Solo is a 2017 Indian experimental anthology film co-written, co-produced and directed by Bejoy Nambiar with Dulquer Salmaan in a quadruple role as Shekhar, Trilok, Siva and Rudra.
The film was released on 5 October 2017 in both Malayalam and Tamil worldwide and received positive reviews from critics and audiences.
The film consists of four independent stories, all of which star Dulquer Salmaan as the protagonist: Shekhar, Trilok, Siva and Rudra.
The narrative starts 4 years ago in college, argument breaks out over whom Radhika loves, whether it is Shekhar's friend Nelson or a guy named Sanju.
On the day of her check up, the doctor reveals that Radhika's blindness is something genetic and the child will also face the same after a certain age.
They get married and celebrate the happiest days of their lives but Radhika goes into labour and passes away due to complications in the delivery.
The car crashes leaving Justin wounded, but he is saved by Dr Trilok Menon, a veterinary surgeon.
Trilok reveals that it was really him who killed Thomas, that the accident was orchestrated by him too, and he also injected a drug in Justin's drip a few minutes ago which would make him brain dead.
He says he was tracking them all these years and had heard everything that Thomas and Justin said during the incident through Aisha's BlueTooth earbuds, revealing to him that she was pregnant and was still alive even after they disposed her off.
From the bar's CCTV records, it is revealed that his father was killed by Vishnu, a crime boss in Mumbai and Shiva decides to take revenge.
The next night Shiva and gang reach Vishnu and start a shootout in a ritual place, which gets Prabha and many others are killed.
In September 2016, Bejoy Nambiar revealed that he was preparing a script for a Malayalam film starring Dulquer Salmaan in the lead role.
Nambiar stated that he would also produce the venture under his home studio, Getaway Films, in association with Abaam Movies.
[7][8] Following a production break, the second shooting schedule began in March 2017 in Kochi and then moved to Mumbai, following the completion of Dulquer's filming work for Comrade in America (2017).
[10][11] Actors Manoj K. Jayan, Prakash Belawadi and filmmaker Qaushiq Mukherjee also joined the cast during the second schedule, while Govind Menon and Siddharth Menon were signed as the film's music composers along with other composers and also agreed to play musicians in the film.
Actress Dhansika was signed to play a leading role of a visually-challenged dancer, while actors Sathish, John Vijay, Sheelu Abraham and Soubin Shahir also joined the team.
[15][16] The team moved to film another segment of the anthology in Lonavala during May 2017 with actors Dino Morea, Neha Sharma and Deepti Sati playing important roles.
[17] The animated sequences for the film were created by Plexus,[18] a Mumbai-based motion design and visual effects studio.
The Times of India reviewer Deepa Soman rated it 3.5/5 and stated:' An experimental romantic thriller, Solo is the story of four men, their love, rage and afterlife.