Director Sasikumar, who had his tutelage under Bala and Ameer, has proved that a quality entertainer can be made with less-known faces provided the movie has interesting storyline with the right amount of twists. Subramaniapuram is his maiden venture.

A simple tale about group of young cool guys in Madurai during 1980 who have worries to care about their future lives. Azhagu (Jai), Paraman (Sasi), Kasi (Ganja Karuppu) and their handicapped friend are almost the roadside Romeos of the town. Azhagu is in love with Swathi whose belongs to the family of political background. Thulasi (Samuthirakani), uncle of Swathi has a very close relationship with these guys. Azhagu, Paramanan and other buddies in the group set-up a sound service rental in front of Thulasi’s home and now and then they get into problems. Well, Thulasi is the first one to step forward in bringing them out of troubles.

A movie is loaded with fun and suspense all through and is pleasant to watch coming across as a whiff of fresh air amidst commercial clichés. Sasikumar and Jai impress. Their body language and diction of the Madurai Tamil are noteworthy. The audience is transported to the 80s when the step cutting, bell-bottoms and big collars were in vogue. Even the vehicles used belonged to that period. Every scene in the first half of the film is given a realistic touch.

The storyline is so captivating that the director can do without big names in the cast. There is neither a hero nor a heroine. All the characters are well etched and give a good performance. Jai and Sasi particularly impress with their expressions of emotion, pathos, body language and dialogue delivery in Madurai Tamil. Ganja Karuppu deserves special mention. He does a character role, which marks him out as an actor and not merely a comedian.

Due credit should be given to music composer James Vasanthan, a television anchor-turned-music director. He has reminded everyone of Ilayaraja during his heydays, James Vasanthan’s background score is scintillating.