Love Today (2022 film)

Love Today
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Directed by	Pradeep Ranganathan
Written by	Pradeep Ranganathan Ajay Gurunadhan
Based on	App(a) Lock by Pradeep Ranganathan
Produced by	Kalpathi S. Aghoram Kalpathi S. Ganesh Kalpathi S. Suresh
Starring	Pradeep Ranganathan Ivana Raveena Ravi Yogi Babu
Cinematography	Dinesh Purushothaman
Edited by	Pradeep E. Ragav
Music by	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Production company	AGS Entertainment
Distributed by	Red Giant Movies
Release date	4 November 2022 (2022-11-04)
Running time	154 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	₹5 crore[1]
Box office	est. ₹100 crore[2]

Love Today is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Pradeep Ranganathan and produced by AGS Entertainment. The film stars Pradeep (in his acting debut), alongside Ivana, Raveena Ravi, Yogi Babu, Sathyaraj, Radhika Sarathkumar, Akshaya Udayakumar, Prathana Nathan, Adithya Kathir and Aajeedh Khalique. It is an adaptation of Pradeep's short film App(a) Lock (2020). The film follows a youngster who must swap his phone with his girlfriend for 24 hours before their marriage under the command of the girl's suspicious father.

The film was officially announced in October 2021 under the tentative title AGS 22, as it is the production banner's 22nd venture, and the official title was announced in July 2022. Principal photography commenced in December 2021. It was predominantly shot in Chennai, and wrapped by late-July 2022. The film has music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography handled by Dinesh Purushothaman, and editing by Pradeep E. Ragav.

Love Today was released theatrically on 4 November 2022, and received widespread critical acclaim from critics and the audience praising the direction, story, music, editing, cinematography, humour, social message and cast performances. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing ₹100 crore against a budget of ₹5 crore.