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With Love (2026 film)

With Love
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMadhan
Written byMadhan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyShreyaas Krishna
Edited bySuresh Kumar
Music bySean Roldan
Production
companies
  • Zion Films
  • MRP Entertainment
Release dates
  • 3 February 2026 (2026-02-03) (Sathyam Cinemas)
  • 6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) (India)
Running time
140 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box officeest. ₹30 crore[2]

With Love is a 2026 Indian Tamil-language teen romantic comedy film written and directed by Madhan. Jointly produced by MRP Entertainment and Zion Films, the film stars Abishan Jeevinth and Anaswara Rajan in the lead roles. It is the directorial debut of Madhan and Abishan's debut as a lead actor.

The film was officially announced in August 2025 under the tentative title Production No. 4, as it was the fourth venture of MRP Entertainment, and the official title was announced the following November. Principal photography ended in October 2025, within 35 working days. Filming locations included Chennai and Tiruchirappalli. The film has music composed by Sean Roldan, cinematography handled by Shreyaas Krishna and editing by Suresh Kumar.

With Love premiered at Sathyam Cinemas on 3 February 2026, and released in India on 6 February. The film received positive reviews from critics.

Plot

Sathya Seelan, a designer who keeps dodging marriage proposals, is finally cornered by his fed-up sister, who fixes a matchmaking meeting without revealing any details about the girl. Reluctantly, Sathya shows up and meets Monisha, a social media influencer. The conversation starts awkwardly but takes an unexpected turn when Monisha realises Sathya was her senior back in school.

Sathya opens up about his unrequited love for Anisha from their school days. Sathya, his friend Dinesh, and Anisha were classmates. Sathya was head over heels in love with Anisha—he wouldn't even write his weekly exam without seeing her. On one occasion when Anisha was absent from school, he submitted the paper without writing a word, for which he got beatings from their teacher, Swaminathan. After becoming a bit closer, Sathya decides to confess his feelings on her birthday but fails to do so. Soon their exams end, and during the school annual day, he tells his friend that he will propose to Anisha today. To which his friend confesses that Anisha has a boyfriend—none other than the friend himself—leaving Sathya heartbroken.

Now Monisha opens up about her story. In the same school, 10th graders Monisha, Vinu, and Sandhya—the backbenchers who stayed at the school hostel. On one exam day, Monisha asks Balaji (a studious fellow classmate) to pass the paper to her. After a few moments, he gets caught by their teacher, who asks him to name the culprit. But he remains tight-lipped. The teacher holds him responsible for the incident and reports him to the principal, causing a huge issue. Monisha, enraged by the teacher's actions, breaks her glasses without his knowledge. As time passes, Monisha's interest in Balaji grows. She joins the tuition center where Balaji studies and starts getting closer to him. After her friend Vinu's advice, she decides to propose to him soon. But when she is about to say it, she blurts out, asking him whether he studied for the upcoming exam. When they witness their seniors (Sathya and his friend) fighting with a boy from another school, Balaji asks Monisha to leave soon and runs from the scene. Monisha narrates the incident to her friends, and her friend Sandhya spills it to the entire class. The whole class starts mocking Balaji, making him feel bad, after which he stops speaking to Monisha. During year-end when students start writing slam books, Monisha gifts one to Balaji, hoping he will write something and return it. When he doesn't, she decides to speak to him on their last exam day, but suddenly her mother shows up, causing her to leave early. On their school annual day, she decides to apologize for what happened and ask about the slam book. Before she can do so, a problem erupts between parents and Swaminathan sir in the end, causing Sathya to slap him.

After finishing narrating their parts of the story, Monisha pitches an unusual idea: before committing to each other, they should reconnect with the people they once loved and seek closure for unresolved emotions from their past.

What starts as a seemingly harmless experiment soon forces both Sathya and Monisha to confront lingering feelings, unspoken regrets, and truths they’ve avoided for years. As they revisit their pasts, their present equation begins to shift—challenging their assumptions about love, timing, and emotional readiness. Whether this journey brings them closer together or pushes them apart forms the emotional core of the film

Cast

  • Abishan Jeevinth as Sathya Seelan
  • Anaswara Rajan as Monisha
  • Harish Kumar as Dinesh, Sathya's friend
  • Kavya Anil as Anisha
  • Sacchin Nachiappan as Balaji
  • RJ Dimple Kanna as Monisha's friend
  • Sanchana Nemidass as Monisha's friend
  • Theni Murugan as Sathya's father
  • Saravanan as Swaminathan
  • 'Nagaichuvaigal' Adhiyamaan as Sathya's friend
  • 'Nagaichuvaigal' Vetri as Sathya's friend
  • RJ Ananthi as Sathya's sister
  • Ayaz Khan as James
  • M. Sasikumar as Das (Cameo appearance)
  • Kamalesh Jagan as Mulli (Cameo appearance)

