Love Insurance Kompany
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Vignesh Shivan
Written by Vignesh Shivan
Produced by Nayanthara
S. S. Lalit Kumar
Starring
  • Pradeep Ranganathan
  • S. J. Suryah
  • Krithi Shetty
  • Seeman
Cinematography Ravi Varman
Edited by Pradeep E. Ragav
Music by Anirudh Ravichander
Production
companies
Rowdy Pictures
Seven Screen Studio
Distributed by Red Giant Movies
Release date
  • 10 April 2026 (2026-04-10)
Running time
157 minutes[1]
Country India
Language Tamil
Budget est. ₹95 crore[2]
Box office ₹100 crore [3]

Love Insurance Kompany (also known by the acronym lik; /laɪk/) is a 2026 Indian Tamil-language science fiction romantic comedy film written and directed by Vignesh Shivan. Jointly produced by Rowdy Pictures and Seven Screen Studio, the film stars Pradeep Ranganathan, S. J. Suryah and Krithi Shetty, while Yogi Babu, Seeman, Gouri G Kishan, Shah Ra, Malavika and Sunil Reddy appear in supporting roles. It is set in 2040, where people in love insure their relationships through a dating app named LIK, but a man who believes in organic love, falls in love with a woman embracing tech-driven romance. In doing so, he seeks to challenge LIK.

The film was initially announced untitled in 2019 with Sivakarthikeyan starring and Lyca Productions producing; however, it was shelved due to budget concerns. In 2023, it was revived with Pradeep. An announcement by Seven Screen Studios was made that September, and the title Love Insurance Corporation was revealed that December. Principal photography took place between January 2024 and April 2025, in locations including Coimbatore, Udumalaipettai, Singapore and Malaysia. In July 2024, the film was retitled Love Insurance Kompany, after separate copyright claims over the initialism LIC by S. S. Kumaran and the Life Insurance Corporation. The film has music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography handled by Ravi Varman and editing by Pradeep E. Ragav.

After repeated delays in release, Love Insurance Kompany was released in theatres on 10 April 2026. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot

Love Insurance Kompany is set in a futuristic world where technology controls even human relationships. In the beginning, society depends on a powerful organization called Love Insurance Kompany (LIK), which uses advanced algorithms and data to match people and guarantee successful relationships without heartbreak. The system is trusted by almost everyone, and its leader, Suriyan, strongly believes that love can be calculated and controlled like a science. People rely on this technology instead of their own feelings when choosing partners. The story introduces Vibe Vaasey (Vaas), a young man who does not believe in this idea. He feels that love should be natural, emotional, and unpredictable, not decided by machines. His life changes when he meets Dheema, a woman who completely trusts the LIK system and believes it is the safest way to find love.

As the story moves forward, Vibe Vaasey and Dheema begin to spend more time together and slowly develop feelings for each other. However, their relationship becomes complicated because their beliefs about love are completely opposite. The LIK system predicts that they are not a perfect match, which creates doubt in Dheema's mind since she has always trusted technology. Vaas, on the other hand, becomes frustrated that something as personal as love is being controlled by a system. This leads to a deeper conflict between them, as well as between Vaibhav and the LIK company itself. He begins to question whether human emotions can truly be measured or predicted by algorithms, while Suriyan continues to defend the system and its power. Their relationship becomes a symbol of the larger struggle between human emotions and artificial intelligence.

In the final part of the story, the conflict reaches its peak as Vaas openly challenges the LIK system and tries to prove that love cannot be reduced to numbers or predictions. Dheema is forced to make a difficult choice between trusting the system she has always believed in or following her own heart. As she reflects on her feelings, she begins to understand that real love involves risk and cannot be guaranteed or controlled. In the end, the story delivers the message that even in a highly advanced future, genuine human connection cannot be engineered by technology. Love remains unpredictable, emotional, and deeply human, and that is what makes it meaningful.

