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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = In the Name of Buddha<br />
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| director = [[Rajesh Touchriver]]<br />
| producer = K. Shanmughathas<br />Sai George<br />
| writer = Raja Chandrasekhar (dialogues)<br />
| screenplay = Rajesh Touchriver<br />
| story = Sai George<br />
| based_on = <!-- {{based on|title of the original work|writer of the original work}} --><br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Shiju]]<br>[[Sonia (actress)|Sonia]]<br> Sunil Kudavattoor<br>Jyothilal<br />
| music = C Rajamani<br />
| cinematography = Jain Joseph<br />Raja Ratnam<br />
| editing = Ranjan Abraham<br />
| studio = Da'Sai Films International <br>Sai Ann Films<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|2002}}<br />
| runtime = 137 minutes<br />
| country = [[United Kingdom]]<br />Sri Lanka<br />
| language = [[English language|English]]<br>[[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />[[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]<br/>[[Hindi]]<br />
| budget = <br />
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'''''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 &#124; undefined News - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> <br />
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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 &#124; 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]].<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Shiju]] as Dr. Shiva / Buddha<br />
* [[Sonia (actress)|Sonia]] <br />
* Sunil Kudavattoor<br />
* Jyothilal<br />
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==Production==<br />
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><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{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 }}<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0414147|title=In the Name of Buddha}}<br />
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