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{{short description|2008 film by M. Raja}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = Santosh Subramaniam.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[Mohan Raja|M. Raja]]
| producer = Kalpathi S. Aghoram<br />Kalpathi S. Ganesh<br />Kalpathi S. Suresh
| screenplay = M. Raja
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Bommarillu]]''|[[Bhaskar (director)|Bhaskar]]}}
| starring = [[Ravi Mohan]]<br />[[Genelia D'Souza|Genelia]]<br />[[Prakash Raj]]
| narrator = [[Sathyaraj]]<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Santosh Subramaniam |date=2008 |type=motion picture |language=ta |publisher=[[AGS Entertainment]] |time=00:09 to 00:12 |time-caption=From}}</ref>
| music = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| cinematography = D. Kannan
| editing = [[Editor Mohan|A. Mohan]]
| studio = [[AGS Entertainment]]
| released = {{film date|2008|04|11|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Santosh Subramaniam''''' (spelt '''''Santhosh Subramaniyam''''' onscreen)<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Santosh Subramaniam |date=2008 |type=motion picture |language=ta |publisher=[[AGS Entertainment]] |time=01:24 to 01:28 |time-caption=From}}</ref> is a 2008 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Mohan Raja|M. Raja]] and produced by Kalpathi S. Agoram. The film stars [[Ravi Mohan]] (credited as Jayam Ravi) and [[Genelia D'Souza|Genelia]] while [[Prakash Raj]], [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] and [[Sayaji Shinde]] play supporting roles. It is a remake of the [[Telugu language|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.

The film entered production in July 2007 and in addition to being shot in India, was also shot at the [[South Island]] of New Zealand. The film's soundtrack was composed by [[Devi Sri Prasad]], who retained most of the tunes he composed for ''Bommarillu''.

''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. The film won the third prize for the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]] at the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]] of 2008. It was nominated for four awards at the [[56th Filmfare Awards South]], including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil|Best Film]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil|Best Director]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Actor]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil|Best Actress]], but did not win in any category.

== Plot ==
Subramaniam is a rich businessman managing his own construction company. He lives with his wife Shanthi and sons Sanjay and Santosh. Subramaniam cares for his family a lot and excessively dotes upon his children. Santosh, the younger son, does not like this as he wants to be independent and free from his father's guidance and control. But Santosh acts normally to avoid hurting his father. Santosh has in mind that both his career and wife should be of his choice only and not of his father. Subramaniam wants Santosh to assist him in managing the company but Santosh dreams of starting a new company on his own and does not prefer to work in his father's company. Meanwhile, Subramaniam arranges Santosh's wedding with Rajeshwari, daughter of his friend Ramamoorthy. Santosh is shocked as he has no other option rather than agreeing for this wedding.

One day, Santosh meets Hasini, a college student and is immediately attracted seeing her childish attitude and jovial nature. Santosh slowly befriends Hasini and both fall in love, but he does not have the courage to inform about his love to his father. Santosh gets spotted along with Hasini by Subramaniam and now he reveals his love affair. Subramaniam is furious upon hearing this as Santosh is already engaged to Rajeshwari. Subramaniam asks Santosh to bring Hasini to his home and make her stay with them for a week so that he will make Santosh understand that Rajeshwari is the better bride for him. Santosh agrees, believing that Hasini will impress Subramaniam. Hasini lies to her father Govindan that she is going for a college trip and leaves for Santosh's home.

Everyone at Subramaniam's home view Hasini indifferently seeing her talkative nature compared to Subramaniam's family members who are more mature and not so talkative, especially Subramaniam. Santosh asks Hasini to try impressing his family members, fearing Subramaniam might not accept for the wedding. Slowly, Hasini starts befriending Santosh's mother and sisters and gets close with them. Hasini informs them about Santosh's behaviours such as alcohol consumption, going out at night to meet her, and his plans of getting a bank loan to start his own company which were not known to Santosh's family before.

