The short movie which is a documentary of 41 minutes was released worldwide on 9 November 2022 at a movie festival of documentaries (Doc NYC Film Festival) named The Elephant Whispers. This movie won everyone’s hearts for so many reasons.

Reason Behind this Movie Winning Oscar:

• It is a nonfictional movie, which means it is based on true events and reality.
• This movie does not promote any hatred, jealousy, insecurity, or other evils which are really common in other movies but it promotes love, security, and every other good deed.
• Also, it shows how we humans are still connected to nature and how loving and pure it is.
• They wanted to show the good side of the world and wanted us to know that there is still hope for us to save the world through their emotional narration.

Now you must be wondering what is the role of Mudumalai in the whole story. This national park plays an essential role in this story as this story starts with this national park. The movie is about the intense love between the loving couple and the two adopted elephants. The couple belongs to the Kattunayakan.

So, this movie is not only about the two adopted elephants or the love between the caretakers (Bomman and Bellie) and the two very beautiful baby elephants (Raghu and Ammu).  But this movie also provided a detailing about the tribe Kattunayakan. The people of this tribe live in Mudumalai National Park. This is not the only tribal community that exists in this national park there are more. Let’s talk about these communities in a little depth.

Tribal Communities in Mudumalai:

• Kattunyaks Tribal Community: First and now the most popular tribal community is Kattunyaks which comes into the limelight because of this hit documentary. This tribe consists of 50 per cent of the total population of the tribal community in or around Mudumalai. These people collect and sell forest produce products for their living. The people of this group worship Hindu gods. Along with Hindu gods they also worship different animals, birds trees, and all kinds of nature. They have their own culture and traditions.
• Kurumbas Tribal Community: This is another very popular tribe in this national forest. It is believed that they are descendants of Pallavas but nothing is confirmed yet, so it is a mystery till today. People of this tribe make their living by plantation and working in the agricultural sector. They are very famous for their beautiful songs and dance functions or events. And they are also known to be an expert in various musical instruments.
• Kotas Tribal Community: This tribal community is so in light because of its rich culture and traditions. They have been getting lots of attention from people who are into anthropology or student of the same. The people of this community make their living by working in agriculture, doing pottery, working in leather companies, etc. This community also worships Hindu Gods.
• Todas Tribal Community: Another popular tribal community is Todas. This community is so rich and unique in its beliefs and customs. They are great worshippers of cows. They make their living with the help of selling dairy products. They worship nature and believe that the jungle is their home and god. They are very popular for their fine poetry and singing skills.
• Irulas and Paniyas Tribal Community: This tribal community is small in scale of the population but very creative and interesting at the same.

You can explore this beautiful and very popular national park with the help of a safari. You just need to make sure that you are done with pre-Mudumalai Elephant Safari booking. You will get a great chance to explore other unexplored stories of this national park and can know and experience the living of these tribal communities as well.