| Chirakkal Kalidasan | |
| Nationality: | India |
| Namedafter: | Kalidasan |
| Owner: | Chirakkal Madhu |
| Known: | Thrissur Pooram Baahubali 2 |
| Birth Place: | Karnataka |
| Gender: | Male |
| Species: | Elephas maximus (Asian elephant) |
Chirakkal Kalidasan (born) is an Asian elephant. He is the Third tallest elephant in India. He is famous for his huge fan base and had a major role in the 2017 epic film, . He is also known as Gajaraja Bahubali.
Chirakkal Kalidasan is currently at,making him the Third tallest captive elephant in the state after Thechikottukavu Ramachandran and Thrikkadavoor Sivaraju.[1] He is also known for having won in Thalappokkam (heads-up) competitions.[2]
Kalidasan was born wild in Karnataka forests. Chirakkal Kalidasan is a male Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). He was brought into Kerala by Manissey Hari and was later bought by Chirakkal Madhu in the 2000s.[3]
Kalidasan is a star elephant in Malayalam cinema.
Kalidasan is known for acting in movies, notably in the 2017 epic film, .[4] He has also acted in the movies Pattabhishekham, Punyalan Agarbattis and Dil Se...[5]
In 2018, he acted in a musical video called "Gajam", sung by Vijay Yesudas.[6]
In 2020, he became a part of the promo video by Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.[7] [8]
In the early 2010s, he was given the name Junior Thechikkot by elephant lovers.[9]
Kalidasan is also known for taking part in photoshoots with actors and models.[10]