Gautama Buddha (film)

Infobox Film
name = Gautama Buddha


caption = "A great Sage among Princes.
Prince among Sages"
director = Sridhar Allani
concept = Sadguru Sivananda Murty
producer = K.Raja Sekhar
Dharmapatha Creations
writer = Dr.D.K.Goel
starring = Sunil Sharma
Kausha Rach
Suman
Puneet Issar
Surender Pal
Parvati Melton
Master Siva
music = Shashi Preetam
cinematography = Madhu Mahankali
released = 15.02.2008
language = Hindi, English, Telugu

"Gautama Buddha" - "The Life and Times of Gautama Buddha" ( _hi. बुद्ध) is a multilingual feature film on the life and times of Buddha. The film was released in Telugu in 2007; release in other languages will follow in 2008.

Introduction

Initially released in 2007 by Dharmapatha Creations, the film tells the story of Siddharta Gautama, Prince of Kapilavastu, who lived during 6th century B.C. He was born on Vaisakha Poornima. The history of his family - The Ikshvaku dynasty is traceable to pre-Ramayana times. Renouncing the life and responsibility of a king, Siddhartha Gautama sought a solution to human misery. Ever in the midst of the great Indian religious and spiritual traditions, he noticed what was most needed by all people - Dharma, and Non-violence. He sought a direct path to salvation. He was a lone pathfinder who inspired the religions that eventually spread to China, Japan, and to the United States and Europe as late as the 20th Century.

Cast

* Sunil Sharma
* Kausha Rach
* Suman
* Puneet Issar
* Parvati Melton
* Surender Pal
* Master Siva
* Prithvi
* Manasi Pandey

Crew

* Director: Sreedhar Allani
* Research, Concept and Original Script: Sadguru Sivananda Murty
* Dialogue & lyrics: Sr.D.K.Goel
* Producer: K.Raja Sekhar
* Music: Shashi Preetam
* Cinematography: Madhu Mahankali

See also

* Depictions of Gautama Buddha in film

External links

* [http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/photogallery/buddha1/index.html Buddha Photo gallery on Idlebrain]
* [http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2007/12/28/stories/2007122850650400.htm Buddha on big screen]