Papilio Buddha, the maiden feature film of Jayan Cherian, was denied a certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification's regional office in Thiruvananthapuram last week. Set in the background of a Dalit campaign for land in Kerala's Wayanad district and the community's mass conversion to Buddism, Papilio Buddha powerfully pushes the boundaries in its depiction of caste, sexuality and Dalit politics. The movie also revives the decades-old debate on whether Mahatma Gandhi's advocacy on behalf of Dalits did in fact benefit the community at all.
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