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.
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 positve reviews from critics.
”With Love” premiered at [[Sathyam Cinemas]] on 3 February 2026, and released in India on 6 February. The film received positve reviews from critics.
== Plot ==
== Plot ==
2026 Indian film by Madhan
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| Directed by | Madhan |
| Written by | Madhan |
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| Cinematography | Shreyaas Krishna |
| Edited by | Suresh Kumar |
| Music by | Sean Roldan |
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140 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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 positve reviews from critics 120 crore box office collection.
Plot
Sathya Sheelan (Abishan Jeevinth ), 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 (Anaswara Rajan), a social media influencer. The conversation starts awkwardly but takes an unexpected turn when Monisha realises Sathya was her senior back in school.
As they warm up to each other, their discussion drifts into memories of school days, old crushes, and past relationships. Both are clearly intrigued, but instead of rushing into something new, 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
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.[2] The film is the directorial debut of Madhan, who previously worked as an associate director on films such as Lover (2024) and Tourist Family.[3]
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.[4][5] The film stars Anaswara Rajan as the female lead.[6]
Principal photography took place across Chennai and Tiruchirappalli in a single schedule spanning 35 days,[7] and was wrapped on 13 October 2025.[8] Post-production commenced in early November 2025, with Abishan and Anaswara Rajan beginning dubbing for their portions.[9] 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.[10]
Music
The soundtrack was composed by Sean Roldan, in his second collaboration with Abishan after Tourist Family.[11] The first single “Aiyo Kadhaley” was released on 22 December 2025,[12] and second single “Marandhu Poche” on 13 January 2026.[13]
| Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | ||
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| 1. | “Aiyo Kadhaley” | Mohan Rajan | Vijaynarain | 3:26 |
| 2. | “Marandhu Poche” | Madhan | Adithya RK | 3:17 |
| 3. | “Morattu Muttal” | Mohan Rajan | Sean Rolden | 2:46 |
| 4. | “Ennai Polave” | Uma Devi | Sublahshini | 3:25 |
| 5. | “Edhukku Dhan Indha Kaadhal” | Mohan Rajan | Yuvan Shankar Raja | 4:29 |
| 6. | “Start With Love” | 0:57 | ||
| Total length: | 18:00 | |||
All tracks are written by Sanare.
| Title | Singer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Ayyo Kadhaley” | Vijaynarian | 3:26 |
| 2. | “Merisi Poye” | Sarath Santhosh | 3:17 |
| 3. | “Naakem Thakkuva” | M S Krsna | 2:46 |
| 4. | “Ayyo Kadhaley-Female Version” | Sublahshini | 3:25 |
| 5. | “Marachipovaali Manasaa” | Deepak Blue | 4:29 |
| 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.[14][15]
Release
Theatrical
With Love premiered at Sathyam Cinemas on 3 February 2026.[16][17] The film was released theatrically on 6 February 2026.[18][19]
Home media
The post-theatrical digital and satellite rights were acquired by Netflix[20] and Vijay Television respectively.[21]
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.”[22] 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”.[23] 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.”[24]
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.”[25] 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.”[26] 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”[27][28]
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- ^ “New stills from Abishan-Anaswara’s With Love unveiled”. Cinema Express. 25 January 2026. Archived from the original on 30 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
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