| Sweetheart! | |
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| Directed by | Swineeth S. Sukumar |
| Written by | Swineeth S. Sukumar |
| Produced by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
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| Cinematography | Balaji Subramanyam |
| Edited by | Tamil Arasan |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
Production company | YSR Films |
| Distributed by | Five Star K. Senthil |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹5 crore |
| Box office | ₹1.2 crore[1] |
Sweetheart! is an 2025 IndianTamil-languageromantic comedy film[2] written and directed by Swineeth S. Sukumar in his directorial debut, starringRio Raj and Gopika Ramesh in the lead roles, alongsideRenji Panicker,Redin Kingsley, Arunachaleswaran Pa,Tulasi, Fouziee, Suresh Chakravarthy and others in supporting roles. The film has music composed and produced byYuvan Shankar Raja under his YSR Films banner.
Sweetheart! released in theatres on 14 March 2025.[3] The film received mixed reviews from critics flop at box office although the lead cast's performance was praised.
Vasu and Manu are lovers who meet at a concert and get into a relationship. But given their difference of opinions when it comes to commitment, they part ways. In between all this, Manu is grounded after her family catches her along with Vasu in an intimate circumstance. But what happens when she makes a call to Vasu to tell her that she is pregnant and cannot step out of the house due to her strict household?
In late-July 2024,Yuvan Shankar Raja announced his fourth production venture afterPyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018),Maamanithan (2022) andPon Ondru Kanden (2024) titledSweetheart under YSR Films banner.[4][5] The contemporary love film is written and directed by debutant Swineeth S. Sukumar,[6] starringRio Raj and Gopika Ramesh in the lead roles,[7] alongsideRenji Panicker in his Tamil debut.[8] The film also starsRedin Kingsley, Arunachaleswaran Pa,Tulasi, Fouziee, Suresh Chakravarthy and others in important roles.[9] The technical team consists of the film's producer Yuvan Shankar Raja to score the music and Balaji Subramanyam to handle the cinematography, and Tamil Arasan in charge of the editing.[10]
On 6 August 2024, it was announced that Rio had begun dubbing for his portions.[11]
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Think Music | |||
| Producer | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |||
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 Sweetheart - Jukebox onYouTube |
The film has music and background composed byYuvan Shankar Raja.[12] The first single "Awsum Kissa" released on 11 February 2025.[13] The second single "Kadhavai Thirandhaye" released on 24 February 2025.[14]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Paint Ball" | MC Sanna | MC Sanna | |
| 2. | "Amma Song" | Rio Raj | Yuvan Shankar Raja,Sai Vignesh | |
| 3. | "Kadhavai Thirandhaye" | Madhan Karky | Yuvan Shankar Raja, Sinduri Vishal | |
| 4. | "Awsum Kissa" | Kelithee, Gana Francis | Yuvan Shankar Raja,OfRo | |
| 5. | "Oruthi" | Vignesh Ramakrishna | Yuvan Shankar Raja, Adithya RK | |
| 6. | "Kadhal Adhu Poi" | Arivu | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |
| 7. | "Torture Pro Max" | Arivu | Yuvan Shankar Raja,Arivu,Tanvi Shah |
Sweetheart! released in theatres on 14 March 2025.[15] The film received a 'U/A' certificate from theCentral Board of Film Certification.[16]
Sweetheart! received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the lead cast's performance.
Abhinav Subramanian ofThe Times of India gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Director Swineeth S. Kumar seems allergic to narrative economy, transforming what should be straightforward plot points into marathon sequences. [...] Sweetheart promises more than it delivers, like a beautifully wrapped gift box containing socks. A rom-com that forgot the com and misplaced the rom."[17] Anusha Sundar ofOTTPlay gave 2/5 stars and wrote "There is a visible attempt in Sweetheart to make it a film that works for today’s times and romance. It does want to be that progressive film about complicated romances where the lovers themselves form their obstacles. But when it comes down to the last-minute silliness as a solution to the chaos it created, Sweetheart becomes sour."[18] Sreejith Mullappilly ofCinema Express gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Sweetheart! tries to make up for its flaws with a screenplay structure that reveals information intermittently—almost like a nonlinear structure. The narrative tries to make the film look smart and profound, but the deeper you look at it, the more hollow it appears."[19]