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''Love'' is a 2020 Indian
Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
-language
psychological thriller Psychological thriller is a Film genre, genre combining the thriller (genre), thriller and psychological fiction genres. It is commonly used to describe literature or films that deal with psychological narratives in a thriller or thrilling setting ...
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written and directed by Khalid Rahman and produced by
Ashiq Usman Ashiq Usman is an Indian film producer and actor who works in Malayalam films. He also acted in Malayalam films as child artist. He launched Ashiq Usman Productions in 2012, As a producer his debut was Arikil Oraal which starred Indrajith Sukum ...
under the banner of Ashiq Usman Productions. The film stars
Shine Tom Chacko Shine Tom Chacko (born 15 September 1983) is an Indian actor and former assistant director who works in Malayalam cinema along with a few Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films. After working as an assistant to director Kamal ...
and
Rajisha Vijayan Rajisha Vijayan is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. Rajisha debuted with 2016 Malayalam Film Anuraga Karikkin Vellam, for which she won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress. Early life and education R ...
in the lead roles. Love marks the tenth project of Ashiq Usman and third film of Khalid Rahman after ''
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'' and ''
Anuraga Karikkin Vellam ''Anuraga Karikkin Vellam'' (English: ''The Tender Coconut Water of Love'') is a 2016 Indian Malayalam romantic comedy film directed by debutant Khalid Rahman. It stars Biju Menon, Asif Ali, Asha Sharath, and Rajisha Vijayan in lead roles. W ...
''. The film is co-written and edited by Noufal Abdullah. The music is composed by Yakzan Gary Pereira and
Neha Nair Neha Nair is an Indian playback singer and composer. Her debut was a duet with Job Kurian in the film '' Ritu'', with music composed by Rahul Raj. She is a guest singer in the Malayalam rock band Avial. Personal life She currently resides i ...
, while Jimshi Khalid was hired as the cinematographer.


Plot

The movie begins when Deepthi is doing scanning and the doctor confirms that she is eight weeks pregnant. Her husband Anoop gets a text message from her saying she is pregnant, but he continues to play a violent video game. Deepthi reaches home, and soon they both start arguing. The fight turns violent, and Anoop pushes Deepthi against their picture on the wall, and she immediately collapses. Confused, Anoop decides to commit suicide and tries to cut his nerves using a shaving blade. He then hears his doorbell ring and takes Deepthi's body to the bathroom. At the door, it was Anoop's friend, and he starts talking about his life's problems and starts drinking of what was left in the bottle Anoop was having. Anoop tries to console his friend, saying that he has to talk out the indifferences with his wife. Apparently, he doubts his wife is having an affair with his partner and the partner is trying to steal all his money by cheating him in their combined business. His wife is blaming him for not having kids, but when Anoop says he had already impregnated his earlier girlfriend and his friend replies that he cannot tell that to his wife and prove himself, he wants to
commit suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Risk factors for suicide include mental disorders, physical disorders, and substance abuse. Some suicides are Impulsivity, impulsive acts driven by Stress (biology), stress (su ...
because he is fed up with life. However, after speaking to Anoop, he changes his mind and decides to kill his partner instead. Meanwhile, another of Anoop's friends comes home with his girlfriend and tells Anoop that they both need to spend half an hour in their bedroom. While the friend and his girlfriend are talking in the room, the girlfriend receives a message from a guy, and he gets annoyed. He asks her to immediately delete all messages and stop talking to him. Meanwhile, he gets a call from his wife and starts questioning him where he is. He denies that he is with his girlfriend and that he does not have any contact with her. That starts a fight between them, and the girlfriend leaves, saying that she does not want to be a casual partner for him. Deepthi's father comes home to meet Anoop. He tries to talk about his daughter's problems, but Anoop is not interested. Anoop also says he has no financial issues. When the dad asks him if he physically abuses his wife, Anoop says that he has the right to do whatever he wants to his wife. Her dad slaps Anoop and says he is Anoop's dad and he also has rights and leaves. The two friends see this from the balcony, but they stop themselves in interfering because it is Anoop's personal matter. Anoop hears a knock on the door again, and when he opens it, he sees Deepthi. Deepthi enters the house, but now the house is clean as if nothing happened. Soon, the fight turns fierce. Deepthi accuses Anoop for having an affair, also being irresponsible in his business ventures, and losing all the money. From the conversation, it is understood that the two friends who are at Anoop's home are not two outside people but multiple personalities of Anoop itself. One of them wants to kill Deepthi, while the other declines. Finally, Anoop hits Deepthi on her head with an iron box, and she collapses. In the final scene of the movie, we see a car which gets stopped by police for checking. We see Deepthi on the driving seat, who confesses that she killed her husband and the body is in the trunk. It is left to the viewer to guess how Anoop was killed.


Cast


Production

After the success of
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, Khalid Rahman announced that the next film will have
Rajisha Vijayan Rajisha Vijayan is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. Rajisha debuted with 2016 Malayalam Film Anuraga Karikkin Vellam, for which she won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress. Early life and education R ...
and
Shine Tom Chacko Shine Tom Chacko (born 15 September 1983) is an Indian actor and former assistant director who works in Malayalam cinema along with a few Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films. After working as an assistant to director Kamal ...
in lead roles. Both were collaborated with him in his previous films. He also informed that additional cast includes
Veena Nandakumar Veena Nandakumar is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. Her notable works include '' Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha'' (2019), ''Bheeshma Parvam'' (2022) and '' Voice of Sathyanathan'' (2023). Career Veena Nandakumar made her movie debu ...
,
Sudhi Koppa Sudhi Koppa is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his cinematic debut in 2009 with an uncredited appearance in '' Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded'' (2009). Personal life Sudhi hails from Kochi. His father, who was a government ...
,
Johny Antony Johny Antony is an Indian film director and actor, known for making comedy films in Malayalam cinema. He is from Changanassery in Kottayam district, Kerala. He worked for about a decade as an associate to directors Thulasidas, Taha, Kamal an ...
, and Gokulan M.S. Principal cinematography started on June 22, 2020, in Kochi, adhering to COVID-19 protocol guidelines. On July 15, the crew informed that the film shoot has completed and it only took 23 days.


Release

''Love'' was released in
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on 15 October 2020. ''Love'' is the first Malayalam film to release in UAE cinemas after a long spell owing to restrictions to contain the
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. The film released in
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on 29 January 2021. ''Love'' has been streaming on
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since 19 February 2021.
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of Film Companion South wrote "Love is tricky, and therefore, Love is tricky, too. It flips around genres like mad: it's a narcissistic murder mystery like
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mixed with a psychological black comedy like
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mixed with a domestic-abuse drama like
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Remake

A Tamil remake with the same title (2023) was directed by RP Bala and starring with Bharath and
Vani Bhojan Vani Bhojan (born 28 October 1988) is an Indian actress, who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. She made her Telugu film debut with ''Meeku Maathrame Cheptha'' in 2019 and her Tamil film debut with ''Oh My Kadavule'' in 2020. ...
in the lead roles.


References


External links

*{{IMDb title, 12573294 2020s Malayalam-language films 2020 films Indian black comedy films Indian thriller films Films directed by Khalid Rahman Films scored by Neha Nair Films scored by Yakzan Gary Pereira