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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = I Love India<br />
| image = I Love India.jpg<br />
| border = no<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)|Pavithran]]<br />
| writer = Pavithran<br />
| producer = Janaki G. K. Reddy<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[R. Sarathkumar|Sarathkumar]]|[[Tisca Chopra]]|[[Shenbaga]]m}}<br />
| cinematography = [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]<br />
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]<br />[[V. T. Vijayan]]<br />
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| studio = Sri Sai Thejaa Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1993|10|14}}<br />
| runtime = 130 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''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.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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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.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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*[[R. Sarathkumar|Sarath Kumar]] as Brigadier Diwakar<br />
*[[Tisca Chopra]] as Priya<br />
*[[Shenbaga]]m as Anu<br />
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Priya's mother<br />
*[[Goundamani]] as Diwakar's uncle<br />
*[[Puneet Issar]]<br />
*[[Babu Antony]]<br />
*[[C. S. Rao]] as Rao<br />
*Kalidoss as Rosario<br />
*Ramachandran<br />
*Prasanth<br />
*Jaya Prahasam<br />
*John Babu in a special appearance<br />
*[[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]] in a special appearance in a song<br />
*Yamuna in a special appearance in a song<br />
*Meeta Gupta in a special appearance in a song<br />
*[[Shagufta Ali]] in a special appearance in a song<br />
*Kavithasri in a special appearance in a song<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
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><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
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><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration<br />
|-<br />
| "Adi Aadivarum Pallaakku" || [[S. Janaki]] || 5:58<br />
|-<br />
| "Engiruntho Ennai Azhaithathu" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], S. Janaki || 6:11<br />
|-<br />
| "Kaatru Poovai" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Minmini]] || 5:58<br />
|-<br />
| "Kurukku Paathaiyile" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Minmini || 5:04<br />
|-<br />
| "Paasam Vaitha Mullai" || [[Ilaiyaraaja]] || 5:02<br />
|}<br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
''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><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|0317689}}<br />
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[[Category:Films about terrorism in India]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Army in films]]<br />
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