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{{Infobox film
| name = Love Today
| image = Love Today Vijay.jpg
| director = [[Balasekaran]]
| writer = Balasekaran
| starring = [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]<br/>[[Suvalakshmi]]<br/>[[Manthra (actress)|Manthra]]
| producer = [[R. B. Choudary]]
| editing = V. Jaishanker
| cinematography = Vijay Gopal
| studio = [[Super Good Films]]
| distributor = Super Good Films
| music = Shiva
| released = 9 May 1997
| runtime = 151 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = {{INR}}3.2 crore
}}

'''''Love Today''''' is a 1997 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama film]] written and directed by [[Balasekaran]], who made his debut with the venture. This film features [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Suvalakshmi]] and [[Manthra (actress)|Manthra]] in the lead roles while [[Raghuvaran]], [[Karan (actor)|Karan]] and [[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]] all play other supporting roles. The film received positive reviews from critics and was very successful at the Box office. The film ran for over 150 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/kollywood/Love_Today/1166 |title=Find Tamil Movie Love Today, Love Today Reviews, Expert Review and Casts |publisher=Jointscene.com |date=1997-05-09 |access-date=2012-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://vijaynewsgallery.blogspot.com/2012/10/box-office-analysis-smash-hits-of_15.html|title=Box-Office Analysis: Smash Hits of Ilayathalapathy VIJAY|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="The Times of India 2020">{{cite web | title='Love Today' to 'Vettaikaran': Ten times when Vijay delivered a super hit film with a debutant director | website=The Times of India | date=2020-06-17 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/love-today-to-vettaikaran-ten-times-when-vijay-delivered-a-super-hit-film-with-a-debutant-director/photostory/76425194.cms | access-date=2020-11-25}}</ref> It was remade in Telugu as ''[[Suswagatham]]'' , in Kannada as ''[[Majnu]]'' and in Hindi as ''[[Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai]]''. The film has been dubbed in Hindi as ''Dil Ki Dagar'' (2019).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_be9WZT_VFo</ref>

==Plot==
Ganesh ([[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]) is a college graduate who lives with his father Chandrasekhar ([[Raghuvaran]]), a doctor. Chandrasekhar is easygoing and pampers Ganesh with whatever he wants. Sandhya ([[Suvalakshmi]]) is the daughter of a very strict police inspector Vasudevan ([[Rajan P. Dev]]), who is always suspicious that she would have a love affair. Sandhya makes up her mind that she would never fall in love, and her ambition is to get a gold medal in her college degree. One day, Ganesh spots Sandhya and falls in love with her at first sight. Even though Sandhya catches a good glimpse of him, she tells her friend Fathima that she likes no one. Ganesh goes to the bus stop everyday to see Sandhya. He tries to get advice from his friends Ravi ([[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]]) and Peter ([[Karan (actor)|Karan]]) to convince Sandhya to marry him. Their advice goes in vain as she does not care about him. She confronts Ganesh one day and tells him not to waste his time on her.

Ganesh gets hold of Sandhya's friend Preethi ([[Manthra (actress)|Manthra]]), and she tries to talk to Sandhya, but she is unmovable. Vasudevan becomes suspicious of Ganesh and Sandhya and uses physical force on Ganesh. He also verbally abuses Sandhya, though she tries to explain her innocence. Sandhya is forced to leave town because of this. Ganesh finds her whereabouts and leaves his father to go out of town and find her. As he is trying to find her, Chandrasekhar has an accident and passes away. His friends desperately try to find his whereabouts but cannot trace him. Peter ends up performing Chandrasekhar's last rites. Ganesh arrives and gets heartbroken that he could not even perform his father's cremation.

At this point, Sandhya reveals her feelings for Ganesh, tells him that she loves him, and says she wants to spend the rest of her life with him. However, he rejects her feelings and tells her, "I have lost everything because of love. I did not have a chance to see my father's grave, so it is not worth it." The next day, Sandhya is seen standing at the bus stop, waiting for Ganesh to come. Meanwhile, Ganesh takes the recommendation that his father had written for him before his death and goes for his first interview.

