Films that have an interesting concept but then drop the ball in the transfer of that concept to film are usually more disappointing than those that start off with no intention of trying something new. Solla Solla Inikkum falls in that category. While it tries to offer something new in the tried-and-tested romance genre, it goes about saying it in a loud, non-subtle fashion and so makes no impact.

Satya(Navdeep) is looking for love and a job and his father(Vijayakumar) is frustrated that he doesn't seem to be very serious about the search for the latter. He does meet two girls who he falls in love with but he doesn't seem to be very lucky as each of those girls reveals to him a different facet of love. He then falls for Radhika(Madhumita), whose dad runs a restaurant, but that doesn't proceed smoothly either. Its only with Anuradha(Mallika Kapoor) that it looks like his luck might change.

Solla Solla Inikkum has this interesting concept of a guy being dealt lessons on love. While romances usually follow the familiar route of guy-meets-girl, guy-falls-for-girl, girl-falls-for-guy, here is a film that stops after the second step and gives some not-so-pleasant surprises to the guy. The problem is that the concept is presented with no subtlety or depth. It is difficult to sympathize with Navdeep when he keeps falling for every other girl he lays eyes on and doesn't see - until its rather late - the signs about where the relationship is going. And the girls, especially Sura, are caricatures who seem articial.

Even the interesting concept is absent in the other track which sees Prakashraj as a dada and Ashish Vidyarthi as the policeman itching to put him behind bars. The few clashes between them are low-key and seem rather one-sided as Prakashraj always has the upper hand. While we know that the two tracks will dovetail at some point, barring one incident where Prakashraj releases Navdeep and his friends from prison, the never intersect until the end. This makes the track seem quite unnecessary for the most part.

Though the overall concept is different, the Navdeep-Mallika Kapoor track follows a predictable route with the obligatory misunderstanding that comes between them. But the film's low-key approach in the final portions is welcome. Navdeep's dialogs, both to Mallika and to Prakashraj, are sensible and convincing and so the resolution, though predictable, doesn't feel awkward or anti-climactic.

Navdeep is likeable but is let down by his flaky character and we are just unable to take him seriously. Madhumita is the only one among the heroines to make an impact since her character arc is more complicated than the others'. Mallika has a blank look almost throughout while Suja and Sura don't have the time or the talent to rise above the stereotypes represented by their characters.