THIS FOLLICLE-FOCUSED COMEDY GOES BALD

GOING bald is tough. It does a number on one's self-esteem, and our society's snide remarks and cruel nicknames just add to the insecurities.

- JAYABHUVANESHWARI B

So, is a film about the trials and tribulations of a bald person surviving this society pertinent? Absolutely yes. But it is also important to be consistent with the messaging, rather than relegating it to a monologue in the end. Sotta Sotta Nanaiyuthu starts on a promising note, tackling the topic of body shaming and baldness with a pinch of humour. Halfway through, however, the film loses its own head. When the hero Raja (Nishanth Russo) finally gets hair, the script has already gone bald of logic and focus.

From the start, Raja and his parents are frustrated by his failed marriage prospects. Yet, they consider hair transplantation much later. It is baffling that the parents obsess more over hair follicles than Raja's unemployment. Even the prospective brides reject him only for baldness. These logical slips eventually lead to a receding narrative.