Couple Friendly

Siva Sai Prathap (Santosh Shobhan) is a easy- going guy moves to Chennai amid family pressure to find a job as interior designer. He rides bike taxi for daily earnings.

Mithra ( Manasa Varanasi) is looking for a job as Software engineer. Following unsuccessful job trials, one day Mithra meets Siva. Mithra had to move out of her accommodation. Siva and Mithra goes around Chennai looking for accommodation, with no success. Siva asks Mithra to come and live at his place, so that they can share the rent. Mithra reluctantly moves in.

Mithra helps Siva to build a profile for his interior designing. Siva gets a small project which he successfully completes and goes on to get a lot of contracts as interior designer. As Mithra continues to find a job, She helps Siva with his projects. Their relationship blossoms into love. They move to a bigger and nicer apartment. Mithra asks Siva to speak to her father about their marriage. One day, Siva gets irritated and they get into verbal fight. Mithra moves out of the home and goes to live at her friend, Preethi's apartment.

Siva's family comes to Chennai for his sister-in-law's treatment. At the same time, Mithra's parents come to Chennai to meet a suitable match for Mithra. Siva understands the importance of Mithra and goes to see her. They reconcile in Preethi's home. Mithra's parents come back and they both get caught.

Siva and Mithra's parents meet at a restaurant. Siva's parents are happy for them to get married. Mithra's father does not accept it and takes her back to their home town. Mithra gets into stress and she has to be admitted into a hospital. She gets diagnosed with Frontotemporal memory problem and stays in the hospital for 6 months. Siva takes care of her day to day.

Siva takes Mithra to Kerala as Mithra expresses a desire to get out of the hospital. They relationship continues to grow. But Mithra's condition worsens. Their family comes and see them in Kerala.

Mithra's father understands Siva's true love for Mithra. One day Mithra completely forgets everyone, and soon passes away.

Siva reads a diary written by Mithra on the terrace where they lived at the beginning of their relationship. In the diary, She asks Siva to keep going with life.

The film ends saying " Life is all about sudden good byes, handle with care".

Ashwin Chandrasekar wrote the script in Tamil, and it was later translated into Telugu, with the crew improvising the dialogues in Telugu.^[4] In May 2025, Santosh Sobhan said in an interview that the filming for Couple Friendly is in the final stage.^[5] The film was shot in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.^[6] The film's distributor, Dheeraj Mogilineni,^[7] claimed it received an A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification solely due to its title.^[8]

Couple Friendly was released theatrically on 14 February 2026.^[9][10]

Sandeep Athreya of Sakshi Post rated the film 3.25/5 stars and wrote, "While the second half may not fully match the emotional depth of the first, the film’s honesty, grounded storytelling, and the lovely chemistry between the leads make it a worthwhile watch."^[11] Yashaswini Sri of The Indian Express rated the film 3/5 stars and wrote, "Ashwin Chandrasekar's latest offers genuine moments and strong performances but suffers from familiar plot and jarring tonal shifts."^[12]

Srivathsan Nadadhur of The Hindu wrote, "Couple Friendly may not boast a novel plot, but its narrative rhythm is refreshingly mature and modern. It treats both its protagonists as equals and values the minutiae of their lives as well as the big dreams."^[1] Jalapathi Gudelli of Telugucinema.com rated the film 2.75/5 stars and wrote, "“Couple Friendly” works because of its engaging first half and emotionally effective climax. The twist feels familiar due to recent Bollywood blockbuster, yet the treatment and sincere performances make it a decent watch."^[13] A critic from Eenadu reviewed the film.^[14]