Ragasiya Snehithane

Secret companion) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film written and directed by Sujo Visanth.

The film stars Lakshmi Rai along with newcomers Vasanth, Vijayraj, Prakash, Kandan, and Sriram, with Jayasurya, Charan Raj, Mahanadhi Shankar, Sethu Vinayagam, Hemalatha, Gowthami Vembunathan, M. S. Bhaskar, Pandu, Crane Manohar, and Bava Lakshmanan playing supporting roles.

The six jobless friends are desperate to find a decent job and decide to steal from a minister (Sethu Vinayagam) who had black money.

Posing as income tax officers, they conduct a surprise raid at the minister's house during his absence and secretly rob 30 crores of rupees.

Newcomer Sujo Visanth began work on a horror film titled Kurukkezhuthu in 2004, writing the story, screenplay and dialogues for the project.

[1][2] Lakshmi Rai, who hailed from Belgaum, was cast to play the heroine and it was supposed to be her first film.

[3] In 2005, the title was changed from Kurukkezhuthu to Azhagiya Aabathu and the film remained unreleased for unknown reasons.

[4] Prior to the 2008 release, the title was changed to Ragasiye Snehithane, based on a lyric from the song "Snegithane" from Alai Payuthey (2000).