Buddhanin Sirippu

Buddhanin Sirippu (transl. Buddha's smile) is a 2015 Tamil language drama film directed by Victor Davidson. The film stars Samuthirakani, Mahesh and Suresh Sakaria with Mithra Kurian and Vivek in supporting roles.^[1][2][3] Music for the film was composed by Alimirzaq and it opened to mixed reviews in June 2015.

Buddhanin Sirippu
Directed by	Victor Davidson
Produced by	Suresh Sakaria
Starring	Samuthirakani Mahesh Suresh Sakaria
Cinematography	Yogesh
Edited by	Idris
Music by	Songs: Aj Alimirzaq Score: F. S. Faizal
Production companies	The Vibrant Movies Sakaria Productions
Release date	5 June 2015 (2015-06-05)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Samuthirakani as Vetri
• Mahesh as Kathir
• Suresh Sakaria as Arun
• Mithra Kurian as Nethra
• Vivek as Sundar Raj
• Geetha Vijayan
• A. C. Murali Mohan
• Vasu Vikram
• Munnar Ramesh
• Theepetti Ganesan
• Cell Murugan as Jobless man
• Rajendranath
• Boys Rajan
• Birla Bose

Production

The film, directed by film student Victor Davidson, highlighted a theme regarding contemporary social issues in India. The film began production in 2013 under the title of Aadhar and an audio launch event was held in February 2014 with director Pandiraj attending as a chief guest. Filming was still occurring for the film as of December 2014.^[4]

Release and reception

The film had a low key release in early June 2015 and received mixed reviews from critics. A reviewer from The New Indian Express wrote, "Budhanin Sirippu would have been a meaningful film if only the script had been crafted in a more coherent way" and concluded that the film had "lacklustre narration".^[5] A critic from Maalai Malar wrote that the film deserves attention.^[6] A critic from Kungumam wrote that director Victor Davidson has made a film that addresses social aspects but is not entertaining.^[7]