Single Movie Review

Sri Vishnu, known for carving a niche in comedy entertainers without a film background, returns with Single, a youthful comedy released this Friday. Directed with an intent to explore humor through a modern romantic triangle, the film stars Sri Vishnu alongside Ivana, Ketika Sharma, and Vennela Kishore in key roles. But does this film manage to engage audiences or fall into the trap of formulaic fun?

Plot Summary:
Vijay (Sri Vishnu) works as an insurance agent at a bank and shares a home with his childhood friend Aravind (Vennela Kishore). Hoping to fall in love, Vijay is instantly smitten by Poorva (Ketika Sharma), a car showroom supervisor. In an attempt to get close to her, he pretends to be a potential car buyer. When he later confesses his love, Poorva feels deceived and rebukes him.
Meanwhile, Harini (Ivana) unexpectedly enters Vijay’s life and falls for him. But Vijay still longs for Poorva. This sets up a triangular love story. The rest of the film explores whether Vijay wins over Poorva, reciprocates Harini’s affection, and the mystery of his emotional bond with Murthy (Rajendra Prasad).

Analysis:
Director builds the story around a simple one-line concept, adding humorous one-liners, meme-style dialogues, and satire to fill the gaps. While a few comedy scenes evoke laughter, they lack memorability. The core idea—what happens when a single man finds himself between two women—has comedic potential, but the execution leaves much to be desired.

The first half is somewhat slow but tolerable due to occasional punchy dialogues. However, the second half struggles due to weak content, relying once again on surface-level comedy that doesn’t consistently land. The film aims to stay light without deep emotions or complex characters, but its writing fails to sustain audience engagement.

Dialogues often sound like recycled social media content, lacking freshness. In today’s OTT era, where more engaging narratives are just a click away, this kind of shallow treatment doesn’t fare well on the big screen. Films in the past have shown that simple plots can succeed if supported by strong humor—but Single lacks both content strength and a defined narrative purpose.

The emotional angle involving Rajendra Prasad's character and his connection to Sri Vishnu is inadequately established, weakening the film’s intended emotional weight. Overall, the director seems more invested in punchlines than in the actual story arc.

Performances:
Sri Vishnu tries to bring out comedy in his signature style, but the poorly written role limits the impact of his performance. Vennela Kishore manages to add some spark with his witty delivery and timing. Ivana (as Harini) and Ketika Sharma (as Poorva) look good on screen but are given underdeveloped roles.

Bhanu and Nandu attempt to entertain with one-liners but aren’t provided enough scope. Rajendra Prasad’s role, which had potential emotional depth, falls flat due to lack of proper screenplay treatment.

Technical Aspects:
The cinematography and music are passable, neither elevating nor hampering the experience. The editing could have been tighter, especially in the second half where the pacing drops. While the film banks heavily on witty dialogues, a better integration with screenplay could have improved the overall outcome.

Final Verdict:
Single Movie offers a light, meme-styled romantic comedy experience that starts off on a decent note but fails to maintain momentum. It lacks emotional depth, originality in humor, and meaningful character arcs. If the second half had been handled with more finesse and stronger writing, the film could have appealed better to youth audiences this summer. As it stands, attracting crowds to theaters with such limited content feels unlikely.