''Buddhanin Sirippu'' () is a 2015

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directed by Victor Davidson. The film stars

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and Mahesh.

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and others were also in the cast. Music for the film was composed by Alimirzaq and the film opened to mixed reviews in June 2015.

Cast

as Vetri * Mahesh as Kathir *

as Nethra *

as Sundar Raj *

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* A. C. Murali Mohan *

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* Suresh Sakaria as Arun *

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* Rajendranath * Birla Bose *

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* Madhu * Cheryline

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. Despite having a trailer released soon after, the film took more than a year to have a theatrical release.

Release

The film had a low key release in early June 2015 and received mixed reviews from critics. A reviewer from

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wrote that "''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". Another critic lamented the film for being "too preachy".

References

2015 films 2010s Tamil-language films Films about social issues in India 2000s Tamil-language films 2015 directorial debut films {{2000s-Tamil-film-stub