==Cast==
* [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] as Ganesh
* [[Suvalakshmi]] as Sandhya
* [[Manthra (actress)|Manthra]] as Preethi
* [[Raghuvaran]] as Chandrasekar, Ganesh's father
* [[Rajan P. Dev]] as Vasudevan, Sandhya's father
* [[Bindu Panicker]] as Krishnaveni, Sandhya's mother
* [[Karan (actor)|Karan]] as Peter
* [[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]] as Ravi
* [[Dhamu]] as Siva
* [[Mohan Raman]] as ACP
* [[Ramji (actor)|Ramji]] as Peter's friend (Special appearance)
*[[K. S. Jayalakshmi]] as Preethi's mother

==Production==
In an interview during the release, Vijay mentioned that he signed the film to give the audience what they want — fights, fast songs and a message, mentioning he had similar success from ''[[Poove Unakkaga]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/8193BBBA54EB497665256940006200B2 |title=Spelling success in a short span – The Hindu |date=1999-02-19 |access-date=2012-04-22 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack is composed by newcomer Shiva. His real name was Omar and he earlier composed an album.<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.tamil/BY20hH0P8hQ</ref> The lyrics were written by [[Vairamuthu]], Vaasan, Vaigarai Selvan, 'Pattukottai' Shanmuga Sundaram. The Song, '''Enna Azhagu''' was reused by Shiva in the 2001 Telugu film [[Priyamaina Neeku]] as '''Nelanadiga Puvvulanadiga'''.

{{Infobox album
| name = Love Today
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = Shiva
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1996
| recorded = 1996
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 30.27
| label = Star Music
| producer = Shiva
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Poomagal Oorvalam]]
| next_year = 1999
}}

;Tracklist
{{Tracklist
| headline = Tracklist
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| total_length = 30:27
| title1 = Yen Pennendru (Duet)
| lyrics1 = [[Vairamuthu]]
| extra1 = [[Mohammed Aslam]], [[Bombay Jayashri]]
| length1 = 05:22
| title2 = Yen Pennendru (Solo)
| lyrics2 = Vairamuthu
| extra2 = [[P. Unni Krishnan]]
| length2 = 04:05
| title3 = Enna Azhagu
| lyrics3 = Vairamuthu
| extra3 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length3 = 04:57
| title4 = Kuppayi Kuppayi
| lyrics4 = Selvan
| extra4 = [[Yugendran]]
| length4 = 02:37
| title5 = Aalai Ethikinu Ooru Suthum Pallavan
| lyrics5 = Vairamuthu
| extra5 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], Kalpana
| length5 = 04:53
| title6 = Salamiya
| lyrics6 = Vaasan
| extra6 = Mano, [[Malgudi Subha]]
| length6 = 05:12
|title7 = Monica Monica
| lyrics7 = 'Pattukottai' Shanmuga Sundaram.
| extra7 = [[Suresh Peters]], Febi Mani
| length7 = 04:41

}}

==Critical Reception==
The film received positive reviews and was a SuperHit at BoxOffice running for over 150 days in Tamilnadu. Prabha and Pady Srinivasan of Indolink.com appreciated the film due to "its different ending", and said [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] and [[Suvalakshmi]] both sparkle in their respective roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/lovetoday.htm |title=Love Today Movie Review |publisher=Indolink.com |date= |access-date=2012-04-22}}</ref> The film became one of several successful films in the romantic genre with Vijay featured in throughout the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|author=Malathi Rangarajan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article1111607.ece |title=Arts / Cinema : Bodyguard in form |work=The Hindu |date=2011-01-22 |access-date=2012-04-22}}</ref> The success of the film prompted the director and actor to come together again immediately for a film titled ''Priyamudan'', however the title was later used by Vijay for a [[Priyamudan|different project]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/98/Feb/kuttisp2.htm |title=1997-98 Kodambakkam babies Page: Part 2 |publisher=Indolink.com |date= |access-date=2012-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724022641/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/98/Feb/kuttisp2.htm |archive-date=24 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

It was remade in Hindi as ''[[Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai]]'' with [[Aftab Shivdasani|Aftab]] and [[Amisha Patel]] which was released in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.smashits.com/film-review-kya-yehi-pyaar-hai/bollywood-gossip-1607.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519145824/http://www.smashits.com/film-review-kya-yehi-pyaar-hai/bollywood-gossip-1607.html |archive-date=19 May 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Dwarakish]] remade the film in Kannada as ''Majnu'' starring his son Giri in lead role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chitraloka.com/english/knock_out/majnu.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011120110757/http://chitraloka.com/english/knock_out/majnu.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 November 2001|title=Chitraloka.com|date=20 November 2001|publisher=}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Year
! Film
! Language
! Cast
! Director
|-
|1998
|''[[Suswagatham]]''
|Telugu
|[[Pawan Kalyan]], [[Devayani]]
|[[Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao]]
|-
|2002
|''Majanu''
|Kannada
|Giri Dwarakish
|[[Dwarakish]]
|-
|2002
|''[[Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai]]''
|Hindi
|[[Aftab Shivdasani|Aftab]], [[Amisha Patel]]
|K. Murali Mohan Rao
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt6827298}}
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[[Category:1997 films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Balasekaran]]
[[Category:1997 romantic drama films]]

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