Subramaniapuram

Subramaniapuram is a 2008 Tamil film produced, written, and directed by M. Sasikumar. The lowbudget film received critical acclaim for its original script, expert direction, screenplay, editing, accurate sets and costumes to resurrect Madurai from the 1980s. Sasikumar cast then relatively new actors Jai, Swathi, Ganja Karuppu and himself in pivotal roles. Shot in a remarkable 85 days, it became a huge box office grosser. Sasikumar is now considered one of the promising young directors in Tamil film industry.The film was latter dubbed into Telugu with the name Ananthapuram 1980. It was remade in Kannada with the name Prem Adda which opened to generally positive reviews on December 7, 2012.

The film then moves to 1980 where Azaghar Jai, Paraman M. Sasikumar, Kaasi Ganja Karuppu, Dopa and Dumka, a poliostricken physically challenged person, are part of a set of close friends, who are unemployed. They pass their time drinking liquor and fooling around on the streets opposite the house of an excouncilor Somu and his brother Kanugu Samuthirakani. Apart from them the family consists of Somus wife, their three children including Thulasi Swathi and Thulasis another uncle.The five friends, particularly Paraman and Azhagu, often end up in jail due to frequent fighting. Cops get a call from someone complaining about the friends each time they do something wrong. Every time they are arrested, Kanugu and Somu bail them out immediately. In the meantime, Azhagu and Thulasi develop mutual feelings for each other. Paraman is against his friend developing feelings for a girl and Azhagu, not heeding to his friends thoughts, throws up quite a few funny scenes. ........

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