Cast

  • Pradeep Ranganathan as Vaibhav Vasudevan "Vibe Vassey"
  • S. J. Suryah as Suriyan
  • Krithi Shetty as Dheema
  • Seeman as Anbukadal, Vaibhav's father
  • Yogi Babu as Jolly Prabhu
  • Gouri G Kishan as Kalki, Vaibhav's friend
  • Shah Ra as Jayanth, Vaibhav's friend
  • Malavika as Vaala Meen, Dheema's mother
  • Anandaraj as H. A. Subbu, Suriyan's assistant
  • Sunil Reddy as Rajeev
  • Deepika Venkatachalam as Thamizhselvi, Vaibhav's sister and Anbukadal's daughter
  • Edin Rose as Selena, Suriyan's Fake Humanoid robot girlfriend
  • Nifya Razul as himself
  • Anirudh Ravichander as Bro 9000 (voice-only)
  • VTV Ganesh as LIK customer (cameo appearance)
  • Amritha Aiyer as Vandana (cameo appearance)
  • Mysskin as a doctor (cameo appearance)
  • Rangaraj Pandey as a judge (cameo appearance)

Production

Development

In late November 2018, actor Sivakarthikeyan, a long-time friend of director Vignesh Shivan, was reported to come together with the latter for his next directorial, to be produced by Lyca Productions.[4] On 21 March 2019, Lyca announced the project under the tentative title SK17, referring to Sivakarthikeyan's 17th film as a lead actor and added that filming would commence in July, while the film would release in 2020.[5] However, that November, it was reported that Lyca had backed out of the project, feeling the ₹70 crore (equivalent to ₹87 crore or US$10 million in 2023) budget was too high for a Sivakarthikeyan film and could not be recovered due to his then nascent market value.[6] A month later, it was reported that Vignesh would produce the film via his own company Rowdy Pictures after unsuccessful negotiations with other producers, and he would direct Sivakarthikeyan in a different project.[7] Vignesh later revealed that Lyca's concerns over the film's budget were due to its futuristic setting, and he refused their request to change it to present day.[8]

In March 2023, Pradeep Ranganathan was reported to have been approached for the lead role in the revived project.[9] Vignesh confirmed the project on his birthday, 18 September; however, neither the production company nor the cast, barring Pradeep, were revealed.[10] In December, it was revealed that the film would be produced by S. S. Lalit Kumar under Seven Screen Studio. The company officially announced the project on 14 December, under the title Love Insurance Corporation (LIC); a muhurat puja ceremony was held on the same day.[11][12] Vignesh and his wife Nayanthara were involved in co-producing the film with Kumar, for the second time after Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal.[13][14] Cinematographer Ravi Varman and editor Pradeep E. Ragav were involved as part of the technical crew.[13] On 25 July 2024, Pradeep's birthday, the team announced the new title Love Insurance Kompany (LIK), largely owing to title disputes.[15][16]

Casting

S. J. Suryah and Yogi Babu were confirmed to be part of the cast from their presence at the muhurat puja in December, while Krithi Shetty was announced as the lead actress.[17] Besides acting, both Suryah and Pradeep were involved in a 12-hour writing workshop with Vignesh.[18] The film marks Seeman's return to acting after a hiatus due to his political commitments,[19] as well as Malavika's return to Tamil cinema after a long hiatus. The name of her character, Vaala Meen, is a callback to the song "Vaala Meenukkum" from Chithiram Pesuthadi (2006) in which she appears. She dubbed in her own voice for the first time in Tamil.[20] Shetty, a non-Tamil speaker, learned the language from Seeman.[21] In February 2024, a promotional skit video released by influencer Nifya Razul revealed the inclusion of himself and Shah Ra.[22] Edin Rose was cast as an artificial intelligence, in her Tamil debut.[23][24] Gouri G Kishan said she was "underconfident" when Vignesh offered her a role in the film, and that she was "pushed beyond [her] comfort zone".[25] Anirudh, besides composing the film's music, also voices a robot named Bro 9000.[26]

Filming

Coimbatore, where the first schedule took place.

Principal photography began with the first schedule on 24 January 2024 at Isha Yoga in Coimbatore.[27] Filming also took place at the Velliangiri Mountains for around a week.[28] The team then moved to Thirumoorthy Dam in Udumalaipettai by 3 February to shoot significant portions.[22] On 11 February, Suryah, through social media, stated that he had begun filming his portions.[29] The second schedule commenced on 22 March in Singapore.[30] The team later moved to Malaysia for filming minor portions.[31] This schedule concluded by 26 March.[31] By July 2024, the film entered its final phase of filming, with Pradeep also simultaneously shooting for the Ashwath Marimuthu-directorial Dragon (2025).[32][33]

In December 2024, rumours surfaced that Vignesh and Nayanthara had planned to acquire a government property in Puducherry after both of them met the tourism minister K. Lakshminarayanan.[34] Vignesh clarified that his visit was strictly to seek permission for filming a few sequences at the Pondicherry Airport and dismissed the rumours about him wanting to purchase property.[35][36] On 11 April 2025, Vignesh announced on his Instagram handle that filming in Malaysia was nearing completion, with approximately two more days left.[37] Principal photography wrapped on 14 April,[38] except for a song shoot which took place a few months later, choreographed by Jani Master, whose participation was announced by Vignesh on 1 July.[39]

