Single Review: A Rom-com Without the Rom or the Com. ‘Single’ ends up as a forgettable film. The film is painfully predictable, with a bunch of awkward one-liners and no real emotional core
Vijay (Sri Vishnu), a mild-mannered bank employee, is struck by Cupid’s arrow the moment he lays eyes on Purva (Ketika Sharma). Determined to win her heart, he pursues her with a quiet charm. But things aren’t that simple—enter Harini (Ivana), a girl who’s already head over heels for Vijay and isn’t afraid to show it.
What starts as a light-hearted pursuit spirals into a web of emotional entanglements when hidden truths surface. With feelings crossed and intentions questioned, Single explores what happens when love doesn’t follow a straight path.
A puzzling choice for Sri Vishnu
Sri Vishnu is known for picking content-driven roles in the past. Although the execution fell short, his previous movie *Swag* carried a meaningful message. It’s unclear what expectations a self-made actor like Sri Vishnu had when choosing to work on a film like Single—it remains a mystery.
Performances and character mismatch
Ketika Sharma still seems unsure of her acting, and despite having significant screen time, her presence adds little value. Ivana is a ray of sunshine, but she’s wasted in a film like this. She appears far younger than Sri Vishnu, and the pairing doesn’t quite work. The scenes between Vennela Kishore and Sri Vishnu are a cringe fest. Vennela Kishore, once seen as a potential successor to Brahmanandam, has seen a steep decline in character quality. Unlike Brahmanandam, whose comedy only turned vulgar much later in his career, Kishore seems to have taken that route early.
Outdated plot and characterisation
The film is painfully predictable, with a bunch of awkward one-liners and no real emotional core. The story is formulaic and repetitive. It’s hard to believe that a man nearing 40 would fall head over heels at first glance—such infatuation is more believable in teenagers or people in their early 20s. Watching a grown man with supposed life experience behave like this feels forced and unconvincing. In the second half, when the girl he chased finally falls for him, his immediate confusion is baffling—the character is written poorly.
Disconnected and comedy that tries too hard
The story fails to connect on any emotional level, except perhaps for those who enjoy crude, awkward humour disguised as comedy. The film tests your patience. If the intention was to tell a non-traditional love story where the protagonist remains single, then instead of writing inorganic or fake scenarios, the writers should have focused on building real characters and letting the story evolve from them.
Single ends up as a forgettable film. While the creators claim the comedy is a crowd favourite, it fails to land even a single effective punchline.
Rating: 1.75/5
