Thread by @sudhirsrinivasn

#LoveToday: A thread.

I really enjoyed the film. It bursts with incredible energy. Music, editing, momentum… It's among the funniest films this year as well. That stretch in which Insta messages to the girl are compiled as a trippy video, is such wonderful visual imagination.

The film just keeps pushing forward relentlessly, until it takes a serious, emotional turn towards the end (that is genuinely heartfelt). To make such an energetic film that spans more than 150' with the seemingly feeble idea of a couple swapping phones is serious achievement.

Yes, some disturbing actions by the men seem to get brushed aside, and yes, the girl seems to come under the scanner more for doing a lot less. Valid problems. I think it’s a film that means well though. It argues against mistrust, and despite its premise, it argues for privacy.

It calls out the hypocrisy of men seeking a trustworthy partner while not caring to be one themselves. That's why I don’t think it's a film that deserves to be cancelled for some nuanced problems (which, of course, must result in constructive but kind dialogue).

There are so many great touches. Like Yogi Babu’s reason for being protective about his phone. Like Nikhitha’s raised hand during intimacy being a metaphor for barriers in their relationship. Like the first 'real' kiss occurring only after said barriers are broken...

Like the couple realising their mistake about 'knowing everything'--and realising later that perhaps it’s not necessary to know ‘everything’. Even a fleeting moment like Nikhitha mistreating her dog, but later seeing that when vulnerable, it’s the only one barking in her defence.

I liked that the film doesn't simply attribute the relationship problems to technology and apps—and in fact, is inventive about how it uses various ideas (DMs, morphing, chat deletion etc) to move the story forward.

I think this lively film deserves its success.