Rainbow (2008 film)
Rainbow is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by V. N. Aditya and starring Rahul, Sonal Chauhan, and Sindhu Menon. The film released to negative reviews from critics. Plot

Cast 

Rahul as Shyamal "Shyam" Rao
Sonal Chauhan as Swapna
Sindhu Menon as Kamala
Aryan Shetty as Producer
Gollapudi Maruti Rao as Maruthi Rao
Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao as Srihari Rao
Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam as D. S. Maniam
Sunil as Sunil Bachchan
M. S. Narayana as Narayana
Prakash Raj as Shyam's doctor
Master Bharath as Pandu
Vamshi Paidithalli as Waste Seenu
Hema as Pandu's mother
Siva Reddy as Shiva
Mallikarjuna Rao as Berger Paints company head
Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao as Canteen uncle
Pavala Shyamala as Raja's mother
Kadambari Kiran as Narayana's friend
Uttej
Narsing Yadav
S. S. Rajamouli as himself
Kodi Ramakrishna as himself
Srinu Vaitla as himself
V. Samudra as himself
Sangita Ghosh (Special appearance in a song "Sala Sala Sala")

Soundtrack 
Songs by newcomer Nihal. The songs were choreographed by Suchitra Chandrabose. Two songs were shot in Bangkok and one song was shot near Begumpet Airport. Themes and influences 
Jeevi of Idlebrain.com felt that the lead characters (Rahul being colourblind, Sindhu being mute, and Sonal being an actress) are similar to the characters of the 1986 film Sirivennela (Sarvadaman D. Banerjee is blind, Suhasini is mute, and Moon Moon Sen is glamorous). Release 
Jeevi of Idlebrain.com gave the film a rating of 2.25 out of 5 and said that "Making a film like Rainbow is like entering a danger zone. Stories like these need strong narration and grip on emotions in order to work". Radhika Rajamani of Rediff.com gave the film a rating of two out of five stars. Y. Sunitha Chowdhury of The Hindu opined that "One doesn't understand why the director had to show the hero as being colour blind just to elevate his character and the heroine undergoing a change of heart just because she realises Shyam is suffering from an ailment looks unrealistic". References

External links 
 

Indian romantic drama films