Subramaniyapuram

Yet another Henchmen story, but promising. The plot resembles Pattiyal and glimpses of Paruthiveeran. But the director has done a fantastic job in the making. Amazing visual sense and natural look.

The movie starts with a murder with dark light and hidden faces and then shifts to 1980s. I bet if someone can ever find a fault or bloopers proving it's not 1980. Stunning job from the debutant Art Director Rembon. Be it the look with groovy hair style, the beard style, the houses at 80s, the radio talking about MG Ramachandran, the buses, the cycle rickshaws, the auto, the currency notes, the talkies. What not? I couldn't find a slightest resemblance of the current year. But, the style of light effects, the way the camera was handled and the street houses reminds me of a few Iranian movie formula making. But nothing wrong.

Talking about the performances in the movie, Jai, Sasikumar, Kanja Karuppu, the disabled friends, Ex Counsellor & Co, etc, satisfied the audience. The leads, Jai, Sasi Kumar and Kanja Karuppu all were treated equally. They did their job 101%. The heroine is cute and homely, a typical 80s girl. Though often their love exchange in the beginning were only by exchanging the looks, Ilayaraja's tune made it look pleasant.
Kadhir has done a great job in handling the camera. It's basically people's eye photography, often used in many Iranian and Spanish movies. The chasing scenes is where you can find his incredible work. Pleasant to watch.

Music by James Vasanthan, I came to know it's James Vasanthan only after the title display. We just missed one good music director. Kangal Thirandhal made to humm the song. Well BGM, was adaptable for the movie. Actually there is very less BGM and often silence is wonderfully utilized as a BGM. Appreciable and pleasant to hear.

Editing is neat and smooth. The connectivity was evidently handled and no mistakes paving way for the critics to blame the art director.
Coming to the most commendable credits, Story, Screenplay, Dialogue and Direction, Sasi Kumar. This guy has got a bright future. The dialogues were noteworthy. Especially when the leads were asked why they murdered a big shot, the leads respond, "Pazhakathukkaaga", amazing thought and style. I also liked the characters names, connecting the typical names in Madurai. Mentioning all these technical aspects, the direction speaks itself.
But the movie was certified "A". Agree, for a few violence involved scenes, it creates a group viewers to watch the movie. A few scenes were really fearsome to watch.
I dont worry whether this movie will become a HIT, or do a good show at BO. If you are a tamil cinema fan, watching this movie is worth your penny.

Verdict : Must Watch!