| Bomman is an Indian mahout employed by the forest department of Tamil Nadu. |
| He gained attention for his role in the documentary film "The Elephant Whisperers" that won an Oscar in 2023. |
| Bomman started working with the forest department in 1984 and has rescued many distressed elephants at the Theppakadu Elephant Camp. |
| In May 2017, he adopted a 3-month-old elephant calf named Raghu, whose mother died from electrocution near the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. |
| Alongside Raghu, Bomman rescued a female elephant calf named Bommi at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve and raised her in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. |
| Bomman appeared in the documentary "The Elephant Whisperers" in 2017, which was released on Netflix in December 2022. |
| The documentary won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film in March 2023. |
| Following a court order, Bomman was posted to the Palacode forest to find and rescue two elephant calves in 2023. |
| Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bomman at Theppakadu Elephant Camp in April 2023. |
| MS Dhoni presented personalized jerseys to Bomman and Bellie in May 2023 at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. |
