year among the youth". Release and receptionSubramaniapuram was released "two weeks after Kamal Hassan's Dasavatharam". The film was released only in Mini Udhayam but after the film's overwhelming response it later got released in theatres like Shanti and Sathyam Cinemas who were initially wary of releasing this film. The film ran successfully for 100 days. The film's satellite rights was initially sold to Zee Tamil who later resold it to Sun TV. The film had its television premiere on both the channels on the same day. The satellite rights to the Malayalam dubbed version was given to Amrita TV. The film received highly positive response from critics. Sify wrote "Sasikumar should be appreciated for making a bold and daring film, whose success will augur well for the industry. Subramaniapuram may be a bit brooding and dark, but still it's worth taking a look". Rediff wrote "Subramaniyapuram ends as it begins -- naturally, at its own pace. This one is for lovers of realistic cinema." Legacy On its 10th anniversary, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap tweeted that this film inspired him to make Gangs of Wasseypur''. The film's screenplay was released as a book in 2014. References External links 2008 films Films set in 1980 Tamil films remade in other languages 2000s Tamil-language films Films scored by James Vasanthan Indian action drama films Indian nonlinear narrative films 2008 directorial debut films 2008 action drama films Period action films