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{{short description|2022 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name = By Two Love
| image = By Two Love poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Hari Santhosh]]
| writer = Hari Santhosh
| producer = Nisha Venkat Konanki
| starring = {{ubl|[[Dhanveerah]]|[[Sreeleela]]}}
| cinematography = Mahen Simha
| editing = K. M. Prakash
| music = [[B. Ajaneesh Loknath]]
| studio = [[KVN Productions]]
| released = {{Film date|2022|02|18|df=yes}}
| runtime = 141 minutes<ref name="vk" />
| country = India
| language = Kannada
}}

'''''By Two Love''''' is a 2022 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film written and directed by [[Hari Santhosh]]. Produced by [[KVN Productions]], it stars [[Dhanveerah]] and [[Sreeleela]]. The film tells the story of two youngsters in [[Bangalore]], Balu and Leela, who lead an independent life and don't resonate with the traditional idea of marriage and children. The film has score and soundtrack composed by [[B. Ajaneesh Loknath]].

The film was released theatrically on 18 February 2022.

==Plot==
Balu is a die-hard [[Sachin Tendulkar]] fan, who has a problem with his family since his father has married for the second time. Leelu is unhappy with her younger brother's conduct in life. Yet, their mother keeps taking the side of her younger brother.

Balu and Leela, hailing from different towns, decide to leave their respective homes and land up in the cosmopolitan city of [[Bangalore]], looking for jobs. They accidentally meet in a cab and get into a fight. Unfortunately, the two land jobs at the same office, a professional [[Matrimonial website|matrimonial company]] ''Mr & Mrs Matrimony''. Time passes by, Balu and Leelu become good friends, and eventually, fall in love with each other. Balu and Leelu decide to take their life to the next stage and test themselves and find whether they are fit enough to start a family. Their quest lead them to adopt an infant child and start a [[live-in relationship]] and names the child as Puppy.

Initially, life is rosy, but it doesn't stay that way. In the end, they realize that running a family isn't easy and part ways, leaving Puppy to its fate. When they reach their hometowns. Balu finds that he misunderstood his father where he reconciles with him and Balu reveals about Leelu and Puppy to his father and Leelu also tells the same to her mother. The parents advice them to reconcile with each other. Balu and Leelu meet and apologize to each other and search for Puppy, but to no avail. An auto driver, who gave Puppy to Balu and Leelu finds Puppy and brings him to Balu and Leelu, thus reconciling with each other.

In a [[mid-credits scene]], Balu and Leelu get married in presence of their parents, friends and Puppy.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Dhanveerah]] as Balakrishna aka Balu
* [[Sreeleela]] as Leela aka Leelu
* [[Pavitra Lokesh]] as Leela's mother
* [[Achyuth Kumar]] as Balu's father
* [[Rangayana Raghu]] as Auto driver
* Shivaraj K R Pete as Shiva, Balu's friend
* Nakul Sharma as Siddhu, Leela's younger brother
* [[Tabla Nani]] as House owner
* [[Sadhu Kokila]] as Kalyan Kumar, Managing director of Mr & Mrs Matrimony
* Hemanth Shetty as Balu's friend
}}

== Production ==
The film was announced in December 2020 with Dhaveerrah and [[Sreeleela]] paired opposite each other.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 December 2020 |title=Dhanveerrah and Sreeleela to star in 'By2Love' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2020/dec/19/dhanveerrah-and-sreeleela-to-star-in-by2love-2238159.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206194331/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2020/dec/19/dhanveerrah-and-sreeleela-to-star-in-by2love-2238159.html |archive-date=6 February 2021 |access-date=21 February 2022 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Santosh stated that he wrote ''By Two Love'' from his own experiences about the idea of marriage.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-17 |title=ByTwo Love was born out of Hari Santhosh's dilemma over marriage |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/bytwo-love-was-born-out-of-hari-santhoshs-dilemma-over-marriage/articleshow/89636113.cms |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> Filming was completed in April 2021, and Santosh confirmed that he had begun pre-production work of ''By Two Love''<nowiki/>'s [[Telugu language|Telugu]] remake under the production of [[Sai Korrapati]]'s [[Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-21 |title=Hari Santhosh plans to remake 'By Two Love' in Telugu |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2021/apr/26/hari-santhosh-plans-to-remake-by-two-love-in-telugu-2294757.html |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==Release==
''By Two Love'' was released theatrically on 18 February 2022.

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack album has four singles composed by [[B. Ajaneesh Loknath]], and released on [[Anand Audio]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bytwo Love {{!}} B Ajaneesh Loknath |url=https://gaana.com/album/bytwo-love |access-date=2022-02-18 |website=[[Gaana.com]]}}</ref>{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 18:16
| headline = Track listings
| title1 = I Hate Love
| extra1 = [[B Ajaneesh Loknath]], C R Bobby
| length1 = 3:43
| title2 = Bytwo Bytwo
| extra2 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
| length2 = 3:20
| title3 = Neene Neene
| extra3 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]
| length3 = 3:29
| title4 = Huduga Hudugi
| extra4 = [[Naveen Sajju]]
| title5 = Pogadiro Ranga
| length5 = 3:56
| extra5 = [[Chinmayi Sripada|Chinmayi]], [[Haricharan]]
| length4 = 3:48
}}

== Reception ==
Reviewing the film for ''[[The Times of India]]'', Sunayana Suresh wrote: "The film has some interesting nuances of the frailties and complexities of the current generation, who prefer being detached and baggage free."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suresh |first=Sunayana |date=2022-02-18 |title=ByTwo Love Movie Review : An attempt to understand modern love |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/bytwo-love/movie-review/89661122.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320082737/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/bytwo-love/movie-review/89661122.cms |archive-date=20 March 2022 |access-date=21 February 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' critic A. Sharadhaa called it a "roller coaster ride" which " shouldered on the two young actors." She stated that the film was an urban tale that ran on familiar territory.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 February 2022 |title=By Two Love is all about relationship management |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2022/feb/19/by-two-love-is-all-aboutrelationship-management-2421129.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221075405/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2022/feb/19/by-two-love-is-all-aboutrelationship-management-2421129.html |archive-date=21 February 2022 |access-date=2022-02-21 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> On technical aspects, ''[[Vijaya Karnataka]]'' reviewer Avinash G. Ram wrote: "{{Sic|Ajaneesh had the opportunity to make background music more effective. Full marks must be given to Mahen Simha's cinematography. Mahen has built the entire cinema with great ease}}"<ref name="vk">{{Cite web |date=2022-02-18 |title=By Two Love Review: ಇದು ಈ ಕಾಲದ ಪರಯೋಗಾತಮಕ ಲವ ಸಟೋರ! |url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/entertainment/review/dhanveer-sreeleela-achyuth-kumar-sadhu-kokila-starrer-bytwo-love-movie-review-rating-in-kannada/moviereview/89665343.cms |website=Vijaya Karnataka |language=kn}}</ref>

Jagadish Anagdi of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' termed it an "epic misfire." "The first half thoroughly tests our patience with too many unrelated scenes. It starts with an action sequence which, in no way, is linked to the plot. Double entendres are embarrassing.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-18 |title='Bye Two Love' review: An epic misfire |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/bye-two-love-review-an-epic-misfire-1082997.html |website=Deccan Herald}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|15386856}}

[[Category:2022 romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:2022 films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:2022 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:2022 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Films set in Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Films about marriage]]
[[Category:Films directed by Hari Santhosh]]
[[Category:Films scored by B. Ajaneesh Loknath]]

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