''Love Today'' is a 2004 Telugu film directed by Aprudhan. The film stars

Uday Kiran Uday Kiran (26 June 1980 – 5 January 2014) was an Indian actor who primarily worked in Telugu cinema. His first three films, ''Chitram'' (2000), ''Nuvvu Nenu'' (2001), and '' Manasantha Nuvve'' (2001) were successful at the box office, earnin ...

and debutante Divya Khosla.

Cast

as Shiva * Divya Khosla as Parvatha Vardhini * Sunil as Dharma *

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as Dharma's wife *

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* Babloo * Suman Setty *

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* Siva Parvathy * Vindya as an

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Production

Divya Khosla, who starred opposite

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in the music video ''Zid Na Karo Ye Dil Ka Mamla Hai'' and in

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mobile advertisement, was roped in to play the lead female opposite Uday Kiran.

Soundtrack

Songs by Vidyasagar. *"Sunday" *"I Love You" - Tippu, Srilekha *"Oh Prema" -

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*"Side B" - Hariharan *"Walking" *"Cheppave" -

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*"Aey Pilla"

Release

The film released to mixed reviews. A critic from '' Idlebrain.com'' gave the film two point five out of five stars and wrote how the film feels lengthy. Additionally, the reviewer praised the techinal aspects of the film, the performances of Uday Kiran and the supporting cast especially Devadarshini stating how she "would be suitable for ''akka'' ister& ''vadina'' ister-in-lawroles in Telugu films". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "Director Aprudhan has a very thin storyline as the film moves at a snail pace. Unfortunately ''Love Today'' has nothing new to offer and ultimately lacks any style or soul". A critic from ''Full Hyderabad'' wrote that "When the crux of the movie is about dealing with misunderstandings, they should've at least tried to show some remotely sensible reason for all the squabbles. With such an effort from the makers' side, the outcome is only ordinary".

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*{{IMDb title, 1285126 2004 films 2000s Telugu-language films Indian romantic drama films 2004 romantic drama films