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Naslen K Gafoor and Mathew Thomas-starrer 'Journey Of Love 18+' is all set to release on OTT after its successful theatrical run. The movie revolves around a young man and woman, who fall in love but things become complicated when they plan to run away from home and get married. Directed by Arun D Jose, the movie also stars Nikhila Vimal in the lead role.

Journey Of Love 18+ OTT Release Date:

'Journey Of Love 18+' will release on SonyLiv on September 15.

In an interview with South First, director Arun D Jose talked about the film's plot and the challenges he faced while working on it. He said that all films are challenging for a director. “In his debut, a director will get the consideration that it’s his first movie. But that won’t be the case with the second movie,” he added.

 
 
 
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For the unversed, the star cast of 'Journey Of Love 18+' was picked from social media. “I liked their performances in the reels. However, almost 70 per cent of the actors were chosen through casting calls,” he told South First.

While talking about the film's plot, Arun told South First, "It has been the same (love story) for a long time in Malayalam cinema. In love stories, eloping usually forms a part of the plot. But we thought of doing a film that is mostly based on eloping and that’s how we crafted '18+'.”

The movie also focuses on casteism in Kerala and Arun revealed that he wanted to highlight the caste politics in his film. “When every caste has a matrimonial site in the State, I thought it’s high time people understood the caste politics I wanted to highlight in my film,” he said.

He further told South First, "But sadly, most people are considering 18 Plus as a romantic comedy and not pondering over the casteism mentioned in it. This would have been different in other states.”

The movie also stars Meenakshi Dinesh, Binu Pappu and Rajesh Madhavan.