Production

After the success of Abishan Jeevinth's directorial debut Tourist Family (2025), he was announced in late August 2025 to make his debut as a lead actor in a film jointly produced by Pasilian Nazerath and Magesh Raj Pasilian under MRP Entertainment, along with Soundarya Rajinikanth under her banner Zion Films.[3] The film is the directorial debut of Madhan, who previously worked as an associate director on films such as Lover (2024) and Tourist Family.[4]

The project marks Abishan's second collaboration with MRP Entertainment following Tourist Family. Tentatively titled Production No. 4, it represents MRP's fourth production venture. Soundarya also served as the film's presenter.[5][6] The film stars Anaswara Rajan as the female lead.[7]

Principal photography took place across Chennai and Tiruchirappalli in a single schedule spanning 35 days,[8] and was wrapped on 13 October 2025.[9] Post-production commenced in early November 2025, with Abishan and Anaswara Rajan beginning dubbing for their portions.[10] Erstwhile titled Production No.4, the film was officially titled With Love, with the title teaser released by Soundarya's father, actor Rajinikanth on 21 November 2025.[11]

Music

With Love
Soundtrack album by
Sean Roldan
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageTamil
LabelSony Music
ProducerSean Roldan
Sean Roldan chronology
Revolver Rita
(2025) 		With Love
(2026) 		My Lord
(2026)
Singles from With Love
  1. "Aiyo Kadhaley"
    Released: 22 December 2025
  2. "Marandhu Poche"
    Released: 13 January 2026

The soundtrack was composed by Sean Roldan, in his second collaboration with Abishan after Tourist Family.[12] The first single "Aiyo Kadhaley" was released on 22 December 2025,[13] and second single "Marandhu Poche" on 13 January 2026.[14]

Track listing Tamil
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Aiyo Kadhaley"Mohan RajanVijaynarain3:26
2."Marandhu Poche"MadhanAdithya RK3:17
3."Morattu Muttal"Mohan RajanSean Roldan2:46
4."Ennai Polave"Uma DeviSublahshini3:25
5."Edhukku Dhan Indha Kaadhal"Mohan RajanYuvan Shankar Raja4:29
6."Start With Love"  0:57
Total length:18:00

All tracks are written by Sanare.

Track listing Telugu
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ayyo Kadhaley"Vijaynarian3:26
2."Merisi Poye"Sarath Santhosh3:17
3."Naakem Thakkuva"M S Krsna2:46
4."Ayyo Kadhaley-Female Version"Sublahshini3:25
5."Marachipovaali Manasaa"Deepak Blue4:29
6."Start With Love" 0:57
Total length:18:00

In addition to the above tracks, the track "Aval Varuvala" composed by Deva for the 1997 film Nerrukku Ner is reused in the Tamil version of the film.

Marketing

In early February, the makers conducted a drone show in Edward Elliot's Beach, the first of its kind in Tamil cinema, to promote the film.[15][16]

Release

Theatrical

With Love premiered at Sathyam Cinemas on 3 February 2026.[17][18] The film was released theatrically on 6 February 2026.[19][20] The overseas distribution rights of the film were acquired by Ahimsa Entertainment.[21]

Home media

The post-theatrical digital and satellite rights were acquired by Netflix[22] and Vijay Television respectively.[23]

Reception

With Love received positive reviews from critics.

Yashaswini Sri of The Indian Express gave 4/5 stars and wrote "With Love is the kind of film that won’t blow you away with spectacle, but it will sit quietly in your chest for days afterward."[24] Avinash Ramachandran of Cinema Express gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Powered by convincing performances, With Love reins in the urge to be just another launch vehicle, and ends up finding magic in the chaos of love".[25] Roopa Radhakrishnan of The Times of India gave 3/5 stars and wrote "With Love works far better when the interactions and one-liner jokes are character-specific rather than when it resorts to being overly generalised. With Love doesn't reinvent the genre. It follows a conventional pattern but finds the charm in its likeable lead performances, Sean Roldan’s vibrant music and a lovely supporting cast."[26]

Anusha Sundar of OTTPlay gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "With Love is a film that is as casual and breezy as it gets. It has the ingredients of a romantic drama, even if the proportions are a little high or low at times."[27] K Janani of India Today gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "With Love scores big in interconnecting the stories of Abishan and Anaswara well, but it lacks the cohesiveness to emerge as a fully satisfying romantic drama."[28] Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu wrote "Though written with a lot of heart and a conviction to make a simple and sweet meet-cute, debutant Madhan’s film ends up as a middling rom-com that lacks inner scaffolding".[29] Kirubhakar Purushothaman of The Federal also reviewed the film.[30][31]

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