Elephant Brought For Telugu Movie Shoot Runs Into Forest, Found 12 Hours Later

The 57-year-old elephant panicked during the Telugu movie shoot after another tusker bumped into it from behind and ran into the forest in Kochi.

A male elephant brought for a Telugu movie shoot panicked during the filming after another tusker bumped into it from behind and ran into the nearby forest near Kothamangalam here a day ago, forest officials said on Saturday.

The elephant was found more than 12 hours later from the forest, officials said.

The 57-year-old elephant, Puthuppally Sadhu, could not be found on Friday as the incident occurred close to evening and it was difficult to search for it in the forest due to bad visibility, a senior forest official said.