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Papilio Buddha

  • 2013
  • 1h 48m
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7.4/10
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Papilio Buddha (2013)
A band of displaced untouchables in Western Ghats of India  embrace Buddhism in order to  escape from caste oppression. The film explores the new identity-political uprising based on Ambedkarism, currently gaining momentum among the Dalits in the region,
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A band of displaced untouchables in Western Ghats of India embrace Buddhism in order to escape from caste oppression.A band of displaced untouchables in Western Ghats of India embrace Buddhism in order to escape from caste oppression.A band of displaced untouchables in Western Ghats of India embrace Buddhism in order to escape from caste oppression.

  • Director
    • Jayan Cherian
  • Writer
    • Jayan Cherian
  • Stars
    • Kallen Pokkudan
    • Saritha
    • Prakash Bare
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    141
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    • Director
      • Jayan Cherian
    • Writer
      • Jayan Cherian
    • Stars
      • Kallen Pokkudan
      • Saritha
      • Prakash Bare
    • 5User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    Kallen Pokkudan
    • Kariyan
    Saritha
    • Manjusree
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    David Briggs
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    • Jack
    Saritha Kukku
    • Manju
    Narayanan Nair
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    Padmapriya
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    Kallen Pokudan
    • Kariyan
    Sreejith Ramanan
    • Dr.Prasannaraj
    S.P. Sreekumar
    S.P. Sreekumar
    • Shankran
    Sujatha
    • Dalit activist
    Antony Thekkek
    Antony Thekkek
    • Gandhian Ram Das
    • Director
      • Jayan Cherian
    • Writer
      • Jayan Cherian
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      Initially banned in India due to its criticism of Gandhi, it was only allowed release once speeches against the Mahatma were muted or blurred.

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    1/10
    Boring Art-sy Film About Serious Issues
    The screen time would have been less than 20 minutes if it weren't for the excessively long wide shots that followed the characters across the entire length of the frame several times. The formula for artsy indie films seems to be to shoot everything at 0.25x speed and then slow it further still in the editing.

    Yes, the film makes several bold and uninhibited statements. But does that make a good film? Little depth in characters, stilted dialogues, and the most cliched binarism of good vs bad people-I did not enjoy the film.
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    • Release date
      • March 15, 2013 (India)
    • Countries of origin
      • India
      • United States
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    • Language
      • Malayalam
    • Filming locations
      • Wayanad, Kerala, India
    • Production companies
      • Silicon Media
      • Kayal Films
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      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1(original ratio)

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