Lover (2024 film)

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Lover
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byPrabhuram Vyas
Written byPrabhuram Vyas
Madhan
Produced by
  • Yuvaraj Ganesan
  • Magesh Raj Pasilian
  • Nazerath Pasilian
Starring
CinematographyShreyaas Krishna
Edited byBarath Vikraman
Music by Sean Roldan
Production
companies
Million Dollar Studios
MRP Entertainment
Distributed bySakthi Film Factory
Release date
  • 9 February 2024 (2024-02-09)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Lover is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by debutant Prabhuram Vyas and produced by Million Dollar Studios, in the company of MRP Entertainment. The film stars Manikandan in the titular role, alongside Sri Gouri Priya, Kanna Ravi, Saravanan, Geetha Kailasam, Harish Kumar, Nikhila Sankar, Rini, Pintu Pandu, Arunachaleswaran, and Harini. It follows Arun, an alcoholic and unemployed designer, who tries to start a café business and is aggressively in love with Divya.

Contents

The film was released on 9 February 2024, where it received positive reviews from critics and completed 50 days at the Box Office becoming a huge commercial success.

Plot

Arun and Divya's six-year relationship starts unraveling as they drift apart, raising the question of whether love can withstand such differences.

Cast

Production

The inaugural ceremony of the film was launched by Vijay Sethupathi, and principal photography started in August 2023. [1] In the same month, the team completed the first schedule. [2] The second schedule was held at Gokarna in Karnataka. [3] [4] By the end of November 2023, the makers completed the entire shooting. [5]

Music

The music for the film was composed by Sean Roldan. [6]

Lover
Soundtrack album by
Sean Roldan
Released2024
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length21:32
LanguageTamil
Label Think Music
Producer Sean Roldan
Sean Roldan chronology
Vadakkupatti Ramasamy
(2024)		Lover
(2024)
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Apple Crumble" Sean Roldan, Prabhuram Vyas Siddharth 2:57
2."Thaensudare"Mohan Rajan Sean Roldan, Shakthisree Gopalan 3:36
3."Usura Uruvi"Mohan Rajan Santhosh Narayanan 3:27
4."Velagaadha"Mohan Rajan Kapil Kapilan, Aparna Harikumar3:22
5."Uyir Vaasame"Mohan Rajan G. V. Prakash Kumar 3:16
6."Vaadi En Trip" Sean Roldan OfRo 1:40
7."Ezhutha Kadhaiyo"Mohan Rajan Sean Roldan, Meha Agarwal3:14
8."Thaensudare (Reprise)"Mohan Rajan Pradeep Kumar 3:36
Total length:21:32

Release

Lover released on 9 February 2024. [7]

Reception

Critical response

Gopinath Rajendran of The Hindu wrote "Director Prabhuram does a fine job of humanising the characters amidst the exuberant highs and depressing lows of their relationship. The film spends a lot of time letting its leads be confronted and comforted by their friends, and the filmmaker does a brilliant job of showcasing both contemporary relationships and friendships. Be it the parallels, the lovely scores of Sean Roldan which amplify the mood of the film, or some fantastic performances from the entire cast, especially Manikandan and Sri Gouri Priya, the film has a lot going for it, making you look past its minute flaws." [8]

Manigandan KR of Times Now gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Manikandan Aces Role Of Disgruntled Man." [9]

Ashwin Ram of MovieCrow rated 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The opening, mid and closing is done well, but the rest of the portions deserved better. More depth in characterizations rather than repeating the same content would have helped us to invest more on the drama." [10]

Siddarth Srinivas of OnlyKollywood rated 3.5 out of 5 stars and described "On the whole, Lover is an interesting and impressive relationship drama that would have done even better if the second half was trimmed and carried out well. The film gets a lot of things right though, and helps itself through with real emotions throughout." [11]

M Suganth of The Times of India rated 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The writing tries to be truthful, reflecting the mindset of contemporary 20-somethings when it comes to relationships." [12]

Anusha Sundar of OTTplay rated 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Lover packs a punch in the way towards the end. There is a lot of brooding and healing that the couple gets. The film may not cover the entire healing journey, but it makes a brutally honest case for the complexities that arise in modern-day relationships, where couples don’t shy away from saying what they feel. The screenplay stagnates at times, but overall, it makes the smallest of issues the biggest. And rightfully so. Lover is a film that takes the realistic route to show how much emotional and psychological abuse can take a toll and make people do what they do. It is a film that doesn’t advocate for time stamps in a relationship. More importantly, Lover is a film that makes you want to put yourself first before those you love and care for." [13]

Vijaya Shankar O of DT Next rated 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Overall, 'Lover' isn't path-breaking in the genre of modern love like 'Livin' (both have the same ending), but it is made with such passion and poignantly conveys the meaning of moving on from a breakup. The film never glorifies Arun's actions and balances both people's viewpoints involved in love and states that letting go of someone takes a lot of time, patience, and understanding, and it is very much possible." [14]

Prashanth Vallavan of Cinema Express rated 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Lover fumbles in places where it tries to wring the ‘point’ out of a scene but excels in places where a lot is unsaid or unfinished and yet a lot more shines through the subtext." [15]

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