Loves (film)

Loves is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by K. Jayapandian starring Thamizh, Sona and Sweety. The film was released on 30 July 2004.

Loves
Directed by	K. Jayapandian
Starring	Thamizh Sona Sweety
Cinematography	Ravishankar
Music by	Deva
Release date	30 July 2004 (2004-07-30)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Thamizh as Hari
• Sona as Mala
• Sweety as Amala
• Deva as Amala's brother
• Junior Silk as a lecturer
• Vadivelu
• Chaplin Balu
• Vijay Babu
• Shakeela as herself (guest appearance)

Production

The film marked the debut of Vikram, a dentist by profession, who appeared under the stage name of Thamizh.^[1] Sona, the sister of actress Rajashree, also made her debut in Tamil cinema through the film.^[1] She had previously been attached to star in Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala (2001), under the stage name of Bobby, but was later removed from the project by director T. Rajender.^[2]

Reception

Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote that "it's a time affair, with mediocre scripting and treatment" and that the "ending is thoughtless and insensitive too". She also compared the film's story to that of Punnagai Poove (2003).^[1]

A reviewer from entertainment portal BizHat.com noted "Loves is nothing but an old wine in a new bottle. It's a love triangle that directors and producers have tested time and again". The critic added "Jayapandian has given an average film with a blend of comedy and emotional story. He has made the screenplay keeping in mind the front benchers".^[3] Screen wrote "Debutante hero Tamizh is the only saving grace of the film. Aimed for the B&C; centers, director Jaipanian has introduced many ingredients to make the front benchers happy. [...] Comedy by Vadivelu is crude and obscene."^[4]