Itha Oru Snehagatha
{{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|
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| director = Captain Raju
| writer =
| producer = Varghese Kurian
| cinematography = Anandakuttan
| editing =
| music = Johnson
| distributor =
| studio = Appus International
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1997|1|18}}
| runtime = 135 mins
| language = Malayalam
| country = India
}}
Itha Oru Snehagatha ({{Translation|Here is a love story}}) is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language romance film, written and directed by Captain Raju. The film stars Vikram, and 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.{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/31/stories/2002053100940300.htm |title=Making hay ... |last1=Rangarajan |first1=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.}}
Plot
Church Father Daniel 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 and Mathayichan, while the Hindus from the town are led by Raman Nair. Father Daniel forms a music troupe called "Rhythm Orchestra" along with the cross-religion lovers Roy and Hema, trying to unite them. Meanwhile, Father Daniel faces stiff opposition from various quarters.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Vikram as Roy
- Laila as Hema
- Captain Raju as Father Daniel
- 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
- Kadhal Sukumar as priest's assistant
- J. Livingston as Police Inspector
- Indhu as Hema's sister
}}
Soundtrack
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| artist = Johnson
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The soundtrack album is composed by Johnson. Lyrics were penned by Kaithapram. The songs are sung by
K. S. Chitra, Biju Narayanan, Sindhu, K. J. Yesudas and Sangeetha Sajith.
{{track listing
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| title1 = Indraneela Ravu
| extra1 = K. S. Chitra, Biju Narayanan
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| title2 = Karunamayee - Female
| extra2 = Sangeetha Sajith
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| title3 = Karunamayee - Male
| extra3 = K. J. Yesudas
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| title4 = Sarigapa
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| title5 = Thaarakangal - Female
| extra5 = Sangeetha Sajith
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| title6 = Thaarakangal - Male
| extra6 = K. J. Yesudas
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| title7 = Vachaname
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The Tamil version had new set of songs composed by Deva.
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| title1 = Enathu Nenjil
| extra1 = P. Unnikrishnan, Ganga
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| title2 = Nenjangal
| extra2 = P. Unnikrishnan
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| title3 = Oonjal Pola
| extra3 = Deva
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| title4 = Vidu Vidu
| extra4 = A. R. Reihana, Anuradha Sriram
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| title5 = Dhilluku Jodiya
| extra5 = Mohammed Beer
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| title6 = Thaarakangal
| extra6 = Sangeetha Sajith
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| title7 = Karunaamayee
| extra7 = Sangeetha Sajith
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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.{{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 }} 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.{{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 }}
References
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