Music

Love Insurance Kompany
Soundtrack album by
Anirudh Ravichander
Released 6 April 2026
Recorded January 2024–2026
Studio Albuquerque Studios, Chennai
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Language Tamil
Label Sony Music South
Producer Anirudh Ravichander
Anirudh Ravichander chronology
Madharaasi
(2025)		 Love Insurance Kompany
(2025)		 Jana Nayagan
(2026)
Singles from Love Insurance Kompany
  1. "Dheema"
    Released: 16 October 2024
  2. "Pattuma"
    Released: 27 November 2025
  3. "Adaavadi"
    Released: 30 March 2026

The soundtrack and background score are composed by Anirudh Ravichander, in his fourth collaboration with Vignesh after Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015), Thaanaa Serndha Koottam (2018) and Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal (2022). The audio rights were acquired by Sony Music South.[40] The first single, "Dheema", was released on 16 October 2024.[41] The second single, "Pattuma" was released on 27 November 2025.[42][43] The song "Enakena Yaarum Illaye", written by Vignesh for the unreleased film Aakko, was originally released on 14 February 2015, Valentine's Day;[44] after its inclusion in Love Insurance Kompany, a music video was released on the same date in 2026.[45][46] The third single "Adaavadi" was released on 30 March 2026.[47] The remaining two songs, together with the full album, were released on 6 April 2026.[48][49]

Track listing
No. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length
1. "Dheema" Vignesh Shivan Anirudh Ravichander 3:55
2. "Pattuma" Vignesh Shivan Anirudh Ravichander, Anantha Krrishnan 3:29
3. "Enakena Yaarum Illaye" Vignesh Shivan Anirudh Ravichander, Anantha Krrishnan 4:39
4. "Adaavadi" Rokesh, Heisenberg, Vignesh Shivan Mathichiyam Bala 3:19
5. "Pookatum" Vignesh Shivan Anirudh Ravichander, Bhumi 4:11
6. "Vibe Vaasey" Vignesh Shivan Anirudh Ravichander 2:30
Total length: 22:03

In addition to the original soundtrack, the song "Mayilirage" composed by A. R. Rahman for the 2005 film Anbe Aaruyire also starring S. J. Suryah is featured in the film.[50]

Marketing

The film's title poster, along with the first and second look posters featuring Pradeep was released on 25 July 2024.[51][52] This was followed by Suryah and Shetty's character posters on 27 July and 2 August.[53][54] The film's behind-the-scenes video was released on 18 September.[55] The first teaser was scheduled to release on 1 August 2025, but was delayed to 27 August due to the audio launch of Coolie taking place around the same time.[56] After the release of the teaser, The Hollywood Reporter India stated that the inclusion of "Enakenna Yaarum Illaye" should "delight fans who have been wanting to see the hit track be part of a film sometime".[57] Deepan Boopathy, the producer of Aakko, reacted positively to seeing the song "reach new audiences through this film".[58] The film's pre-release events were held at Park Hyatt Hyderabad on 5 April 2026,[59][60] and the Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology in Chennai two days later.[61][62]

Release

Theatrical

Love Insurance Kompany was released in theatres on 10 April 2026.[63] The film was initially scheduled to release on 18 September 2025, but was postponed for undisclosed reasons.[64][65] A new date of 17 October, coinciding with Diwali, was later announced.[66][67] However, it was postponed to 18 December to avoid a clash with Pradeep's other film, Dude.[68][69] Ahead or the revised release date, journalists believed the film was likely to be further delayed, given the lack of promotional activity by the makers.[70][71] Nevertheless, the apparent postponement and lack of confirmation by the makers received criticism from the trade as it affected the possibility of several smaller Tamil films releasing in the time frame.[72] Tiruppur Subramanian of the Tamil Nadu Theatres Association later claimed that the makers told him they were now aiming to release the film in mid-February 2026.[73]

By late-January 2026, it was reported that the film would release during the Valentine's Day weekend in February.[74][75] However, it was later reported to be further postponed because another big Tamil film Jana Nayagan was facing uncertainty over its release due to issues with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The uncertainty over the release of Jana Nayagan ultimately impacted the release prospects of other Tamil films including Love Insurance Kompany which did not want to clash with Jana Nayagan if it was cleared for release.[76][77] Afterwards, it was reported that the film would be further delayed to July 2026 due to the 2026 Iran war that affected the Gulf markets, which provide substantial overseas revenue for Indian films.[78] On 18 March, the film was given a new release date of 3 April 2026, Good Friday.[79] However, on 28 March, the makers announced through a promo that the film had been postponed by a week.[63] The promo, which features Pradeep, Anirudh and Vignesh discussing the film's release, self-deprecatingly acknowledges the film's various delays.[80]

