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| caption        = Poster
| caption        = Poster
| director      = [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)|Pavithran]]
| director      = [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)|Pavithran]]
| writer        = Pavithran
| producer      = Janaki G. K. Reddy
| producer      = Janaki G. K. Reddy
| writer        = Pavithran
| starring      = {{ubl|[[R. Sarathkumar|Sarathkumar]]|[[Tisca Chopra]]|[[Shenbaga]]m}}
| starring      = {{ubl|[[R. Sarathkumar|Sarath Kumar]]|[[Tisca Chopra]]|[[Shenbaga]]m}}
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]
| cinematography = [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]
| editing        = [[B. Lenin]]<br />[[V. T. Vijayan]]
| editing        = [[B. Lenin]]<br />[[V. T. Vijayan]]
| distributor    = Sri Sai Thejaa Films
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| studio        = Sri Sai Thejaa Films
| studio        = Sri Sai Thejaa Films
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|1993|10|15}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|1993|10|14}}
| runtime        = 130 minutes
| runtime        = 130 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
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'''''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.
'''''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 ==
{{more plot|date=October 2022}}
Diwakar, an Indian [[Brigadier]], is charged to eradicate terrorism in [[Kashmir]]. Diwakar lives with his sister Anu. His neighbour Priya 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.


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 ==
 
==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
{{colbegin}}
*[[R. Sarathkumar|Sarath Kumar]] as Brigadier Diwakar
*[[R. Sarathkumar|Sarath Kumar]] as Brigadier Diwakar
*[[Tisca Chopra]] as Priya  
*[[Tisca Chopra]] as Priya
*[[Shenbaga]]m as Anu
*[[Shenbaga]]m as Anu
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Priya's mother
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Priya's mother
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{{colend}}


==Production==
== 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.
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 ==
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>
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]], with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=I Love India (1993) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0002707 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203033619/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0002707 |archive-date=3 February 2012 |access-date=2013-06-22 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref>


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


==Reception==
== Release and reception ==
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>
''I Love India'' was released on 14 October 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ஐ லவ் இந்தியா / I Love India (1993) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/i-love-india |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011053122/https://screen4screen.com/movies/i-love-india |archive-date=11 October 2022 |access-date=11 October 2022 |website=Screen4screen |language=en, ta}}</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> R. P. R. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' wrote that Pavithran made an omlette out of basic ingredients like Tamil culture, Indian culture and patriotism.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஆர்.பி.ஆர். |date=7 November 1993 |title=ஐ லவ் இந்தியா |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1993-11-07/page/23/mode/1up |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |page=23 |access-date=11 October 2022}}</ref>


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


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


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Latest revision as of 13:58, 25 December 2022

I Love India
Poster
Directed byPavithran
Produced byJanaki G. K. Reddy
Written byPavithran
Starring
Music byIlaiyaraaja
CinematographyAshok Kumar
Edited byB. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Production
company
Sri Sai Thejaa Films
Release date
  • 14 October 1993 (1993-10-14)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

I Love India is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Pavithran.[1] The film stars Sarath Kumar, débutante Tisca Chopra and Shenbagam. It was released on 14 October 1993.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Diwakar, an Indian Brigadier, is charged to eradicate terrorism in Kashmir. Diwakar lives with his sister Anu. His neighbour Priya 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[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

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 and actor R. Sarathkumar; they started a project called India Today.[2][3] 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.[4]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Vaali.[5]

Song Singer(s) Duration
"Adi Aadivarum Pallaakku" S. Janaki 5:58
"Engiruntho Ennai Azhaithathu" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 6:11
"Kaatru Poovai" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Minmini 5:58
"Kurukku Paathaiyile" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Minmini 5:04
"Paasam Vaitha Mullai" Ilaiyaraaja 5:02

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

I Love India was released on 14 October 1993.[6] 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."[7] R. P. R. of Kalki wrote that Pavithran made an omlette out of basic ingredients like Tamil culture, Indian culture and patriotism.[8]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "I Love India". The Indian Express. 5 November 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "கே.டி.குஞ்சுமோனின் கௌரவப் பிரச்சனையில் உருவான ஷங்கரின் ஜென்டில்மேன்". News18 (in தமிழ்). 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Menon, Vishal (21 July 2018). "KT Kunjumon and 25 years of 'Gentleman'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "தமிழுக்கு வந்த ஹிந்தி முகம்..." [Hindi actor debuting in Tamil...]. Kalki (in Tamil). 14 February 1993. pp. 32–33. Retrieved 2 December 2022.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. ↑ "I Love India (1993)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "ஐ லவ் இந்தியா / I Love India (1993)". Screen4screen (in English and தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "I Love India". Indolink. Archived from the original on 7 June 1997. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  8. ↑ ஆர்.பி.ஆர். (7 November 1993). "ஐ லவ் இந்தியா". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 23. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

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