Love Failure

Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi/ Love Failure
Promotional poster
Directed by	Balaji Mohan
Produced by	Sasikanth Sivaji Siddharth Nirav Shah
Written by	Balaji Mohan
Screenplay by	Balaji Mohan
Starring	Siddharth Amala Paul
Music by	Thaman
Cinematography	Nirav Shah
Edited by	T. S. Suresh
Production company	Y NOT Studios Etaki Entertainment
Distributed by	Dil Raju (Telugu Version)
Release date	17 February 2012 (2012-02-17)
Country	India
Language	Tamil Telugu

Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi (How to Mess Up in Love) is a 2012 Indian romantic comedy film based on the same-titled short film directed by debutant Balaji Mohan. It was simultaneously shot in Tamil and Telugu (titled Love Failure) languages. The film stars Siddharth and Amala Paul in the lead roles. It was released worldwide on 17 February 2012 to critical acclaim and was declared a hit.

Arun (Siddharth) and Parvathi (Amala Paul) give an interview about their love story. But they fight even before the interview gets over. Then the movie rewinds 5 months earlier. Arun meets Parvathi in a college canteen and soon they become friends. Parvathi has problems at her home as her mother Saroja wants to divorce her father Akilan. Arun and Parvati fights for trivial reasons and then get together. Movie revolves around how little things may contribute to break ups.

One day, while Parvati stressed up and wants to talk to Arun, he didn't answer his phone. They fight on that issue and gradually their fights frequency grows. Arun introduces her to his parents and Arun's father recognizes her as one of his client's daughter. He tells his son that Parvati's parents are getting divorced. As time progresses, they break up but the reason is not revealed. Arun's friend Vignesh tries to propose his junior Rashmi. But Rashmi addresses Vignesh as brother and she introduce her lover who is Vignesh's senior. Arun tries to recover from the break-up. Arun's friend calls him to a trip to Pondicherry to see his friend John.John's girlfriend Cathy starts friendly chat with Arun. Cathy wishes to help Arun and asks him why they broke up. Arun says that he doesn't have any reason and that is his problem. Since Cathy becomes friendly with Arun, Misunderstanding crops up between Cathy and John. Meanwhile, Akilan approaches Prabhu for divorce. Prabhu who is Arun's father advice Akilan to reunite with Saroja after knowing that Akilan is Parvathi's Father. Akilan and Saroja unite in Parvathi's grandparents 80th marriage. Consequently, John realise that Arun and Cathy are just being friendly and he reunites with cathy. While Rashmi realise that her lover (vignesh's senior) is a playboy, she realises this and tells this to Vignesh and accepts his true love. At last, Parvathi and Arun reunite after a silly quarrel in the same canteen that they met earlier.

Siddharth had said that he watched the ten-minute Tamil short film Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi by Balaji Mohan and found it interesting, developing an interest to turn it into a mainstream full-length feature film. Incidentally Balaji Mohan was holding talks with Sashikanth Shivaji of YNot Studios then and was planning to approach Siddharth to play the male lead role; Siddharth joined the crew and also decided to co-produce the venture with cinematographer Nirav Shah on their newly launched banner Etaki Entertainment. Owing Siddharth's popularity in Telugu cinema, the film was made as a bilingual, shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu as was his previous venture 180. Filming took place in Hyderabad for an urban, modernistic backdrop. Siddharth later confirmed that filming of the film's both versions were completed in a record 35 days. Television actress Deepa Venkat dubbed for the speaking voice of Amala Paul.