Santosh is shocked knowing that Hasini has revealed all his mischievous activities and berates her often for being childish. Hasini worries and decides to leave Santosh's home even before the one-week time given to her. She apologises to everyone in Santosh's home and says that she is not the one fit for him and his family. Santosh is worried seeing this but has no option rather than staying calm as even Subramaniam did not like Hasini.

The next day, an argument erupts between Santosh and Subramaniam during which the former becomes emotional and shouts that he has lost so many small things in life because of Subramaniam. But he preferred to stay calm as he does not want to hurt his father. Subramaniam realises his mistake and apologises to everyone saying that he always wanted to take care of his family members so well but had never thought that they are sacrificing a lot to make him happy.

Santosh meets Rajeshwari and apologises to her. He also makes her understand his situation. Rajeshwari convinces Ramamoorthy that she will get a better groom than Santosh. Meanwhile, Subramaniam goes to meet Hasini and apologises to her. Hasini says that her father is angry on her for lying and she will have to obey her father now. But Govindan does not like Santosh as he has seen him before drinking with his friends in road. Subramaniam says that he will send Santosh to Govindan's home for a week so that he will better understand his character. After numerous comic incidents between Govindan and Santosh, the former finally agrees for Santosh and Hasini's wedding.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Ravi Mohan]] as Santosh Subramaniam
* [[Genelia D'Souza|Genelia]] (voice: [[Savitha Radhakrishnan|Savitha]]) as Hasini
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Subramaniam, Santosh's father
* [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]] as Srinivasan
* [[Premgi Amaren|Prem G.]] as Shekar
* [[Srinath (Tamil actor)|Srinath]] as Guna
* [[Sathyan (Tamil actor)|Sathyan]] as Muthu
* [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] as Shanthi, Santosh's mother
* [[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]] as Santosh's sister
* [[Kirat Bhattal|Kirat]] as Rajeswari
* [[M. S. Bhaskar]] as Kootha Perumal
* [[Sadagoppan Ramesh]] as Sanjay
* [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Ramamoorthy
* [[Sayaji Shinde]] as Govindan (Hasini's father)
* [[Manobala]] as the loan officer
* [[Manikka Vinayagam]] as Shekar's father
* [[Pushpavanam Kuppusamy]] as a father of Santosh's friend
* Raviraj as a father of Santosh's friend
* Sevvalai Rasu as Motorcycle driver
* [[Anu Hasan]] (special appearance)
* [[Neelima Rani]] as Srinivasan's wife
* [[Satya Krishnan]] as Sanjay's wife
* Desika Sri as Ammu, Santosh's sister
}}

