Loev had its world premiere at the 2015 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia.
It relied on crowdfunding and cost-cutting measures its budget was relatively low at $1 million. The film was shot in the summer of 2014 over the course of 16 days by the cinematographer Sherri Kauk in 2K resolution. Principal photography took place at Mahabaleshwar, in the Western Ghats in peninsular India, and at Mumbai. It was eventually picked up for production by Arfi Lamba and Katherine Suckale despite Saria's own doubts on its viability. Saria wrote Loev 's script while he was working on the draft of the unreleased film I Am Here and drew heavily from his personal experiences. The film's title is a deliberate misspelling of the word 'love'. Loev also features Siddharth Menon and Rishabh Chaddha in supporting roles. It was Ganesh's final film, as he died from tuberculosis before its release.
It stars Dhruv Ganesh and Shiv Panditt as two friends who set off to the Western Ghats for a weekend trip and focuses on their complex emotional and sexual relationship. Loev (pronounced love) is a 2015 Indian romantic drama film written and directed by Sudhanshu Saria.
