Gautama Buddha (film)

Tathagatha Buddha: The Life & Times of Gautama Buddha
Tathagatha Buddha: The Life & Times of Gautama Buddha
	DVD cover
Directed by	Allani Sridhar
Written by	; (dialogs and lyrics);
Based on	Gautam Buddha; by
Produced by	; Radhakrishna
Starring	; Kausha Rach; Suman; Puneet Issar; ; Parvati Melton; ;
Cinematography
Music by	Shashi Preetam
Production; company	Dharmapatha Creations
Release date	15 February 2008;
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Languages	Hindi; English; Telugu;

Tathagatha Buddha: The Life & Times of Gautama Buddha (Hindi: बुद्ध), also known as Gautama Buddha and as The Path Finder, is a multilingual feature film on the life and times of the Buddha directed by Allani Sridhar and is based upon the story by .^[1]^[2] The film was released in 2008.

Plot[]

Initially released in 2007 by Dharmapatha Creations, the film tells the story of Siddhartha Gautama, Prince of Kapilavastu, situated in India, who lived during 6th century B.C. He was born on Vaisakha Poornima. The history of his family, the Ikshvaku dynasty, is traceable to pre-Ramayana times. Renouncing the life and responsibility of a king, Siddhartha Gautama sought a solution to human misery. Ever in the midst of the great Indian religious and spiritual traditions, he noticed what was most needed by all people: Dharma, and non-violence. He sought a direct path to salvation. He was a lone pathfinder who inspired the religions that eventually spread to China, Japan, and to the United States and Europe as late as the 20th Century.

Production[]

Filming took place primarily in Ramoji Film City, Annapurna, Manchirevula, Bodh Gaya, and Lumbini, and was in post-production by July 2007.^[1] The film's audio had its launch by Chief Minister Dr. Rajasekhar Reddy in November 2007, at which event he praised the film and director by saying that "the film and its message were the need of the hour as people were getting tired of all the violence around them"^[2] The film was produced and released in three different languages; as Tadgatha Buddha in Hindi, as Gautama Buddha in Telugu, and as The Path Finder in English.^[3]

Cast[]

Sunil Sharma as Buddha
Kausha Rach as Yashodhara
Suman as Bimbisara
Puneet Issar as Anguli Mala
Parvati Melton
Surender Pal as Suddhodhana
as Rishi

Soundtrack[]

This film all music composed by Shashi Preetam & all Lyrics by Dr. D. K. Goyal in Hindi.

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Raj Mahal Sunsaan Pada Hai"	Kumar Sanu	1:30
2.	"Preet Kiya"	Sadhana Sargam

Reception[]

Tathagatha Buddha was a hit at Box Office. The Hindu wrote that the director breaks new ground in revealing the fascinating story of Prince Siddhartha and his spiritual transformation into the Buddha, the great teacher who changed the entire world.^[3]

Awards[]

The film producer K. Rajasekhar won for Nandi Special Jury Award.^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b staff (27 June 2007). "'Buddha' with a message of peace". Indiaglitz. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b staff (26 November 2007). "'Gautama Buddha' Audio Launched". Indiaglitz. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Buddha on big screen". 28 December 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

External links[]

Buddha Photo gallery on Idlebrain
Buddha on big screen^[usurped!]

[Post-1] staff (27 June 2007). "'Buddha' with a message of peace". Indiaglitz. Retrieved 21 January 2013.

[Launch-2] staff (26 November 2007). "'Gautama Buddha' Audio Launched". Indiaglitz. Retrieved 21 January 2013.

[The_Hindu_1-3] "Buddha on big screen". 28 December 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.

[4] "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

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