In the Name of Buddha

In the Name of Buddha
In the Name of Buddha
Directed by	Rajesh Touchriver
Written by	Rajesh Touchriver
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
Running time	137 mnts
Countries	United Kingdom; Sri Lanka

In the Name of Buddha is a 2002 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 doctor Siva.

After its world premiere at the Oslo International Film Festival, the film proved controversial and garnered critical acclaim for its subject matter.^[1] 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 UK^{[citation needed]}

"Very worthy" – BBCi Films. "Brave film" – The Guardian^{[citation needed]}

Crew[]

Screenplay & Direction – Rajesh Touchriver
Producers – K. Shanmugathas & Sai George
Executive Producers – Mariamma Antony & Edison Lawrence
Story – Sai George
Cinematography – Jain Joseph & Rajarathnam
Editor – Ranjan Abraham & Sanjeev Mirajkar
Production Design – Sunil Babu
Music and Background Score-
Lyrics – Raajaa Chandrasekar
Dialogue – Raajaa Chandrasekar- Ilankai

Tamil – Devakanthan Sinhalese – Sundara Pandi English – Ken Davenport & Sherry Roy

Sound Effects – C Murukesh
Audiography – Ajit Abraham George
Stills – K.R. Vinayan
Special Effects Make-up – N G Roshan
Costumes – Ashokan Oliyakkal & Ullasan
Production Executive – Praveen Flatmarket

References[]

^ Luke Harding (9 May 2003). "Trouble in paradise | Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 May 2013.

External links[]

"Welcome to Saiann Film". Saiannfilm.com. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
In the Name of Buddha at IMDb

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[1] Luke Harding (9 May 2003). "Trouble in paradise | Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 May 2013.

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