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	'''''I Love India''''' is a 1993 Indian [[Tamil language]] [[~~vigilante~~ film]] directed by [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)\|Pavithran]].<ref>{{Cite news \|date=5 November 1993 \|title=I Love India \|pages=4 \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19931105&printsec=frontpage&hl=en \|access-date=31 March 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film stars [[R. Sarathkumar\|Sarath Kumar]], débutante [[Tisca Chopra]] and [[Shenbaga]]m. ~~The film, produced by actor [[Vishal (actor)\|Vishal]]'s mother Janaki G. K. Reddy,~~ was released on 14 October 1993.		'''''I Love India''''' is a 1993 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)\|Pavithran]].<ref>{{Cite news \|date=5 November 1993 \|title=I Love India \|pages=4 \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19931105&printsec=frontpage&hl=en \|access-date=31 March 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film stars [[R. Sarathkumar\|Sarath Kumar]], débutante [[Tisca Chopra]] and [[Shenbaga]]m. It was released on 14 October 1993.

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
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	== Production ==		== Production ==
	After scoring back-to-back successes like ''[[Vasanthakala Paravai]]'' (1991) and ''[[Surieyan]]'' (1992), producer [[K. T. Kunjumon]] of A. R. S. Film International wanted to collaborate again with director [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)\|Pavithran]] and actor [[R. Sarathkumar]]; they started a project called ''India Today''.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=26 April 2022 \|title=கே.டி.குஞ்சுமோனின் கௌரவப் பிரச்சனையில் உருவான ஷங்கரின் ஜென்டில்மேன் \|url=https://tamil.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/cinema-shankar-gentleman-born-out-of-kd-kunjumon-prestige-issue-scs-736455.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426112115/https://tamil.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/cinema-shankar-gentleman-born-out-of-kd-kunjumon-prestige-issue-scs-736455.html \|archive-date=26 April 2022 \|access-date=11 October 2022 \|website=[[News18]] \|language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Menon \|first=Vishal \|date=21 July 2018 \|title=KT Kunjumon and 25 years of 'Gentleman' \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kt-kunjumon-and-25-years-of-gentleman/article24482821.ece \|access-date=2 December 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823082049/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kt-kunjumon-and-25-years-of-gentleman/article24482821.ece \|archive-date=23 August ~~2022~~}}</ref> However Kunjumon left the project due to creative differences with Pavithran, the project was taken over by a different production house and underwent a change of title: ''I Love India''.<ref>{{Cite magazine \|date=14 February 1993 \|title=தமிழுக்கு வந்த ஹிந்தி முகம்... \|trans-title=Hindi actor debuting in Tamil... \|url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1993-02-14/page/n33/mode/2up \|magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]] \|language=Tamil \|pages=32–33 \|access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref>		After scoring back-to-back successes like ''[[Vasanthakala Paravai]]'' (1991) and ''[[Surieyan]]'' (1992), producer [[K. T. Kunjumon]] of A. R. S. Film International wanted to collaborate again with director [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)\|Pavithran]] and actor [[R. Sarathkumar]]; they started a project called ''India Today''.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=26 April 2022 \|title=கே.டி.குஞ்சுமோனின் கௌரவப் பிரச்சனையில் உருவான ஷங்கரின் ஜென்டில்மேன் \|url=https://tamil.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/cinema-shankar-gentleman-born-out-of-kd-kunjumon-prestige-issue-scs-736455.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426112115/https://tamil.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/cinema-shankar-gentleman-born-out-of-kd-kunjumon-prestige-issue-scs-736455.html \|archive-date=26 April 2022 \|access-date=11 October 2022 \|website=[[News18]] \|language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Menon \|first=Vishal \|date=21 July 2018 \|title=KT Kunjumon and 25 years of 'Gentleman' \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kt-kunjumon-and-25-years-of-gentleman/article24482821.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=2 December 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823082049/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kt-kunjumon-and-25-years-of-gentleman/article24482821.ece \|archive-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> However Kunjumon left the project due to creative differences with Pavithran, the project was taken over by a different production house and underwent a change of title: ''I Love India''.<ref>{{Cite magazine \|date=14 February 1993 \|title=தமிழுக்கு வந்த ஹிந்தி முகம்... \|trans-title=Hindi actor debuting in Tamil... \|url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1993-02-14/page/n33/mode/2up \|magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]] \|language=Tamil \|pages=32–33 \|access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref>

