'' 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 , D'Souza and Prakash Raj . The film won the third prize for the Best Film at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards of 2008 . It was nominated for four awards at the 56th Filmfare Awards South , including Best Film , Best Director , Best Actor and Best Actress , but did not win in any category
56th Filmfare Awards South
56th Filmfare Awards South
Santosh Subramaniam