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Subramaniapuram (2008)

Subramaniapuram poster
Original title
சுப்ரமணியபுரம்
Directed by
M. Sasikumar
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 25m
Rated
UA
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Unemployed friends in a small town get caught up in violence, betrayal, and revenge. Set in the 1980s, their friendships unravel as they make destructive choices.

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What happens

Subramaniapuram is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language period action drama film written, produced, and directed by Sasikumar in his directorial debut. The film stars Jai, Swathi, Sasikumar himself, Ganja Karuppu and Samuthirakani. It follows a group of unemployed friends who get embroiled of violence, betrayal and vengeance. The music was composed by debutant James Vasanthan, with cinematography by S. R. Kathir and editing by Raja Mohammad. It was released on 4 July 2008 and became one of the biggest commercial successes of the year. It received 8 nominations at the 56th Filmfare Awards South and won three, including Best Tamil Film and Best Tamil Director. The film was dubbed into Telugu as Ananthapuram 1980, and remade in Kannada as Prem Adda (2012). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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