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{{Infobox film
| name = Ele, My Friend
| image = Ele, My Friend.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Dharan Mandrayar
| producer = Dharan Mandrayar
| writer = Dharan Mandrayar
| screenplay =
| starring = Jacob Paul Guzman<br />Ganesh
| music = Barry Phillips
| cinematography = Arnie Sirlin
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]<br />[[V. T. Vijayan]]
| studio = Dharlin Entertainment
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1992}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = India<br />United Kingdom
| language = English
}}

'''''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 a 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>

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
*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 (actor)|Amjad Khan]] as Omar (special appearance)
*[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] (special appearance)
}}

== Production ==
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"/>

== Release ==
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"/>

== Reception ==
A critic from ''Movie Guide'' opined that "''Ele, My Friend'' is a rare, gentle movie that will satisfy the viewer".<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 August 2012 |title=Ele, My Friend |url=https://www.movieguide.org/reviews/movies/ele-my-friend.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330045603/https://www.movieguide.org/reviews/movies/ele-my-friend.html |archive-date=30 March 2022 |access-date=29 March 2022 |website=Movie Guide}}</ref> Regarding the German version, a critic from ''Kinder Film Welt'' criticised several aspects of the film including the acting, music, and sound.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mein Freund, der kleine Elefant |url=https://www.kinderfilmwelt.de/filmpool/film/mein-freund-der-kleine-elefant#bewertung |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330045531/https://www.kinderfilmwelt.de/filmpool/film/mein-freund-der-kleine-elefant#bewertung |archive-date=30 March 2022 |access-date=29 March 2022 |website=Kinderfilmwelt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mein Freund, der kleine Elefant |url=https://www.kinderfilmwelt.de/filmpool/film/mein-freund-der-kleine-elefant#extras |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330045531/https://www.kinderfilmwelt.de/filmpool/film/mein-freund-der-kleine-elefant#extras |archive-date=30 March 2022 |access-date=29 March 2022 |website=Kinderfilmwelt}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
The film won the Best Picture for Environment and Quality of Life Award in Bellinzona, Switzerland.<ref name="Rediff" />

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0150456}}

[[Category:English-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Films about elephants]]
[[Category:Films shot in India]]

Ele, My Friend - Revision history

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