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*{{IMDb title\|0317689~~\|I Love India~~}}		*{{IMDb title\|0317689}}

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	\| caption = Poster		\| caption = Poster
	\| director = [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)\|Pavithran]]		\| director = [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)\|Pavithran]]
	\| producer = Janaki G. K. Reddy		\| producer = Janaki G. K. Reddy
	\| writer = [[Pavithran ~~(Tamil film director)\|Pavithran]]~~		\| writer = Pavithran
	\| starring = {{ubl\|[[R. Sarathkumar\|Sarath Kumar]]\|[[Tisca Chopra]]\|[[Shenbaga]]m}}		\| starring = {{ubl\|[[R. Sarathkumar\|Sarath Kumar]]\|[[Tisca Chopra]]\|[[Shenbaga]]m}}
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	'''''I Love India''''' is a 1993 [[Tamil language]] [[vigilante film]] directed by [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)\|Pavithran]]. The film ~~features~~ [[R. Sarathkumar\|Sarath Kumar]], débutante [[Tisca Chopra]] and [[Shenbaga]]m . The film, produced by actor [[Vishal Krishna\|Vishal]]'s mother Janaki G. K. Reddy, had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and was released on 15 October 1993.		'''''I Love India''''' is a 1993 [[Tamil language]] [[vigilante film]] directed by [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)\|Pavithran]].<ref>https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1993/nov/07-11-1993/p23.jpg {{Bare URL image\|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19931105&printsec=frontpage&hl=en \| title=The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search }}</ref> The film stars [[R. Sarathkumar\|Sarath Kumar]], débutante [[Tisca Chopra]] and [[Shenbaga]]m. The film, produced by actor [[Vishal Krishna\|Vishal]]'s mother Janaki G. K. Reddy, had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and was released on 15 October 1993.

	==Plot==		==Plot==
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	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
	~~{{Infobox album~~		The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. The soundtrack, released in 1993, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)\|Vaali]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0002707\|title=I Love India Songs\|accessdate=2013-06-22\|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref>
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	The film score and the soundtrack were composed by ~~[[film composer]]~~ [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. The soundtrack, released in 1993, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)\|Vaali]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.oosai.com/tamilsongs/i_love_india_songs.cfm\|title=I Love India Songs\|accessdate=2013-06-22\|publisher=oosai.com\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104220758/http://www.oosai.com/tamilsongs/i_love_india_songs.cfm\|archive-date=4 November 2013\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0002707\|title=I Love India Songs\|accessdate=2013-06-22\|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thiraipaadal.com/album.php?ALBID=ALBIRR00182\|title=I love India - Illayaraja - Sarath Kumar\|accessdate=2013-06-22\|publisher=thiraipaadal.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://music.ovi.com/in/en/pc/Product/Ilaiyaraaja/I-Love-India/14900337\|title=Download I Love India by Ilaiyaraaja on Nokia Music\|accessdate=2013-06-22\|publisher=music.ovi.com\|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130624210842/http://music.ovi.com/in/en/pc/Product/Ilaiyaraaja/I-Love-India/14900337\|archive-date=24 June 2013\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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	==~~Release~~==		==Reception==
	~~The film opened to mixed reviews~~, ~~with a critic noting~~ "Pavithran's direction lacks direction" and that "the only saving grace is the music of Illayaraja ; a couple of songs are really melodious and lilting tunes, and the background music is commendable, as is the photography of Ashok Kumar and the editing skills of Lenin and Vijayan". He added that the film is "technically well made and lavishly mounted, but fails to grip the viewer in any way."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19970607043324/http://www.indolink.com/Film/luvIndia.html</ref>		A critic from ''Indolink'' noted, "Pavithran's direction lacks direction" and that "the only saving grace is the music of Illayaraja ; a couple of songs are really melodious and lilting tunes, and the background music is commendable, as is the photography of Ashok Kumar and the editing skills of Lenin and Vijayan". He added that the film is "technically well made and lavishly mounted, but fails to grip the viewer in any way."<ref>{{cite web \|title=I Love India \|url=http://www.indolink.com/Film/luvIndia.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970607043324/http://www.indolink.com/Film/luvIndia.html \|archive-date=7 June 1997 \|access-date=12 January 2022 \|website=Indolink}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{Infobox film
| name = I Love India
| image = I Love India.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)|Pavithran]]
| producer = Janaki G. K. Reddy
| writer = [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)|Pavithran]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[R. Sarathkumar|Sarath Kumar]]|[[Tisca Chopra]]|[[Shenbaga]]m}}
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]<br />[[V. T. Vijayan]]
| distributor = Sri Sai Thejaa Films
| studio = Sri Sai Thejaa Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1993|10|15}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''I Love India''''' is a 1993 [[Tamil language]] [[vigilante film]] directed by [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)|Pavithran]]. The film features [[R. Sarathkumar|Sarath Kumar]], débutante [[Tisca Chopra]] and [[Shenbaga]]m . The film, produced by actor [[Vishal Krishna|Vishal]]'s mother Janaki G. K. Reddy, had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and was released on 15 October 1993.

