Santosh Subramaniam (2008)

Original title

சந்தோஷ் சுப்ரமணியம்

Directed by

M. Raja

Genre

musical film, romantic comedy film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 57m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man feels smothered by his overprotective father who controls every part of his life. He falls in love and must find a way to stand up for his own choices while keeping his family together.

light-heartedromanticplayfulfamily-centeredfunnytendereasygoingrelatable

What happens

Santosh Subramaniam (spelt Santhosh Subramaniyam onscreen) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by M. Raja and produced by Kalpathi S. Agoram. The film stars Ravi Mohan (credited as Jayam Ravi) and Genelia while Prakash Raj, Geetha and Sayaji Shinde play supporting roles. It is a remake of the Telugu film, Bommarillu (2006). Genelia and Raj reprise their roles in the film, which revolves around a father and son relationship; the father dotes on his son, who resents the same. The son's choices and his ambitions to achieve something in life are subdued by his father. Santosh Subramaniam was released on 11 April 2008 during the Tamil New Year festival. The film was positively received and commercially successful; critics praised the performances of Ravi, Genelia and Prakash Raj. It won the third prize for the Best Film at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards of 2008. It was nominated for four awards at the 56th Filmfare Awards South, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress, but did not win in any category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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