''I Love India'' is a 1993 Indian

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-language

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directed by Pavithran. The film stars

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, débutante

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and Shenbagam. It was released on 14 October 1993.

Plot

Diwakar, an Indian

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, 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

as Brigadier Diwakar *

as Priya * Shenbagam as Anu * Manorama as Priya's mother *

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as Diwakar's uncle *

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* C. S. Rao as Rao *Kalidoss as Rosario *Ramachandran *Prasanth *Jaya Prahasam *John Babu in a special appearance *

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in a special appearance in a song *Yamuna in a special appearance in a song *Meeta Gupta in a special appearance in a song *

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in a special appearance in a song *Kavithasri in a special appearance in a song

Production

After scoring back-to-back successes like ''

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'' (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''. 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''.

Soundtrack

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

Release and reception

''I Love India'' was released on 14 October 1993. 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." R. P. R. of ''

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'' wrote that Pavithran made an omlette out of basic ingredients like Tamil culture, Indian culture and patriotism.

References

External links

* {{Pavithran 1990s Tamil-language films 1993 action films 1993 films Films about terrorism in India Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films set in Jammu and Kashmir Films set in Rajasthan Indian action films Indian Army in films Kashmir conflict in films