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Initial reports from the Athirapply
forest area, where Mani Ratnam’s
Raavan team had been camping to
shoot the film, suggested that a
wild elephant entered the shooting
spot and created a ruckus. However,
news has been trickling in from
reliable sources that the elephant
that went wild was a trained one
used for the shooting. Unfortunately,
the mahout lost his life trying
to control the elephant.
Meanwhile, when this news reached
the Animal Welfare Board of India,
they have issued a notice to the
director seeking explanation on
using an elephant without the Board’s
prior approval. Wonder what would
be Mani’s reply.
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