== Production ==

Despite early indications that the same team that worked on the 2006 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Bommarillu]]''{{mdash}}including director [[K. Vijaya Bhaskar]] and producer [[Dil Raju]]{{mdash}}would remake the film in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], the pair said they were not interested.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 September 2006 |title=The man behind Telugu hit Bommarillu |url=http://ia.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/06bomma.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830080340/http://ia.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/06bomma.htm |archive-date=30 August 2008 |access-date=26 May 2008 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> Raju was willing to sell the remake rights and held twenty previews in Chennai for potential buyers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2008 |title=Dil Raju to remake Bommarillu in Tamil |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/bommarillu-tamilremake.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628060838/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/bommarillu-tamilremake.html |archive-date=28 June 2010 |access-date=26 May 2008 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref> [[Editor Mohan]], under his home company Jayam Combines, outbid [[Prakash Raj]], who wanted to remake the film with [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]] in the lead role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 March 2007 |title=Vishal bags Vijay's film |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/mar-07-02/15-03-07-vishal.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423100551/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/mar-07-02/15-03-07-vishal.html |archive-date=23 April 2008 |access-date=26 May 2008 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> Others outbid included [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[K. Bhagyaraj]] for his daughter, Saranya, and [[A. M. Rathnam]] for his son [[Ravi Krishna (actor, born 1983)|Ravi Krishna]].<ref name="ravidate">{{Cite web |date=19 August 2006 |title=Bewitched by 'Bommarilu'! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/bewitched-by-bommarilu-news-tamil-kkfviwjggbc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930192801/http://www.sify.com/movies/bewitched-by-bommarilu-news-tamil-kkfviwjggbc.html |archive-date=30 September 2012 |access-date=26 May 2008 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Mohan handed the director's role to his first son [[Mohan Raja|Raja]], and the lead role to his second son [[Jayam Ravi]]. The film would become Raja's fourth consecutive remake of a Telugu film.{{efn|name=remake|All of Raja's previous Tamil films featured Ravi, and were remakes of Telugu films. ''[[Jayam (2003 film)|Jayam]]'' (2003) was a remake of the [[Jayam (2002 film)|same-titled 2002 Telugu film]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=27 June 2003 |title=Jayam |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/06/27/stories/2003062701250200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331204437/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/06/27/stories/2003062701250200.htm |archive-date=31 March 2012 |access-date=4 December 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> ''[[M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi]]'' (2004) was remade from ''[[Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi]]'' (2003),<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 October 2004 |title=M Kumaran s/o Mahalakshmi Tamil Movie Review |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/7129.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116183357/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/7129.html |archive-date=16 January 2014 |access-date=4 December 2013 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> and ''[[Unakkum Enakkum]]'' (2006) was a remake of ''[[Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana]]'' (2005).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Something Something Unakkum Enakkum |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/something-something-unakkum-enakkum-review-tamil-14258098.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408025701/http://www.sify.com/movies/something-something-unakkum-enakkum-review-tamil-14258098.html |archive-date=8 April 2014 |access-date=4 December 2013 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>}} Bhaskar stated that he chose not to work on the remake because he had "invested too much time and energy" making the original.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srinivasan |first=Sudhir |date=30 January 2016 |title=I want to make appa proud |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/bommarillu-bhaskar-on-remaking-bangalore-naatkal/article8171985.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130131824/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/bommarillu-bhaskar-on-remaking-bangalore-naatkal/article8171985.ece |archive-date=30 January 2016 |access-date=3 May 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

The remake, titled ''Santosh Subramaniam'', had its launch on 16 July 2007 with the attendance of all the lead actors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 July 2007 |title=Events – 'Santosh Subramaniam' Movie Launch |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/events/12761.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205053312/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/events/12761.html |archive-date=5 December 2013 |access-date=5 December 2013 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> For the inauguration function, 300 invitations by word of mouth were made.<ref name="geetha">{{Cite web |date=14 July 2007 |title=Jayam Ravi to act in 'Santosh Subramanian' |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/14072007-6.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071125065156/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/14072007-6.shtml |archive-date=25 November 2007 |access-date=12 June 2008 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref> The invitation for the launch featured many successful father-son duos from various fields,<ref name="geetha" /> such as [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Sivakumar]] and [[Suriya]], and [[Sathyaraj]] and [[Sibi Sathyaraj|Sibiraj]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 July 2007 |title=Yet another 'Jeyam' Ravi-Raja combination |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/17/stories/2007071757720200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928043855/http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/17/stories/2007071757720200.htm |archive-date=28 September 2013 |access-date=5 December 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> [[Genelia D'Souza]] was chosen to play the female lead Hasini, reprising her role from the original film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 April 2008 |title=M.Raja - A quick chat |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14658196&cid=2363 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430161622/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14658196&cid=2363 |archive-date=2008-04-30 |access-date=2025-09-19 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref name="geetha" /> Prakash Raj, who also acted in the original film,<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 September 2006 |title=The man behind Telugu hit Bommarillu |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/06bomma.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201850/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/06bomma.htm |archive-date=29 October 2013 |access-date=5 December 2013 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> was chosen to reprise his role as the protagonist's father.<ref name="Hindureview">{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=18 April 2008 |title=The 'Jayam' jamboree: Santosh Subramaniam |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/04/18/stories/2008041850070300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612120912/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/04/18/stories/2008041850070300.htm |archive-date=12 June 2008 |access-date=12 June 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Former cricketer [[Sadagoppan Ramesh]] made his acting debut in this film, playing Santosh's elder brother. Raja approached Ramesh because he felt he resembled Ravi.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lakshmi |first=V. |date=17 May 2010 |title=Perfect Shot |url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrintGifMSIE_PASTISSUES2&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH/2010/05/17&ChunkNum=0&ID=Ar02100 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180716115137/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrintGifMSIE_PASTISSUES2&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH/2010/05/17&ChunkNum=0&ID=Ar02100 |archive-date=16 July 2018 |access-date=16 July 2018 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 12, 2011 |title=Sadagoppan Ramesh: From cricketer to actor |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-sadagoppan-ramesh/20110812.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407095619/https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-sadagoppan-ramesh/20110812.htm |archive-date=7 April 2023 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Anu Hasan]] accepted to make a special appearance because she believed that "there is no small role, only small actors".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Subhakeerthana |first=S |date=26 September 2017 |title=Action Hasan |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/sep/26/action-hasan-1663142.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211150403/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/sep/26/action-hasan-1663142.html |archive-date=11 December 2017 |access-date=11 December 2017 |work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

