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{{short description|1997 film by Captain Raju}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Itha Oru Snehagatha
| image = Itha Oru Snehagatha.jpg
| caption = Poster
| starring = {{plainlist|
*Captain Raju
*[[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]]
*[[Laila Mehdin|Laila]]
}}
| director = [[Captain Raju]]
| writer =
| producer = Varghese Kurian
| cinematography = [[Anandakuttan]]
| editing =
| music = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]
| distributor =
| studio = Appus International
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1997|1|18}}
| runtime = 135 mins
| language = Malayalam
| country = India
}}

'''''Itha Oru Snehagatha''''' is a 1997 Indian [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] romance film, written and directed by [[Captain Raju]]. The film stars himself, [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]], and [[Laila Mehdin|Laila]] in the leading roles. It was dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Thrill'' in May 2002, shortly after the success of ''[[Dhill]]'', in which Vikram and Laila had featured.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/31/stories/2002053100940300.htm |title=Making hay ... |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=31 May 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201102941/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/31/stories/2002053100940300.htm |archive-date=1 February 2015 |last2=Ashok Kumar |work=[[The Hindu]] |first2=S. R.}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Church Father Daniel ([[Captain Raju]]) is appointed as the junior priest of the town church and subsequently tries to unite the warring population of Hindus and Christians in the town. The Christians are led by Kariyachan ([[K. P. A. C. Sunny]]) and Mathayichan ([[Rajan P. Dev]]), while the Hindus from the town are led by Raman Nair ([[Kollam Thulasi]]). Father Daniel forms a music troupe called "Rhythm Orchestra" along with the cross-religion lovers Roy ([[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]]) and Hema ([[Laila Mehdin|Laila]]), trying to unite them. Meanwhile, Father Daniel faces stiff opposition from various quarters.

== Cast ==
* [[Captain Raju]] as Father Daniel
* [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] as Roy
* [[Laila Mehdin|Laila]] as Hema
* [[K. P. A. C. Sunny]] as Kariyachan
* [[Rajan P. Dev]] as Mathayichan
* [[Kollam Thulasi]] as Raman Nair
* [[Nedumudi Venu]]
* [[Thilakan]]
* [[N. F. Varghese]] as Kapyaru (Roy's father)
* [[Mamukkoya]]
* [[Jagannatha Varma]]
* [[J. V. Somayajulu]]
* [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]]

;Tamil version
*[[Manivannan]] as a priest
* [[J. Livingston]] as a police officer

== Release ==
In 2002, following the success of the Vikram-Laila starrer ''[[Dhill]]'' (2001), Golden Cine Creations chose to dub the film into Tamil and release it to make the most of Vikram's rising popularity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/17/stories/2002051701380300.htm |title=A shot in the arm |access-date=2016-12-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607064837/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/17/stories/2002051701380300.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2002-05-17 |archive-date= 7 June 2014 }}</ref> When enquired about his opinion on his old films being dubbed and re-released, Vikram revealed that he had no problem as such films had given him work during the struggling phase of his career. A song with lyrics featuring the titles of Vikram's other films was prepared for the Tamil version.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/31/stories/2002053100940300.htm |title=Secrecy robs the charm |access-date=2014-02-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606162412/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/31/stories/2002053100940300.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2002-05-31 |archive-date= 6 June 2014 }}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Itha Oru Snehagatha
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]
| cover =
| alt =
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| genre = [[Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = [[Malayalam language|Deva]]
| label =
| producer = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
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}}
The soundtrack album is composed by [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]. Lyrics were penned by [[Kaithapram Damodaran|Kaithapram]].The songs are sung by
[[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[Ganga]], [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], [[Vidu Vidu]], [[A. R. Reihana]], [[Anuradha Sriram]], [[Dhilluku Jodiya]], [[Mohammed Beer]] and [[Sangeethaa-Sangeetha Sajith (singer)|Sangeethaa-Sangeetha Sajith]].
{{track listing
| headline = Track list (Tamil version)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| lyrics_credits =
| total_length =
| title1 = Enathu Nenjil
| extra1 = [[P. Unnikrishnan]], Ganga
| lyrics1 =
| length1 =
| title2 = Nenjangal
| extra2 = P. Unnikrishnan
| lyrics2 =
| length2 =
| title3 = Oonjal Pola
| extra3 = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| lyrics3 =
| length3 =
| title4 = Vidu Vidu
| extra4 = [[A. R. Reihana]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]
| lyrics4 =
| length4 =
| title5 = Dhilluku Jodiya
| extra5 = Mohammed Beer
| lyrics5 =
| length5 =
| title6 = Thaarakangal
| extra6 = [[Sangeethaa-Sangeetha Sajith (singer)|Sangeethaa-Sangeetha Sajith]]
| lyrics6 =
| length6 =
| title7 = Karunaamayee
| extra7 = [[Sangeethaa-Sangeetha Sajith (singer)|Sangeethaa-Sangeetha Sajith]]
| lyrics7 =
| length7 =
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0355423}}

[[Category:Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:1997 films]]
[[Category:Indian romance films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:1990s romance films]]
[[Category:1990s Malayalam-language films]]

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