Solo Movie Review

Movie : Solo
Rating: 3/5
Cast : Nara Rohit, Nisha Agarwal, Prakash Raj, Sayaji Shinde, Srinivas Reddy, Ali, Jayasudha, Ravu Ramesh, Pavitra Lokesh, M S Narayana, Ravi, Mumaith Khan and others
Directed by : Parasuram
Produced by : Vamsikrishna Sriniva
Banner : SVK Cinemas
Music : Mani Sharma
Release Date : 2011-11-25
Story:
Gowtham (Rohith) is an orphan, who dreams of having his own family. Gowtham feels that if he marries a girl from a big family then he could have all the relatives. So he tries his best to find one such girl. He falls for Vaishnavi (Nisha) as she has everything that he is looking for. She is the daughter of Raghupathi (Prakash Raj), who wants his daughter to marry a man from a joint family. He rejects Gowtham as he is an orphan. The love pair got separated. How do they convince Raghupathi is the rest of the story.

Performances:
Rohith is rigid. He couldn’t emote well. His diction and screen presence is good. But he should concentrate on his expressions to be in business. Nisha Agarwal’s performance is not convincing. She should also work on her expressions. Prakash Raj is perfect as heroine’s father. He steals the show. Jayasudha is fine. Srinivasa Reddy is entertaining. Ali is alright. Sayaji Shinde  and others did their bit.


Highlights
  • Emotional intensity
  • Dialogues
  • Background score and three songs
  • Screenplay
  • Technical values
Drawbacks
  • Slight jerks in editing and RR
  • Lead pair performance during emotional scenes    
Analysis:
Solo film has a simple story. Director Parashuram penned down a solid screenplay to narrate this simple point like his guru Puri Jagannadh. The film’s flow until interval point is smooth. The takeoff is good in the second half too. But the film’s color changes all of a sudden.
Until interval it is an entertaining story with ample fun. When the hero’s character takes a U turn, the mood of the film too has changed big time. Although it is understandable, few may not like the sudden shift. Director should have tried to include some funny characters in the marriage atmosphere without changing the mood of the hero. So that it would have pleased the audiences that look for comedy throughout the film.

On a whole, the mood of the film is alright. This story has to be dealt this way. There is nothing wrong in the approach of the director. Instead of being vocal all the time, he should have tried to show the pain of the protagonist visually. Saying so, we should admit that the dialogues are pretty good.
Solo is being promoted as an entertaining love story. But it is actually an emotional love story blended with some amount of comedy. The makers of the film should immediately focus on the publicity and packaging!
Finally: Emotional and Touching!!!