Love Insurance Kompany: Claim Rejected.

Love Insurance Kompany: Claim Rejected - My quick take on Tamil Movie LIK (theatrical release)

I happened to celebrate Tamil New Year by watching a Tamil movie… purely by accident. Yes, a digital accident while booking tickets online. Quite poetic, because the film itself lives in the digital domain, attempting to flirt with the idea of digital detoxification.

Now, forgive my limited GK of Kollywood, I scanned the screen like a lost tourist looking for familiar landmarks. Apart from Vignesh Shivan (yes, that Mr Nayantara), Pradeep Ranganathan (of Dragon fame), and Anirudh Ravichander (the man behind Kolaveri), the rest felt like a surprise party where I didn’t know the guests. Thank heavens for English subtitles, they were the real supporting cast that got me through this 2040 set saga.

The premise? Genuinely intriguing.

A love story set in 2040, a dystopian future where apps don’t just track your steps, they judge your heart. Compatibility is algorithm-driven, romance is data-backed, and love… apparently comes with terms and conditions.

And that’s where the good news ends.

The title LIK isn’t a lazy abbreviation of “Like.” No, no, it stands for Love Insurance Kompany. Take a moment to appreciate that intellectual somersault. 🤓

It’s essentially a dating app with insurance baked in, because nothing says romance like a warranty policy.

The plot follows our protagonist, a rebel with a heartbreak, determined to prove that love cannot be reduced to percentages, especially when his compatibility score is a tragic 3%. What follows feels less like a cinematic journey and more like an elementary school essay titled “Why Love Is Greater Than WiFi.”

By the end, the grand takeaway is:

Dil ke taar > Fiber optic ke taar.

A profound insight… delivered after two-plus hours of cinematic buffering.

Performances? Serviceable. Depth? Optional.

The overall experience reminded me of a this years CSK performance, high expectations, but not a single Seeti Maar moment.

As for Anirudh Ravichander, his music arrives with the subtlety of a construction drill at 7 AM. Apparently, even in 2040, “dhing-chak” remains humanity’s chosen soundtrack. Also, fashion prediction: we’ll all be wearing futuristic sunglasses indoors… because why should logic evolve?

At one point, I genuinely wished for an app called EIK, Entertainment Insurance Kompany, to compensate viewers for unmet expectations.

This is one policy you don’t need to invest in at the theatre. Wait for OTT, where you can pause, reflect, and maybe even check your own compatibility score with the film.