Raja stated that the film would feature a "huge house" that was constructed at a cost of {{INRConvert|5|m}} and a bus with "state-of-the-art" facilities, which was bought for {{INRConvert|1|m}}, and that they would be highlights of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 November 2007 |title=Siddharth sings in 'Santosh Subramaniam' |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/siddharth-sings-in-santosh-subramaniam-tamil-news-34926 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716120100/https://www.indiaglitz.com/siddharth-sings-in-santosh-subramaniam-tamil-news-34926 |archive-date=16 July 2018 |access-date=16 July 2018 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> Two songs were shot at the [[South Island]] of New Zealand. An advantage of shooting in New Zealand for the film's crew was that they had 16 hours of sunlight on any given day. Some sequences were even shot around 9:30 pm under "blazing sunlight". One song depicting the marriage of [[Premgi Amaren|Premgi Amaran]]'s character was shot in several temples "in and around [[Kumbakonam]]" in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="newzealand">{{Cite web |date=2 April 2008 |title='Santosh Subramaniyam' songs in New Zealand |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/37654.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611095603/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/37654.html |archive-date=11 June 2008 |access-date=12 June 2008 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> According to Raja, the film was inspired by his own life: "My friend took the essence of my story and made the Telugu blockbuster, which I then remade in Tamil".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Bhargavii |date=31 October 2015 |title=The striker |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/photographer-bhargavii-mani-talks-about-how-this-picture-of-director-mohan-raja-came-to-be/article7827148.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503090535/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/photographer-bhargavii-mani-talks-about-how-this-picture-of-director-mohan-raja-came-to-be/article7827148.ece |archive-date=3 May 2016 |access-date=3 May 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
For the film's music and soundtrack, Raja renewed his association with [[Devi Sri Prasad]],{{efn|name=DSP|Raja and Devi Sri Prasad had previously worked together in ''Unakkum Enakkum''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2006 |title=Something Something Unakkum Enakkum Music Review songs lyrics |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/musicreview/7757.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222204924/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/musicreview/7757.html |archive-date=22 February 2014 |access-date=5 December 2013 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref>}} who reused all used his tracks from the original film except for "Bommani Gesthe", which was replaced with "Yeppadi Iruntha En Manasu".<ref name="Milliblog">{{Cite web |last=Karthik |author-link=Karthik Srinivasan |date=24 March 2008 |title=Santosh Subramaniyam (Tamil – Devi Sri Prasad) |url=https://milliblog.com/2008/03/24/santosh-subramaniyam-tamil-devi-sri-prasad/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919090703/https://milliblog.com/2008/03/24/santosh-subramaniyam-tamil-devi-sri-prasad/ |archive-date=19 September 2024 |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=[[Milliblog]]}}</ref> [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]], the lead actor in the original,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=31 August 2007 |title=Another from Telugu |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/08/31/stories/2007083151240400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019023342/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/08/31/stories/2007083151240400.htm |archive-date=19 October 2007 |access-date=14 October 2007 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> sang the number "Adada Adada Adada", making his debut as a playback singer in Tamil cinema.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 August 2016 |title=Noted lyricist Na Muthukumar passes away |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Noted-lyricist-Na-Muthukumar-passes-away/2016/08/14/article3579480.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826182426/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Noted-lyricist-Na-Muthukumar-passes-away/2016/08/14/article3579480.ece |archive-date=26 August 2016 |access-date=25 August 2016 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>{{Efn|He had sung the Telugu version of the song in the original.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Movie Preview : Bommarillu |url=http://www.musicindiaonline.com/ar/i/movie_name/8514/2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012230650/http://www.musicindiaonline.com/ar/i/movie_name/8514/2/ |archive-date=2007-10-12 |access-date=2007-10-16 |website=MusicIndiaOnline.com}}</ref>}} The audio of the film was released on 23 March 2008, three weeks before the film's release.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2008 |title='Santosh Subramaniam' audio release on Sunday |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/37373.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603221342/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/37373.html |archive-date=3 June 2008 |access-date=12 June 2008 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 March 2008 |title='Santosh Subramaniam': Audio Launch |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/events/14836.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107204455/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/events/14836.html |archive-date=7 November 2012 |access-date=18 June 2013 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref>

