Abishan’s performance in With Love received a mixed response from critics. While critics acknowledged the actor’s charm in the role, they also found him and his performance to be requiring more maturity. In our With Love movie review, for instance, Avinash Ramachandran wrote, “Abishan, who is carefree in the school portions, and is wonderful in a scene where he meets his school crush after years together, needs a bit more confidence. While he definitely grows on you as the movie progresses, things would have been better if he hadn’t resorted to shrieks and screeches to establish humour and childish playfulness. But again, it is clear, just like Tourist Family, that Abishan’s strong suit might be the emotional moments, and he’d get the proportions right in future films.”
Directed by debutant Madhan, Abishan’s Tourist Family assistant director, With Love earned around 40 crore at the box office, according to data from Sacnilk.