Tamil-Malayalam anthology film 'Solo', directed by Bejoy Nambiar of 'David' fame, had its climax on Sunday changed with the director's consent!

“For all those asking about the changed ending. It has been done without my knowledge and consent. Good or Bad I stand by the film I made,” the director tweeted.

Hours later, its hero, Dulquer Salman', begged on Facebook that the film shouldn't be killed. He made this appeal to those who are trashing the climax.

"Don't kill Solo, I beg you. Films like Solo are any actor's dream. I loved it the moment I heard it. People tell me 'Solo' isn't like 'Charlie' and 'Bangalore Days'. They asked me why I did it. They say I could have avoided it. They say this kind of experimenting is unnecessary. But you know what, that's why I love it. I want to constantly do "different" films. So why does a certain section of our lovely audience fear, dislike and mock the "different"?" he said in the post.

"Seven billion humans walk the earth. There is bound to be that many stories. That many issues. That many conflicts or differences. If you are not familiar with it, doesn't make it go away. If you are not aware of it, doesn't make it wrong. Cause if you do, you just run the risk of being ignorant. Or judgemental. Or both. We are only human. So why judge?" he questions.

"Good, bad or ugly. Black, white or grey. It's always been my deciding factor in choosing scripts. So when several people mock and hoot and write badly about my favourite track, The Rudra story in 'Solo', it breaks my heart. It excited all of us actors. Be it Nasser Sir, Hasini Ma'am, Neha or Me, we were kicked that it was so unique and bold. It's based on true incidents and there have been several news stories like it. We wanted to make a film about it. We thought the best way to tell it was through humour," he furthe rnotes.

"So when people say it became unintentionally funny I don't get it. The sequence where the amazing Suhasini Ma'am in a stellar performance of apprehension/embarrassment/awkwardness breaks the news to my character Rudra, has been for me one of the greatest scenes in my cinematic career. It was a single shot and I had to interpret it how I deemed best. For an actor like me, that was new and unprecedented. With no reference point. I enjoyed that more than any scene in my life cause it's different from anything else. And it was funny when Bejoy told us about it. It was funny when he called cut. It was funny during dub and it was funny when I saw it on screen. Of course, the characters won't make it a comedy. They will be sad and broken and awkward on screen. Especially Rudra.

Sadly because it was awkward people didn't understand if they were laughing with us (the makers) or laughing at us (the makers). Dark comedies are meant to be awkward. Always have been. That was our intention. So mocking it, booing in theatres, spreading negativity and hate and degrading the film because you didn't get it, just kills the film. It breaks our hearts, breaks our spirit, and kills the courage you gave me all along. So I beg you. Don't kill Solo. Give it a go with an open mind and you will have a blast with the film," he signs off.