Distribution

The film was distributed by Red Giant Movies in Tamil Nadu.[81] Shree Padmini Cinemas acquired the theatrical rights in the Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana).[82][83] The film's Kerala theatrical rights were acquired by Sree Gokulam Movies and it would be released through Dream Big Films.[84] Phars Film acquired the overseas theatrical rights.[85] Prathyangira Cinemas initially acquired the film's United States theatrical rights,[86] but soon opted out of the deal, citing "unforeseen circumstances".[87]

Home media

The post-theatrical streaming rights were acquired by Amazon Prime Video.[88]

Reception

Critical response

Love Insurance Kompany received mixed reviews from critics.[89] Yashaswini Sri of The Indian Express gave 3.5/5 stars and called it "Tamil cinema's most original romantic comedy in years. It is warm, often funny, and anchored by three performers at the top of their game".[90] Janani K of India Today gave 3/5 stars and called it "a flawed yet genuinely entertaining romantic comedy that reflects a society increasingly shaped by technology. While it emphasises the importance of human communication, it stops short of advocating for a balanced approach".[91] Latha Srinivasan of NDTV gave 2.5/5 and wrote "LIK's production values are superb, and no expense has been spared to ensure the movie is a vibrant and colourful watch on the big screen. The cinematography by Ravi Varman is top-notch, and Anirudh Ravichander's songs have already become chart-busters pre-release".[92] Kirubhakar Purushothaman of The Federal wrote, "Love Insurance Kompany is, at its core, a well-packaged entertainer... bright, funny, and propelled by committed performances. But for a film that takes on the audacious task of defending love against the cold logic of algorithms, it is undone by its own romanticism".[93]

Akshay Kumar of Cinema Express gave 2/5 stars and wrote, "The film reeks of artificiality and half-heartedness when the narrative decides to show something beyond the application."[94] Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu wrote, "a film "made entirely by humans" is still worth watching, for there's imperfection, craftsmanship, a genuine search for truth, and a beating heart. No robot can replace that".[95] Bhawana Tanmayi of Moneycontrol wrote, "Love Insurance Kompany wants to mix romance and science fiction to show a new way that technology affects love. It gets some things right with the tone and relatability, but the story isn't always consistent and the second half is too slow".[96] Vishal Menon of The Hollywood Reporter India compared the film to the Netflix series Black Mirror and despite praising the cinematography and music, concluded, "For all its ambition, LIK is a futuristic movie with medieval problems".[97] Sreeju Sudhakaran of Rediff.com wrote, "LIK is an ambitious film for its setting, but underscores in both the romance and the humour departments". He added, "The world-building is vibrant, the ideas are relevant, but the storytelling lacks the depth and conviction needed to bring them together meaningfully".[98] Bryan Durham of Variety India noted the film's similarities to The Consultant, Black Mirror and CTRL, but wrote, "Ranting about how invasive always-connectedness can get without getting preachy and being entertaining while doing that, is an art and LIK nails it effortlessly".[99]

Box office

According to an estimate by Variety India, Love Insurance Kompany earned ₹9.93 crore (US$1.2 million) worldwide on its opening day; ₹7.93 crore (US$940,000) from India, and ₹2 crore (US$240,000) overseas.[100]

Controversies

Shortly after the reveal of the initial title Love Insurance Corporation and its initialism, S. S. Kumaran issued a warning against Vignesh, stating that he had registered the LIC initialism in 2015 for a potential film (Life is Colourful). He further stated that an associate of Vignesh had approached him to give the title but was rebuffed, yet still used it.[101][102] Soon after in January 2024, the Life Insurance Corporation, which holds the trademark rights to the initialism, sent a cease and desist notice to the team, accusing them of trademark infringement and ordered them to change the title at the earliest.[103] This prompted the team to announce the new title and initialism in July 2024.[16]

Shortly after Vignesh announced Jani Master's participation, he and Nayanthara received backlash since Jani was previously convicted after sexual harassment allegations. Nayanthara in particular received criticism for allegedly enabling Jani since she was viewed as a "self-made woman".[104] She has not openly addressed or responded to the issue.[105]

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