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{{Infobox film
| name = Ragasiya Snehithane
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = Sujo Visanth
| producer = L. Srinivasan K. Mahendran Naidu M. T. Srinivasan Naidu
| writer = Sujo Visanth
| starring = {{ubl|Vasanth|[[Raai Laxmi|Lakshmi Rai]]|Vijay Raj|Prakash|Kandan|Sriram}}
| music = [[John Peter (music director)|John Peter]]
| cinematography = K. G. Sankar
| editing = R. T. Annadurai
| distributor =
| studio = Revathy Movie Makers
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2008|08|22}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Ragasiya Snehithane''''' ({{trans|Secret companion}}) is a [[Tamil films of 2008|2008]] Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[horror film|horror]] [[thriller film]] written and directed by Sujo Visanth. The film features [[Raai Laxmi|Lakshmi Rai]] along with newcomers Vasanth, Vijayraj, Prakash, Kandan, and Sriram in lead roles, with Jayasurya, [[Charan Raj]], [[Mahanadhi Shankar]], [[Sethu Vinayagam]], [[Hemalatha]], Gowthami Vembunathan, [[M. S. Bhaskar]], [[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]], [[Crane Manohar]], and Bava Lakshmanan playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by [[John Peter (music director)|John Peter]], cinematography by K. G. Sankar, and editing by R. T. Annadurai. The film was released on 22 August 2008 after many delays.

==Plot==
After graduating from college, Vasanth (Vasanth), Vijay (Vijayraj), Arun (Prakash) and Karthik (Kandan) have decided to stay in their rented house in [[Chennai]] while their friend Sakthi (Sriram) returns to his native village. Vasanth's girlfriend Jennifer ([[Raai Laxmi|Lakshmi Rai]]) then comes to live with them. Later, Sakthi returns to the city and begins to behave strangely. Meanwhile, the rowdy Jayasurya (Jayasurya) is sought by the police. Jennifer, who bumps into Jayasurya at the local market, informs the police and the police inspector ([[Charan Raj]]), who arrests him.

The six jobless friends are desperate to find a decent job and decide to steal from a minister ([[Sethu Vinayagam]]) who had [[black market|black money]]. Posing as income tax officers, they conduct a surprise raid at the minister's house during his absence and secretly rob 30 crores of rupees. The minister then finds out the identities of the robbers. Meanwhile, Jayasurya escapes from jail with the help of the corrupt sub-inspector Shankar ([[Mahanadi Shankar]]), and the minister gives Jayasurya the mission of killing the six people.

The friends are now hiding in a forest near [[Talakona]]m waterfalls. Jayasurya, who eventually finds their place, attacks Sakthi when he was swimming alone in the falls. Later that night, the five friends find Sakthi's wounded body. Upset by the demise of their friend, they bury him with his share of the stolen money. Thereafter, Karthik, Arun, and Vijay are mysteriously murdered one by one. The killer turns out to be Sakthi.

In the past, Sakthi and his sister ([[Hemalatha]]) were ill-treated by their greedy stepmother (Gowthami Vembunathan). His sister had to prostitute herself to pay his college fees. When he returned to his native village, Sakthi found his sister having sex with another man and was shocked. Sakthi later killed the man and slowly turned into a psychopath who could do anything for money. In the forest, Sakthi faked his own death with the help of Jayasurya. He then killed Jayasurya and started killing his friends one by one.

Sakthi finally murders Jennifer and then reveals everything to the lone survivor Vasanth. In the meantime, Shankar comes to the forest with Sakthi's sister in order to steal their money. During the fight, Sakthi manages to kill Shankar, and his sister tries to convince him to stop his killing rampage. Sakthi, who is in a psychotic state, does not listen to her and tries to kill Vasanth. Sakthi's sister has no other choice but to kill Sakthi.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*Vasanth as Vasanth
*[[Raai Laxmi|Lakshmi Rai]] as Jennifer
*Vijayraj as Vijay
*Prakash as Arun
*Kandan as Karthik
*Sriram as Sakthi
*Jayasurya as Jayasurya
*[[Mahanadi Shankar]] as Sub-Inspector Shankar
*[[Sethu Vinayagam]] as Minister
*[[Hemalatha]] as Sakthi's sister
*Gowthami Vembunathan as Sakthi's stepmother
*[[M. S. Bhaskar]] as Minister's friend
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as College Principal
*[[Crane Manohar]] as Office Manager
*Bava Lakshmanan as Nair
*Megha
*Hasina
*Muthu
*P. Venkatesh
*V. Akilan
*[[Charan Raj]] as Police inspector (guest appearance)
{{colend}}

