Love Today

Love Today

Year: 2022

Runtime: 154 mins

Language: Tamil

Echo Score: 82

Budget: $700K

RomanceComedy

A young couple is made to exchange their phones for a day. What follows is a hilarious and emotional sequence of events that puts their lives in misery.

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1

Love tested in Chennai

Pradeep, a Cognizant support engineer, is in a serious relationship with Nikitha and they hope to marry. Venu Sastri, Nikitha's strict father, learns of their romance and becomes the gatekeeper for their future. The couple's resolve is tested as family expectations loom over their plans.

Evening Chennai (Venu Sastri's home)
2

The challenge is laid down

Venu invites Pradeep and Nikitha to his home under the pretense of discussing marriage but reveals a harsher test: they must swap phones for 24 hours with full access. They reluctantly agree, hoping their love will survive the trial. The agreement marks the start of a tense, invasive experiment.

Evening Venu Sastri's home, Chennai
3

The swap begins and WhatsApp is checked

Pradeep and Nikitha swap phones and begin a close scrutiny of each other’s messages. Pradeep sanitises his WhatsApp, hoping to erase traces of past chats. The test quickly exposes the fragility of trust beneath affectionate words.

Night Venu Sastri's home
4

Divya's wedding concerns surface

Pradeep returns home to help with Divya's upcoming wedding and discovers Nikitha's chats with Revi and Mamakutty. He is also shaken to learn Nikitha had a night drive to Puducherry with Mamakutty, which strains their relationship. The trust between them deteriorates further as secrets emerge.

Next day Pradeep's home
5

Extending the phone test

To prove their commitment, Pradeep suggests extending the phone swap until Divya's wedding. Venu agrees and secretly asks Nikitha to restore Pradeep's deleted messages, intensifying the scrutiny on both sides. The swap becomes a longer, more invasive ordeal.

Days later Venu's home
6

Divya and Yogi's phone secrecy

Divya grows suspicious of Yogi's secretive behavior with his phone and presses for access, but he refuses. Attempts to unlock Yogi's phone fail, creating tension between Divya and Yogi. The couple's trust wavers under the weight of unseen messages.

Evening Divya's home
7

Nikitha discovers Pradeep's secret chats

Nikitha learns about Pradeep's porn addiction and flirtations with multiple girls, including attempts to solicit photos under suspicious pretenses. She also discovers a secret Instagram account that Pradeep and friends created during college. The revelation leaves her reeling and fearing future exposure.

Afternoon Nikitha's location
8

Confrontation at the restaurant and OTP twist

Unknown to her, the secret Instagram account had even messaged Nikitha and her sister. Fearing exposure, Pradeep meets Nikitha at a restaurant to retrieve his phone and log out of the account. Yogi overhears and advises logging out from another device using an OTP.

Evening Restaurant
9

OTP captured and break up

Revi intercepts the OTP and exposes Pradeep, sparking a heated argument and their breakup. Pradeep lashes out at Revi but is stopped by restaurant staff. The couple's trust collapses as the Instagram saga spirals beyond control.

Night Restaurant
10

Divya's wedding reception turbulence

During Divya's wedding reception, Pradeep suspects Mani of running the secret account, but Mani denies involvement. The accusation adds another layer of doubt to an already chaotic event. The wedding becomes a battleground of suspicions and tensions.

Wedding day Divya's wedding venue / reception
11

Mother's counsel and confession

Saraswathi consoles Pradeep and reminds him that trust is essential for peace in relationships. Yogi explains he hid his phone because of embarrassment over his weight and fear of rejection. Divya is moved by his vulnerability and decides not to pry, reconciling with him.

Evening Saraswathi's home
12

The truth surfaces and trust endures

A pornographic video involving Nikitha goes viral and Venu disowns her, believing the footage. Pradeep and his friends locate Nikitha after a search that leads to a mango tree memory and a beach reunion. They identify Kaushik, Nikitha's publicity hungry colleague, as the real mastermind behind the deepfake, and Kaushik is arrested. Pradeep and Nikitha reconcile; Venu apologizes and blesses their marriage, reaffirming that trust is the foundation of peace.

Ending Beach / Police Station

Last Updated: October 09, 2025 at 14:16

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