==Plot==

Diwakar ([[R. Sarathkumar|Sarath Kumar]]), an Indian [[Brigadier]], is charged to eradicate the terrorism in [[Kashmir]]. Diwakar lives with his beloved sister Anu ([[Shenbaga]]m). His neighbour Priya ([[Tisca Chopra]]) falls in love with him. One day, the terrorists kidnap Anu and they kill her thereafter. In the past, Diwakar promised Anu to marry Priya. To fulfil his sister's wish, Diwakar eventually marries Priya. But Diwakar cannot live happily as long as he does not eliminate the terrorists.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[R. Sarathkumar|Sarath Kumar]] as Brigadier Diwakar
*[[Tisca Chopra]] as Priya
*[[Shenbaga]]m as Anu
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Priya's mother
*[[Goundamani]] as Diwakar's uncle
*[[Puneet Issar]]
*[[Babu Antony]]
*[[C. S. Rao]] as Rao
*Kalidoss as Rosario
*Ramachandran
*Prasanth
*Jaya Prahasam
*John Babu in a special appearance
*[[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]] in a special appearance in a song
*Yamuna in a special appearance in a song
*Meeta Gupta in a special appearance in a song
*[[Shagufta Ali]] in a special appearance in a song
*Kavithasri in a special appearance in a song
{{colend}}

==Production==
After the success of the film ''[[Suriyan]]'', [[R. Sarathkumar|Sarath Kumar]] teamed up with the same team, consisting of director Pavithran, cinematographer Ashok Kumar and editor duo [[B. Lenin]] and [[V. T. Vijayan]], for the second time.

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = I Love India
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1993
| recorded = 1993
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 28:13
| label =
| producer = Ilaiyaraaja
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. The soundtrack, released in 1993, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oosai.com/tamilsongs/i_love_india_songs.cfm|title=I Love India Songs|accessdate=2013-06-22|publisher=oosai.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104220758/http://www.oosai.com/tamilsongs/i_love_india_songs.cfm|archive-date=4 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0002707|title=I Love India Songs|accessdate=2013-06-22|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thiraipaadal.com/album.php?ALBID=ALBIRR00182|title=I love India - Illayaraja - Sarath Kumar|accessdate=2013-06-22|publisher=thiraipaadal.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.ovi.com/in/en/pc/Product/Ilaiyaraaja/I-Love-India/14900337|title=Download I Love India by Ilaiyaraaja on Nokia Music|accessdate=2013-06-22|publisher=music.ovi.com|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130624210842/http://music.ovi.com/in/en/pc/Product/Ilaiyaraaja/I-Love-India/14900337|archive-date=24 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Adi Aadivarum Pallaakku" || [[S. Janaki]] || 5:58
|-
|2 || "Engiruntho Ennai Azhaithathu" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], S. Janaki || 6:11
|-
|3 || "Kaatru Poovai" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Minmini]] || 5:58
|-
|4 || "Kurukku Paathaiyile" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Minmini || 5:04
|-
|5 || "Paasam Vaitha Mullai" || [[Ilaiyaraaja]] || 5:02
|}

==Release==
The film opened to mixed reviews, with a critic noting "Pavithran's direction lacks direction" and that "the only saving grace is the music of Illayaraja ; a couple of songs are really melodious and lilting tunes, and the background music is commendable, as is the photography of Ashok Kumar and the editing skills of Lenin and Vijayan". He added that the film is "technically well made and lavishly mounted, but fails to grip the viewer in any way."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19970607043324/http://www.indolink.com/Film/luvIndia.html</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0317689|I Love India}}

{{Pavithran}}

[[Category:1993 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian Army in films]]
[[Category:Films set in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Films set in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Films about terrorism in India]]
[[Category:Kashmir conflict in films]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:1990s vigilante films]]