''[[Rediff.com]]'' rated the album 3 out of 5, and stated that "listening to ''Santosh Subramaniyam'' music really gives {{'}}''santhosham''{{'}} ({{Translation|happiness}}) ".<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 March 2008 |title=Music review: Santosh Subramaniyam |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/mar/31ssss.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224172214/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/mar/31ssss.htm |archive-date=24 February 2011 |access-date=19 June 2013 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> [[Karthik Srinivasan|Karthik]] of ''[[Milliblog]]'' wrote that "Devi’s melodic streak gets the better of him in Uyire uyire – Sagar carrying this simple, mellow melody beautifully. And while Yeppadi irundha is catchy in the usual Devi sense".<ref name="Milliblog"/>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing<ref>{{Cite web |title=Santhosh Subramaniyam (2008) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0001302 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110075708/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0001302 |archive-date=10 January 2014 |access-date=4 December 2013 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref>
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Senthamizh Pesum Azhagu Juliet
| note1 =
| writer1 =
| lyrics1 = [[Pa. Vijay]]
| music1 =
| extra1 = [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], [[Andrea Jeremiah]]
| length1 = 5:13
| title2 = Adada Adada Adada
| note2 =
| writer2 =
| lyrics2 = [[Na. Muthukumar]]
| music2 =
| extra2 = [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]]
| length2 = 4:10
| title3 = Kadhaluku Kanngal Illai
| note3 =
| writer3 =
| lyrics3 = Kavivarman
| music3 =
| extra3 = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| length3 = 5:20
| title4 = Love Theme
| note4 =
| writer4 =
| lyrics4 = {{mdash}}
| music4 =
| extra4 = Sumangali
| length4 = 0:51
| title5 = America Yendralum Aandipatti Yendralum
| note5 =
| writer5 =
| lyrics5 = [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]]
| music5 =
| extra5 = Naveen, [[Premgi Amaren]], [[Manikka Vinayagam]], [[Pushpavanam Kuppusamy]], [[Priya Himesh]]
| length5 = 5:30
| title6 = Uyire Uyire Piriyadhey
| note6 =
| writer6 =
| lyrics6 = Na. Muthukumar
| music6 =
| extra6 = [[Sagar (singer)|Sagar]]
| length6 = 4:38
| title7 = Yeppadi Iruntha En Manasu
| note7 =
| writer7 =
| lyrics7 = Viveka
| music7 =
| extra7 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Gopika Poornima]]
| length7 = 4:34
| total_length = 30:16 
}}

