Love Mocktail is a 2020 IndianKannada-languageromantic drama film directed and written byDarling Krishna in his directorial debut. The film was released on 31 January 2020.^[2][3] The film was produced by Krishna andMilana Nagaraj, who also star in the film alongsideAmrutha Iyengar. The plot follows the story of Adhi on his quest to find true love.

Love Mocktail
Promotional poster
Directed by	Darling Krishna
Written by	Darling Krishna
Produced by	Darling Krishna Milana Nagaraj
Starring	Darling Krishna Milana Nagaraj Amrutha Iyengar
Cinematography	Sri Crazy Mindz
Edited by	Sri Crazy Mindz
Music by	Raghu Dixit
Production company	Krishna Talkies
Distributed by	Mysore Talkies
Release date	31 January 2020 (2020-01-31)
Running time	147 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Kannada

The film released on 31 January 2020 and received positive reviews. It became one of the most successful film of 2020. In 2022, the movie was remade in Telugu asGurthunda Seethakalam^[4] and in Odia asGupchup.^[5] A sequel titledLove Mocktail 2 released in 2022.^[6]

Adi (Darling Krishna), asoftware engineer, rescues Aditi (Rachana Indar) from goons. He then agrees to drop her home as he is too going to her hometownUdupi. During the journey Aditi asks Adi about his romantic history. He responds by telling her about his past, from the high school to present.

The film flashes back to Adi's high school years, where he had a crush on a girl from his tuition, Reema (Vibha Kallianpur). His friend approaches her, but she rejects Adi, as her parents had a failed marriage. When he moved on to the engineering college, he met Joshita "Jo" (Amrutha Iyengar). She is from a well-to-do family, and even though she truly loved Adi, she had doubts about his financial ability to provide her with the lifestyle she desired. Determined to quell her doubts, Adi joins anIT company after completing school. Despite this, Jo breaks up with him due to parental pressure and his low income.

Meanwhile Adi meets Nidhima "Nidhi" (Milana Nagaraj), a fellow software employee and a down-to-earth woman, at his workplace. After Adi is left heartbroken by Jo, his friends Vijay and Sushma set him up with Nidhi. Adi and Nidhi formed a happy couple, and Nidhi's warm nature and love changed Adi. After Jo tries to be back with Adi on her birthday, Adi realise his love for Nidhi. Adi and Nidhi get married and lead a happy, peaceful life. Then Nidhi becomes pregnant. Unfortunately, Nidhi suffers a miscarriage and loses her baby, ultimately being diagnosed withovarian cancer. Nidhi eventually succumbs to the cancer, despite Adi's hopes that she will survive, leaving him devastated.

In the present time, Adi shows Nidhi's grave to Aditi, and the film ends with Adi driving Aditi home.

• Darling Krishna as Aditya "Adi", Nidhi's husband
  • Dhanush Pranav as teenage Adi
• Milana Nagaraj as Nidhima "Nidhi", Adi's wife
• Amrutha Iyengar as Joshitha "Jo", Adi's former girlfriend
• Abhilash as Vijay, Sushma's husband
• Kushi Achar as Sushma, Vijay's wife
• Rachana Inder as Aditi
• Geetha Bharathi as Reema, Adi's teenage crush
  • Vibha Kallianpur as teenage Reema
• Ramakrishna Ganesh as Interviewer
• Vijeth Suvarna as Interviewer
• Hitesh Shah as Doctor

The soundtrack was composed by Raghu Dixit, with lyrics by Raghavendra V Kamath and Arun Kumar.

The film was released on 31 January 2020, inKarnataka and other screens in India.

The film was made available for streaming overAmazon Prime on 8 March 2020.^[7]Love Mocktail premiered on television on 29 March, onStar Suvarna.^[8]

The movie is being remade in Telugu starringTamannaah andSatyadev Kancharana in the lead roles. The production will be led by Kannada directorNagashekar, who will also be co-producing the film with Bhavani Ravi.^[9][10] The film will be titledGurthunda Seethakalam.^[11] The 2022 Odia movieGupchup was loosely based on this movie.^[12]

• Love Mocktail atIMDb