Quick Info
| Profession | Mahout |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of Birth | 01/01/1974 |
| Age | 52 years |
| Birthplace | Mudumalai, Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India |
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Bio/Wiki
| Full name | K. Bomman |
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 168 cm |
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| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Hair Color | Salt and Pepper |
Personal Life
| Religion | Hinduism |
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| Caste | Scheduled Indian Tribes (SITs) |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Marriage Date | Late 2000s |
Family
| Father | Kunjan (mahout) |
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| Spouse | Bellie Amma (mahout in the Theppakadu Elephant Camp) |
| Children | His son passed away when The Elephant Whisperers was being shot. He had a stepdaughter who passed away in a local hospital after she lit herself on fire. |
Career
| Started working as a mahout with the forest department of Tamil Nadu in 1984 | |
| Rescued many distressed elephants at the Theppakadu Elephant Camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve | |
| Featured in the documentary film The Elephant Whisperers (2022), which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film in March 2023 | |
| Posted to Palacode forest in Dharmapuri district in 2023 on Madras High Court's order to find and rescue two elephant calves |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Bomman is an Indian mahout employed by the forest department of Tamil Nadu. | |
| 2. He gained attention for his role in the documentary film "The Elephant Whisperers" that won an Oscar in 2023. | |
| 3. Bomman started working with the forest department in 1984 and has rescued many distressed elephants at the Theppakadu Elephant Camp. | |
| 4. In May 2017, he adopted a 3-month-old elephant calf named Raghu, whose mother died from electrocution near the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. | |
| 5. Alongside Raghu, Bomman rescued a female elephant calf named Bommi at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve and raised her in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. | |
| 6. Bomman appeared in the documentary "The Elephant Whisperers" in 2017, which was released on Netflix in December 2022. | |
| 7. The documentary won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film in March 2023. | |
| 8. Following a court order, Bomman was posted to the Palacode forest to find and rescue two elephant calves in 2023. | |
| 9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bomman at Theppakadu Elephant Camp in April 2023. | |
| 10. MS Dhoni presented personalized jerseys to Bomman and Bellie in May 2023 at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. |