Bodhidharma has been known for his medicinal treatment and martial arts. 7 Aum Arivu is an action and science fiction film involving martial arts, emerged in the year 2011 by the director A.R. Murugadoss with Surya, Shruti Hassan, and Johnny Tri Nguyen in the leads. 7 Aum Arivu, translated as 7th sense, explores the legendary Bodhi Dharma, who has been forgotten in his place of birth in Tamil Nadu, India. Surya, in the role of an engineering student, becomes a part of this, where he awakens history. Shruti Haasan, the daughter of the famous actor Kamal Haasan, had been compared throughout with his father in the acting department. It turns out that this actress has her own charms, however, a special screening of this movie was also set up for Kamal Haasan. This film made it to the Oscar nomination list, and the Tamil version was dubbed in Telugu and released as 7th sense. This Tamil movie went through a lot of controversies starting from its certification to its concept. While it was well appreciated by everyone, it was also accused of historical inaccuracies towards the character Bodhi dharma.