Solo is a Siva anthology; Dulquer plays four different avatars of Lord Siva!

Ever since it was announced that Bejoy Nambiar is making a bilingual movie with Dulquer Salmaan, expectations have been soaring high. The movie boasts of a huge star cast that includes actors from across the country. With the release of every teaser and song, anticipation levels have been going high.

Solo is an anthology in which Dulquer Salmaan plays four different characters. Recently the makers had revealed that the movie is anthology on Lord Siva’s characters. Siva is known for his extreme emotions and this movie has on love and rage as its premise.

Solo is a multi genre film that revolves around the four elements – earth, wind, fire and water. Dulquer plays four roles — Siva, Rudra, Shekhar and Trilok— all the four characters, in a way, represent Lord Shiva.

Dulquer’s four different characters are connected to the four elements. Bejoy Nambiar, who has also scripted the film, has woven these elements into four stories. It is a mix-genre attempt and the movie has an unique treatment.

Since Solo is made as a bilingual, the movie has a plethora of actors from several industries. Dino Morea, Ann Augustine, Arti Venkatesh, Kabali fame Sai Dhansika, Deepti Sati, Marathi actress Sai Tamhankar, Sruthi Hariharan, Govind P Menon, Sheelu Abraham, Manoj K Jayan, Prakash Belawadi, Bengali filmmaker Quashiq Mukherjee, Sathish, Soubin Shahir, John Vijay and many others are part of the cast.

Music for the movie is composed by 11 different composers which includes several leading bands as well. Girish Gangadharan, Sejal Shah and Madhu Neelakandan have cranked the camera for the movie.

Abraham Mathew has produced the Malayalam version under the banner of Abaam Movies. Tamil version is jointly funded by Anil Jain and Bejoy Nambiar. The movie is slated to hit screens in September this year.