In the Name of Buddha

In the Name of Buddha
Directed by	Rajesh Touchriver
Produced by	K. Shanmughathas Sai George
Written by	Sai George
Cinematography	Jain Joseph Raja Ratnam
Edited by	Ranjan Abraham Sanjeev Mirajkar

In the Name of Buddha is a 2002 drama produced by K. Shanmughathas and Sai George. It is directed by Rajesh Touchriver. The film tells the true story of Sri Lankan Tamil doctor Siva. The film was screened in the Spotlight on India section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]^[2]

Synopsis

Siva fled to Britain in 1993, flushing his false passport down the toilet during his flight. Its plot revolves around the conflict between minority Tamil rebels and the Sri Lankan army and Indian peacekeeping forces. The film portrays the agony of a people who only wanted 'peace of mind and a decent life' as a protagonist puts it. The film upholds the value of compassion and abjures all forms of retribution.

After its world premiere at the Oslo International Film Festival, the film proved controversial and garnered critical acclaim for its subject matter.^[3] It also won the Best Foreign Film at the Beverly Hills Film Festival and the Best Film Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival

Critical reception

“A Fine Balance”- India Today. “A Courageous Treatise” – Empire. “Terrific” – Film Review UK

“Very worthy” – BBCi Films. “Brave film” - The Guardian

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- Rajamani
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

↑ "The Hindu : Touch and go".
↑ http://rrtd.nic.in/Film%20Bulletin-Apl03.htm
↑ Luke Harding (2003-05-09). "Trouble in paradise | Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-05-12.

External links

"Welcome to Saiann Film". Saiannfilm.com. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
In the Name of Buddha at the Internet Movie Database

Sri Lankan Civil War in popular culture

Literature	Funny Boy (1994) Island of Blood (2003) The Road from Elephant Pass (2003) The Tamil Genocide by Sri Lanka (2009) The Cage (2011) Tamil Tigress (2011) Gota’s War (2012) Island of a Thousand Mirrors (2012) Still Counting the Dead (2012) Dare to Dream – Heroic Tales for the Tamil Diaspora (2012) Sri Lanka's Secrets: How the Rajapaksa Regime Gets Away with Murder (2014)

Films	Unakkaga Piranthen (1992) Purahanda Kaluwara (1997) Saroja (2000) In the Name of Buddha (2002) Kannathil Muthamittal (2002) Ira Madiyama (2003) Aanivaer (2006) Kuttrapathirikai (2007) Mission 90 Days (2007) Prabhakaran (2008) The Road from Elephant Pass (2008) Uchithanai Muharnthaal (2011) Flying Fish (2011) Matha (2012) A Common Man (2013) Madras Cafe (2013) Ceylon (2013) Pulipaarvai (2014) Dheepan (2015) Porkalathil Oru Poo (2015)

Documentaries	Crayons and Paper (2009) Sri Lanka's Killing Fields (2011) Lies Agreed Upon (2011) I Witnessed Genocide: Inside Sri Lanka's Killing Fields (2011) Sri Lanka's Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished (2012) Ruthless (2012) No Fire Zone (2013) Sri Lanka's Unfinished War (2013) White Van Stories (2013) This Land Belongs to the Army (2014) Sri Lanka: The Search for Justice (2015)

Other media	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Predator (video game, 2010)

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