Harish varma at 13:37, 1 January 2026

2026-01-01T13:37:34Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:07, 1 January 2026
Line 3:		Line 3:
	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = In the Name of Buddha		\| name = In the Name of Buddha
	\| image ~~= https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYzQyZTg0OWEtZmQ0ZS00ZGJkLTg1NzMtMGEzMDBmYTQ5YjVlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTMwMTcwNzg@._V1_QL50_SY1000_CR0,0,706,1000_AL_.jpg~~		\| image =
	~~\| image_size =~~
	~~\| border~~ =
	\| alt =		\| alt =
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| director = [[Rajesh Touchriver]]		\| director = [[Rajesh Touchriver]]
	\| producer = K. Shanmughathas<br />Sai George		\| producer = K. Shanmughathas<br />Sai George
	\| writer = ~~Rajesh Touchriver~~		\| writer = Raja Chandrasekhar (dialogues)
	\| screenplay = Rajesh Touchriver		\| screenplay = Rajesh Touchriver
	\| story = Sai George		\| story = Sai George
	\| based_on = <!-- {{based on\|title of the original work\|writer of the original work}} -->		\| based_on = <!-- {{based on\|title of the original work\|writer of the original work}} -->
	\| narrator =		\| narrator =
	\| starring = Shiju, Sonia, Sunil Kudavattoor, Jyothilal		\| starring = [[Shiju]]<br>[[Sonia (actress)\|Sonia]]<br> Sunil Kudavattoor<br>Jyothilal
	\| music = C Rajamani		\| music = C Rajamani
	\| cinematography = Jain Joseph<br />Raja Ratnam		\| cinematography = Jain Joseph<br />Raja Ratnam
	\| editing = Ranjan Abraham		\| editing = Ranjan Abraham
	\| studio =		\| studio = Da'Sai Films International <br>Sai Ann Films
	\| distributor =		\| distributor =
	\| released = ~~<!--~~ {{Film date\|~~df=yes\|Year\|Month\|Day\|Location~~}} ~~-->~~		\| released = {{Film date\|2002}}
	\| runtime = 137 ~~mnts~~		\| runtime = 137 minutes
	\| country = United Kingdom<br />Sri Lanka		\| country = [[United Kingdom]]<br />Sri Lanka
	\| language =		\| language = [[English language\|English]]<br>[[Tamil language\|Tamil]]<br />[[Sinhala language\|Sinhala]]<br/>[[Hindi]]
	\| budget =		\| budget =
	\| gross =		\| gross =
	}}		}}

	'''''In the Name of Buddha''''' is a 2002 satirical drama film directed by [[Rajesh Touchriver]] and produced by K. Shanmughathas and Sai George. ~~The~~ film tells the ~~true~~ story of a [[Sri Lankan Tamil people\|Sri Lankan Tamil]] doctor Siva.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bangalore-times/an-indian-in-the-eye-of-a-storm/articleshow/46805522.cms\|title=An Indian in the eye of a storm \| undefined News - Times of India\|website=[[The Times of India]]~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/apr/25buddha.htm\|title='Those who banned the film have not seen it!'~~}}</ref>		'''''In the Name of Buddha''''' is a 2002 multilingual [[survival]] [[satirical drama film\|drama film]] directed by [[Rajesh Touchriver]] and produced by K. Shanmughathas and Sai George. Starting [[Shiju Abdul Rasheed\|Shiju]] and [[Sonia (actress)\|Sonia]], the film tells the story of a [[Sri Lankan Tamil people\|Sri Lankan Tamil]] doctor Siva, which is based on a true story heard by the producer.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bangalore-times/an-indian-in-the-eye-of-a-storm/articleshow/46805522.cms\|title=An Indian in the eye of a storm \| undefined News - Times of India\|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

	After its world premiere at the [[Films from the South\|Oslo International Film Festival]], the film proved controversial ~~and~~ garnered critical acclaim for its subject matter.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Luke Harding \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/may/09/artsfeatures \|title=Trouble in paradise \| Film \|work=The Guardian \|date=2003-05-09 \|access-date=2013-05-12}}</ref> It ~~also~~ won the Best Foreign Film at the [[Beverly Hills Film Festival]] and the Audience Award at the [[Newport Beach Film Festival]]		After its world premiere at the [[Films from the South\|Oslo International Film Festival]], the film proved controversial but garnered critical acclaim for its subject matter and was banned in Sri Lanka.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Luke Harding \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/may/09/artsfeatures \|title=Trouble in paradise \| Film \|work=The Guardian \|date=2003-05-09 \|access-date=2013-05-12}}</ref> It won the Best Foreign Film at the [[Beverly Hills Film Festival]] and the Audience Award at the [[Newport Beach Film Festival]].

