearts beat for orphaned calvesElated about the Oscar win, elephant mahout K Bomman thanked the Tamil Nadu Forest Department for the opportunity to share his story with Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga. |
 | Elephants are like our children, says Belli of 'The Elephant Whisperers'Admitting that she did not know about the award, Belli however, said she was excited to receive the wishes, which were pouring in. |
 | Oscars 2023: Top leaders, celebrities congratulate team 'RRR', 'The Elephant Whisperers''Naatu Nattu' from SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' won the Best Original Song, the Tamil documentary 'The Elephant Whisperers' emerged as the winner at the 95th Oscars. |
