In a December 2012 interview to Nikhil Raghavan of The Hindu, Prabhu Solomon felt that the success of his previous film Mynaa was because by producing and directing the film, it helped him have creative freedom and pay more attention to detail. The film then ends abruptly, leaving Bomman's fate to the viewer's imagination. Alli's father then recognizes that Alli and Bomman are in love. Bomman then cries out loud, regretting that his love had led to the death of his crew and Manickam. In the ensuing fight between Manickam and Komban, Manickam kills Komban but suffers serious injuries and dies. Komban's actions kill Kothali and Undiyal and injures Bomman.
On the eve of their departure, Komban attacks manickam. Life goes on smoothly, until Komban starts randomly attacking the village. She is at first reluctant keeping in mind the village's principles but she soon starts to fall for Bomman. Life begins to change for Bomman when he falls in love with Alli ( Lakshmi Menon), the daughter of the village leader. Bomman and his crew reach the village as placeholders to stay for a couple of days until the real mahout and kumki elephant arrive. Frustrated by this and without any help from the forest officers, their leader decides to bring a kumki elephant to tame Komban. Meanwhile, in a village dominated by old principles, a rogue elephant (Komban) ravages crops and ambushes its people. Bomman spends most of his time with Manickam and earns his livelihood by hiring it out for festivals in temples and wedding celebrations.
The film starts with an introduction to the main characters: the protagonist Bomman ( Vikram Prabhu), his pet elephant Manickam, his uncle Kothali ( Thambi Ramaiah), and his sidekick Undiyal ( Ashvin Raja). The film also won two Vijay Awards, three SIIMA Awards and three Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards. The film won 7 prizes at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards held in 2017. The film won three awards at the 60th Filmfare Awards South, including Best Supporting Actor for Thambi Ramaiah, Best Music Director for D. The film was dubbed in Telugu as Gajaraju, and released simultaneously on the same day. It was a commercial success at the box office. The film opened to positive reviews from critics, praising the performances of Prabhu and Menon, the direction, and the film's soundtrack. Imman, in which his soundtrack was commended by the audience and critics. Filming took place in various places of Karnataka and Kerala. The story revolves around a mahout and his trained Kumki elephant, who is used to guide other wild animals to minimize the destruction of properties and fields of nearby villages. It features Vikram Prabhu, making his acting debut, while Lakshmi Menon, Thambi Ramaiah and Ashvin Raja appear in other prominent roles. Gnanavel Raja under the banner Studio Green. Subash Chandra Bose, under the banner Thirrupathi Brothers, and distributed by K. Trained elephant) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language musical adventure romantic drama film written and directed by Prabhu Solomon. ₹40 crore (equivalent to ₹64 crore or US$8.5 million in 2020)
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