Story Of Raju, The Elephant Who Cried, Being Made Into Film EXCLUSIVE: The heart-wrenching story of Raju the Elephant — the animal who had been kept in chains and abused for 50 years and cried when he was freed — is going to be made into a feature film. The rights have just been acquired by U.S.-based manager-producer Larry Brezner along with the father/son team of Vijay and Prakash Amritraj who will also be producing. Raju the Elephant is now in a sanctuary after a daring, middle-of-the-night rescue by a team at the Wildlife SOS Conservation and Care Center in India. His story went viral, capturing international attention. The deal for the rights comes as the previous handler of the elephant is now trying to sue to get the animal back at the same time the government is weighing animal cruelty charges against him. A court is ruling on whether the handler can get the animal back on Sept. 4th. When Raju was emancipated from his chains during a dangerous midnight intervention by those at the sanctuary, pus oozed from the abscessed wounds in his leg. The animal was starving and had sores all over its body. The handler had even plucked its tail raw to sell hairs as good luck charms. Raju was transferred to a new home last month where he is now able to walk free, eat decent food, receive medical care, lounge in his favorite pool and mix with other elephants — none of which was provided to him during his 50 years of life in clawed shackles that dug into his skin. Read More: deadline/2014/09/raju-the-elephant-movie-viral-video-826325/
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 04:33:43 +0000
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