Parthiban, A one-man show

Artistes or audience, all love watching a new story or plot unravel on screen. And Parthiban’s new venture is set to deliver a completely modish visual experience. His upcoming film maybe written, directed and produced by him but the USP of the film is that it is a solo act film starring Parthiban himself. Oththa Seruppu Size 7 has cinematography by Ramji (known for films like Aayirathil Oruvan), music by Santhosh Narayanan and sound by Resul Pookutty.

Only 12 solo act films have been made so far around the world. Among them, the only Indian film was Sunil Dutt’s Yaadein which was released in 1964. The film was a huge success. After 55 years, Parthiban has launched this solo masterpiece which has already created a huge buzz amid the audience.

Script-writing for movies is not new for Parthiban but this time he has also promoted the film in a unique way. Movie stars like Rajinkanth, Aamir Khan, Mohanlal, Mamooty and Chiranjeevi have wished Parthiban for this film.

Rajinikanth said the film is a first of its kind in world cinema; Parthiban has carried each act deftly on his shoulder. People have made solo act films with the help of technicians in the past but definitely not like this. He also wished the film would win an Oscar.

Reacting to this, Parthiban says, “Rajini sir told me that the film will be 100 percent success. If he says this once itself it is like he said it a 100 times”, he laughs referring to Rajnikanth’s famous movie dialogue ‘oru thadava

sonna nooru thadava sone mathiri’.

Bollywood star Aamir Khan has also commented that Oththa Serupu Size 7 is an unusual theme and was excited to hear the idea behind it.

“Anyone can buy a ticket and travel to Mumbai, but to reach Aamir Khan’s office you need to have something extraordinary in your bucket and I had that. Aamir ji has given a lot of content driven films to the Indian audience, and getting appreciated by him was a huge award for me,” Parthiban cherishes.

The one-minute gripping visual teaser of Oththa Seruppu Size 7 reveals it is a murder mystery. But, the reason the teaser has set social media buzzing is because it features a single actor.

Parthiban feels that if the content of any movie plot is not creative, it will bounce back from the audience, as, “People always prefer something unusual or unfamiliar. This film has that and even the rural audience will enjoy it.”

Parthiban has a repertoire of over 60 films as an actor. He has been a part of the industry for more than two decades, and his love for cinema remains undiminished according to him.