In the Name of Buddha

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| director = Rajesh Touchriver

| producer = K. Shanmughathas
Sai George

| writer = Rajesh Touchriver

| screenplay = Rajesh Touchriver

| story = Sai George

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| starring = Shiju
Sonia
Sunil Kudavattoor
Jyothilal

| music = C Rajamani

| cinematography = Jain Joseph
Raja Ratnam

| editing = Ranjan Abraham

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| released = {{Film date|2002}}

| runtime = 137 minutes

| country = United Kingdom
Sri Lanka

| language = English
Tamil
Sinhala

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In the Name of Buddha is a 2002 United Kingdom and Sri Lankan English-Tamil Billiungal survival drama film directed by Rajesh Touchriver and produced by K. Shanmughathas and Sai George. Starting Shiju and Sonia.The film tells the true story of a Sri Lankan Tamil doctor Siva.{{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}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/apr/25buddha.htm|title='Those who banned the film have not seen it!'}}

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