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Angulimala ( Pāli: "finger necklace/garland"; Sinhala: අංගුලිමාල, ; Chinese: 央掘魔羅) is an important early figure in Buddhism, particularly within the Theravada suttas. A ruthless serial killer who is redeemed by a sincere conversion to Buddhism, he is seen as an example of the redemptive power of the Buddha's teaching and the universal human potential for spiritual progress, regardless of one's background.
Angulimala (; ) is a 2003 Thai fantasy- adventure- drama film based on the Buddhist-scripture story of Angulimala as interpreted by the director and actors of the film. The film is directed by Sutape Tunnirut and stars Peter Noppachai Jayanama as Angulimala, Stella Malucchi as Nantha, John Rattanaveroj as Vikul, Alisa as Mantanee and Catherina Grosse. The story is a tale of redemption for the character, who embarks on a series of killings in which he murders 999 people (the Buddha was to be his 1,000th kill), collecting a finger from each victim and wearing the fingers in a garland around his neck. Later, when he realizes he was tricked into his wrongdoings, he tries to atone for his sins by becoming a Buddhist . The film was controversial on its release in Thailand, with religious leaders, local public and government officials arguing it was a distortion of Buddhist teachings.
Angulimala is an upcoming Indian Kannada drama movie starring Saikumar and Raghu Mukherjee in the lead. This film is a message against terrorism, return to the days of Gautama Buddha. This film is directed by Baraguru Ramachandrappa and produced by B. K. Srinivas under Sri Harsha productions banner. V. Manohar is the music director and Nagaraj Adwani is the cinematographer.
The film got selected to premier at the 3rd Annual Rafi Peer Film Festival held at Lahore in Pakistan. It has also been selected for the International Forum of Cinema section of the Kolkata International Film Festival.