Wikipedia:Chirakkal Kalidasan

Chirakkal Kalidasan (born c. 1980) is a famous elephant, and has the potential to become the tallest elephant in Kerala because he is the second after the Thechikottukavu Ramachandran, the tallest elephant in India.

Chirakkal Kalidasan is currently at 314 cm, he is one of the tallest captive elephants in the state and is also known for winning in some Thalappokkam (heads-up) competitions.

Early life
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.

Recognisations
Kalidasan is a star elephant in Malayalam cinema

Movies
Kalidasan is known for acting in movies, notably in the 2017 epic film, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. He has also acted in the movies Pattabhishekham, Punyalan Agarbattis and Dil Se...

Video album
In 2018, he acted in a musical video called "Gajam", sung by Vijay Yesudas.

Others
In 2020, he became a part of the promo video by Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.

In the early 2010s, he was given the name Junior Thechikkot by elephant lovers.

Kalidasan is also known for taking part in photoshoots with actors and models.