In the Name of Buddha

In the Name of Buddha
Directed by	Rajesh Touchriver
Written by	Raja Chandrasekhar (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Rajesh Touchriver
Story by	Sai George
Produced by	K. Shanmughathas Sai George
Starring	Shiju Sonia Sunil Kudavattoor Jyothilal
Cinematography	Jain Joseph Raja Ratnam
Edited by	Ranjan Abraham
Music by	C Rajamani
Production companies	Da'Sai Films International Sai Ann Films
Release date	2002 (2002)
Running time	137 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom Sri Lanka
Languages	English Tamil Sinhala Hindi

In the Name of Buddha is a 2002 multilingual survival drama film directed by Rajesh Touchriver and produced by K. Shanmughathas and Sai George. Starting Shiju and Sonia. The film tells the story of a Sri Lankan Tamil doctor Siva, which is based on a true story heard by the producer. ^[1]

After its world premiere at the Oslo International Film Festival, the film proved controversial and garnered critical acclaim for its subject matter and was banned in Sri Lanka. ^[2] It also won the Best Foreign Film at the Beverly Hills Film Festival and the Audience Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival

Cast

• Shiju as Dr. Shiva / Buddha
• Sonia
• Sunil Kudavattoor
• Jyothilal

Production

In London, Rajesh Touchriver met Sai George, who narrated the story of a man in his final year of his MBBS studies in Colombo abandoned his studies and came as a refugee to England. Touchriver developed the story into a film, which was shot in 52 days in India as the director felt that some parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala resembled Sri Lanka. ^[3]

References

1. "An Indian in the eye of a storm | undefined News - Times of India". The Times of India .
2. Luke Harding (9 May 2003). "Trouble in paradise | Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
3. "'Those who banned the film have not seen it!'".

External links

• "Welcome to Saiann Film". Saiannfilm.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
• In the Name of Buddha at IMDb