	==~~Critical reception~~==		==Cast==
	* ~~"A Fine Balance" – India Today~~. ~~"A Courageous Treatise" – Empire. "Terrific" –~~ [[~~Film Review~~ (~~magazine~~)\|~~Film Review UK~~]]~~{{citation needed\|date~~=~~October 2020}}~~		* [[Shiju]] as Dr. Shiva / Buddha
	~~"Very worthy" – BBCi Films~~. ~~"Brave~~ film~~" – [[The Guardian]]~~{{~~citation needed~~\|~~date~~=~~October 2020~~}}		* [[Sonia (actress)\|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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/apr/25buddha.htm\|title='Those who banned the film have not seen it!'}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
Line 41:		Line 44:

	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{cite web\|url=http://saiannfilm.com/ \|title=Welcome to Saiann Film \|publisher=Saiannfilm.com \|access-date=2013-05-12}}		* {{cite web \|url=http://saiannfilm.com/ \|title=Welcome to Saiann Film \|publisher=Saiannfilm.com \|access-date=2013-05-12 \|archive-date=8 January 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130108001140/http://saiannfilm.com/ \|url-status=dead }}
	* {{IMDb title\|id=0414147\|title=In the Name of Buddha}}		* {{IMDb title\|id=0414147\|title=In the Name of Buddha}}

Line 47:		Line 50:
	[[Category:British drama films]]		[[Category:British drama films]]
	[[Category:Indian Peace Keeping Force]]		[[Category:Indian Peace Keeping Force]]
	[[Category:~~2000s~~ British films]]		[[Category:2002 British films]]
			[[Category:Tamil-language Sri Lankan films]]
			[[Category:Sri Lankan drama films]]

	{{SriLanka-film-stub}}		{{2000s-SriLanka-film-stub}}
	{{2000s-UK-film-stub}}		{{2000s-UK-film-stub}}

Bot: robot: Create/update articles. If there is a mistake please report on my talk page.

2022-11-19T09:49:37Z

robot: Create/update articles. If there is a mistake please report on my talk page.

New page

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = In the Name of Buddha
| image = https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYzQyZTg0OWEtZmQ0ZS00ZGJkLTg1NzMtMGEzMDBmYTQ5YjVlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTMwMTcwNzg@._V1_QL50_SY1000_CR0,0,706,1000_AL_.jpg
| image_size =
| border =
| alt =
| caption =
| director = [[Rajesh Touchriver]]
| producer = K. Shanmughathas<br />Sai George
| writer = Rajesh Touchriver
| screenplay = Rajesh Touchriver
| story = Sai George
| based_on = 
| narrator =
| starring = Shiju, Sonia, Sunil Kudavattoor, Jyothilal
| music = C Rajamani
| cinematography = Jain Joseph<br />Raja Ratnam
| editing = Ranjan Abraham
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = 
| runtime = 137 mnts
| country = United Kingdom<br />Sri Lanka
| language =
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''In the Name of Buddha''''' is a 2002 satirical drama film directed by [[Rajesh Touchriver]] and produced by K. Shanmughathas and Sai George. The film tells the true story of a [[Sri Lankan Tamil people|Sri Lankan Tamil]] doctor Siva.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bangalore-times/an-indian-in-the-eye-of-a-storm/articleshow/46805522.cms|title=An Indian in the eye of a storm | undefined News - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/apr/25buddha.htm|title='Those who banned the film have not seen it!'}}</ref>

After its world premiere at the [[Films from the South|Oslo International Film Festival]], the film proved controversial and garnered critical acclaim for its subject matter.<ref>{{cite web|author=Luke Harding |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/may/09/artsfeatures |title=Trouble in paradise | Film |work=The Guardian |date=2003-05-09 |access-date=2013-05-12}}</ref> It also won the Best Foreign Film at the [[Beverly Hills Film Festival]] and the Audience Award at the [[Newport Beach Film Festival]]

==Critical reception==
* "A Fine Balance" – India Today. "A Courageous Treatise" – Empire. "Terrific" – [[Film Review (magazine)|Film Review UK]]{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
"Very worthy" – BBCi Films. "Brave film" – [[The Guardian]]{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web|url=http://saiannfilm.com/ |title=Welcome to Saiann Film |publisher=Saiannfilm.com |access-date=2013-05-12}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0414147|title=In the Name of Buddha}}

[[Category:2002 films]]
[[Category:British drama films]]
[[Category:Indian Peace Keeping Force]]
[[Category:2000s British films]]

{{SriLanka-film-stub}}
{{2000s-UK-film-stub}}

In the Name of Buddha - Revision history

Harish varma at 13:37, 1 January 2026

Bot: robot: Create/update articles. If there is a mistake please report on my talk page.