==Production==
Newcomer Sujo Visanth began work on a horror film titled ''Kurukkezhuthu'' in 2004, writing the story, screenplay and dialogues for the project. Many newcomers were chosen to play the lead roles. The film was shot in Chennai and [[Talakona]]m.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/horror-is-the-genre-now/article28576904.ece|title=Horror is the genre now|date=13 August 2004|access-date=19 November 2019|publisher=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/scopes/previews/new/kuru.shtml|title=Kurukkezhuthu|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041010062753/http://www.cinesouth.com/scopes/previews/new/kuru.shtml|archive-date=10 October 2004|access-date=19 November 2019|publisher=cinesouth.com|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/horror-films-are-the-new-trend-in-kollywood-tamil-news-9510.html|title=Horror films are the new trend in Kollywood|date=21 June 2004|access-date=19 November 2019|publisher=indiaglitz.com}}</ref> [[Raai Laxmi|Lakshmi Rai]], who hailed from [[Belgaum]], was cast to play the heroine and it was supposed to be her first film.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070313230244/http://www.cinesouth.com/specials/interviews/lakshmirai.shtml</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/News/News22/16-7-05e/tamil-movies-news-lakshmi.html|title=K sentiment A La Ekta Kapoor|date=16 July 2005|access-date=19 November 2019|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref> In 2005, the title was changed from ''Kurukkezhuthu'' to ''Azhagiya Aabathu'' and the film remained unreleased due to unknown reasons. Prior to the 2008 release, the title was changed to ''Ragasiye Snehithane''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/come-september-news-tamil-kkfv04aegfesi.html|title=Come September!|date=4 September 2005|access-date=19 November 2019|publisher=[[Sify]]}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album|
| name = Ragasiya Snehithane (Azhagiya Aabathu)
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[John Peter (music director)|John Peter]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2005
| recorded = 2005
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 21:43
| label = Mass Audios
| producer = [[John Peter (music director)|John Peter]]
| prev_title = [[Neeye Nijam]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[Prathi Gnayiru 9.30 to 10.00]]
| next_year = 2006
}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[John Peter (music director)|John Peter]]. The soundtrack features 5 tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mio.to/album/Azhagiya+Aabathu+(2005)|title=Azhahiya Aabathu (2005) - John Peter|access-date=19 November 2019|publisher=mio.to}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/azhahiya-abathu/V37LneMYYWs_|title=Azhahiya Abathu Songs|access-date=19 November 2019|publisher=jiosaavn.com}}</ref>

{{tracklist|
|extra_column=Singer(s)
|headline=Tracklist
|total_length=21:43
|title1=Iravu Thoongalam|extra1=Ram, Nisha|lyrics1=Kadhal Mathi|length1=4:26
|title2=Kaadhal Seidhal|extra2=Timmy|lyrics2=[[John Peter (music director)|John Peter]]|length2=3:32
|title3=Dhil Chaliya|extra3=Dr. Narayanan, Padma|lyrics3=John Peter|length3=5:06
|title4=Thuppakki|extra4=Gopal Rao, [[Swarnalatha]]|lyrics4=Kadhal Mathi|length4=3:34
|title5=Vasantha Kalangal|extra5=[[Harish Raghavendra]], Priya|lyrics5=John Peter|length5=5:05
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian horror thriller films]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Films shot in Chennai]]
[[Category:2008 directorial debut films]]

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