== Release and reception ==

''Santosh Subramaniam'' was released on 11 April 2008 during the [[Puthandu|Tamil New Year]] festival.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 April 2008 |title='Santosh Subramaniam' releases today |url=http://entertainment.in.msn.com/southcinema/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1337083 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413000934/http://entertainment.in.msn.com/southcinema/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1337083 |archive-date=13 April 2008 |access-date=26 May 2008 |website=[[MSN]]}}</ref> Despite being released during the season of the [[Indian Premier League]], it took a big opening and enjoyed a theatrical run of one hundred days due to positive critical reviews and favourable [[word of mouth]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2008 |title='Santosh Subramaniam' going strong & steady |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/38416.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605155209/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/38416.html |archive-date=5 June 2008 |access-date=12 June 2008 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 July 2008 |title='Santhosh Subramaniyam' A 100 days and going strong |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/santhosh-subramaniyam-100-days-and-going-strong-tamil-news-40298.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130204443/https://www.indiaglitz.com/santhosh-subramaniyam-100-days-and-going-strong-tamil-news-40298.html |archive-date=30 January 2018 |access-date=30 January 2018 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref>

The reception in the United Kingdom, comparatively for a Tamil film, was equally successful, entering the UK box office at number 40.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weekend of April 11, 2008 – April 13, 2008 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2008/04/16/movies/boxoffice/weekend_uk/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605211521/http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2008/04/16/movies/boxoffice/weekend_uk/index.html |archive-date=5 June 2022 |access-date=12 June 2008 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> The film collected {{GBP|10,067}} in its first week of opening and earned a cumulative gross of £24,962 in its three-week box office run.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weekend of April 18, 2008 – April 20, 2008 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2008/04/23/movies/boxoffice/weekend_uk/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605212028/http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2008/04/23/movies/boxoffice/weekend_uk/index.html |archive-date=5 June 2022 |access-date=12 June 2008 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

=== Critical reception ===
Pavithra Srinivasan of ''[[Rediff.com|Rediff]]'' gave the film a rating of two and a half out of five; she called the film a "classy remake of the Telugu blockbuster ''Bommarillu'' (Toy-house), the movie is a love-story but it strives to be something even more". She stated that Ravi "performs with his usual flair", D'Souza's character "appears a little too good to be true, at first. But her character grows on you", and praised Prakash Raj's performance, saying that the role "was a cakewalk" for him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=12 April 2008 |title=Santosh Subramaniam is a masala entertainer |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/12ss.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609101602/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/12ss.htm |archive-date=9 June 2008 |access-date=12 June 2008 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> Malathi Rangarajan of ''[[The Hindu]]'' praised the music, locations and the main cast's performances, and wrote that in the film, "dull moments are rare, enjoyable ones aplenty".<ref name="Hindureview" /> ''[[Sify]]'' said D'Souza's portrayal is "the soul of the film" and its "biggest strength"; the reviewer called Ravi's performance "mature" and Prakash Raj's "outstanding".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Santosh Subramaniam |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/santhosh-subramaniam-review-tamil-14648368.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411043827/http://www.sify.com/movies/santhosh-subramaniam-review-tamil-14648368.html |archive-date=11 April 2014 |access-date=12 June 2008 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

=== Accolades ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Nominee
! Outcome
! {{tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="4"|[[56th Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil|Best Film]]
|''Santosh Subramaniam''
|{{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=56th Idea Filmfare Awards Nominations |url=http://www.reachouthyderabad.com/news/Filmfare_awards.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731062736/http://www.reachouthyderabad.com/news/Filmfare_awards.htm |archive-date=31 July 2009 |access-date=20 June 2013 |website=Reachouthyderabad.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil|Best Director]]
|[[M. Raja]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Actor]]
|[[Jayam Ravi]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil|Best Actress]]
|[[Genelia D'Souza]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]
|[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film|Award for Best Feature Film (Third prize)]]
|''Santosh Subramaniam''
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 September 2009 |title=Rajini, Kamal win best actor awards |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/29/stories/2009092950250100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105105506/http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/29/stories/2009092950250100.htm |archive-date=5 November 2012 |access-date=5 December 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
|}

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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