--- title: 'Papilio Buddha (2013)' type: 'film' director: 'Jayan K. Cherian' released: '2013-01-01' countries: - 'India' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/papilio-buddha-2013' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2355771/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Papilio Buddha (2013) 2013 · India Original title: പാപ്പിലിയോ ബുദ്ധ ## Synopsis Papilio Buddha is an Indian film written and directed by Jayan K. Cherian. The film focuses on the atrocities committed against Dalits, women, and the environment. It features S. P. Sreekumar, David Briggs, and Saritha Sunil while Padmapriya, Prakash Bare, and Thampy Antony play supporting roles. Kerala-based environmentalist Kallen Pokkudan appears in another important role in the film, which also casts 150 Adivasis. The film was completely shot in Wayanad, Kerala and the cinematography was done by M J Radhakrishnan. The story deals with discrimination against landless Dalits and the politics of suppression of their struggle against the upper castes and other powerful elements locally. ## Credits - **Producer:** [Prakash Bare](https://cinepixo.com/people/prakash-bare) - **Director:** [Jayan K. Cherian](https://cinepixo.com/people/jayan-k-cherian) - **Screenplay:** [Jayan K. Cherian](https://cinepixo.com/people/jayan-k-cherian) - **Director of Photography:** [M. J. Radhakrishnan](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-j-radhakrishnan) ## Cast - [Antony Thekkek](https://cinepixo.com/people/antony-thekkek) as Ramdasji - [Kozhikode Narayanan Nair](https://cinepixo.com/people/kozhikode-narayanan-nair) - [Prakash Bare](https://cinepixo.com/people/prakash-bare) - [Sreejith Ramanan](https://cinepixo.com/people/sreejith-ramanan) - [Kallen Pokkudan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kallen-pokkudan) as Kandal Kariyan - [S. P. Sreekumar](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-p-sreekumar) as Shankaran - [Padmapriya Janakiraman](https://cinepixo.com/people/padmapriya-janakiraman) as Collector - [Saritha Kukku](https://cinepixo.com/people/saritha-kukku) as Manju - [Surabhi Lakshmi](https://cinepixo.com/people/surabhi-lakshmi) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Official site: http://papiliobuddha.com/ Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/papilio-buddha-2013 Film facts: Wikidata (Q7132836); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.