“Love Today” movie became a subject to huge accolades from fans and experts of Indian film industry. Pradeep Ranganathan who directed and performed in the film, is currently basking in the success of his second film and is rumoured to direct Thalapathy Vijay in his next film. However, a video is doing rounds in the social media platforms which shows a Tamil film using the whole concept of “Love Today” in a single scene.

 

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“Love Today”, reportedly collected more than Rs. 70 crore against the budget of just Rs. 5 crore and became one of the most profitable films of the year 2022. In the Telugu region, the film is expected to end it’s theatrical run with Rs. 18-20 crore gross. Despite of the huge numbers the film managed to pull off through its performance at the box office, it failed to impress the internet audience. Previously, Sivakarthikeyan’s “Don” which collected more than Rs. 100 crore gross at the box office, faced similar issue post it’s OTT release.

“Love Today” starring Pradeep Ranganathan and Ivana got released in theatres recently and is still running successfully among the audience of Tamil nadu. Along with the lead stars, Yogi Babu, Sathyaraj, Radhika Sarathkumar, Raveena and many youtube stars were included in the cast list. Produced by AGS, the film impressed it’s target audience and is receiving positive reception from fans and from the critics.

 

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The film’s plot revolves around Uthaman Pradeep and Nikitha played by Pradeep and Ivana respectively, seeking permission from the latter’s father to get married. Father of Nikitha wants the couple to exchange their cell phones for one day and use it. He says that if they still want to get married the next day, he will give them the permission they want.

After the duo come to know about the dark secrets of their personal lives after going through each other’s cell phones, they scold each other and their relationship is about to end. The film’s climax relies on how they managed to reunite, despite all the barriers.

Apart from the film’s engaging screenplay and relatable content, performance of the artists were also got highly appreciated by the audience and critics. After fans completed celebrating the film in big screens, on Thursday, it got released on Netflix.

 

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Young fans connected with the content of the film well which acted as the main cause for the film’s success. Now, a video of RJ Balaji using the “phone exchanging” strategy to divide a couple in his 2019 released “LKG” movie got surfaced in the internet. In the film, RJ Balaji played the role of an aspiring politician and a couple seeks his help to get them married against their families.

Lalgudi Karupiah Gandhi (RJ Balaji) asked the couple to exchange their phones and asks them to meet him tomorrow at the same time. “If you both still want to get married, I will definitely do it” he says before adding that he is aiming for the votes of both the families instead of just the couple’s.

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#LoveToday in a nutshell!

Andre ganithaar @RJ_Balaji! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/hG0Wnb2Nc4

— Varadhu Kutty (@KuttyVaradhu) December 11, 2022

However, it has been found that Pradeep Ranganathan could be the reason behind that scene in “LKG” as well as he worked as one of the writers for the RJ Balaji directorial. “LKG” was produced by Vels films internationals, the production house which introduced Pradeep through “Comali”. It is notable that Pradeep made a short film titled “Appa Lock” with the same concept years ago.