7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Santosh Subramaniam (2008)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.3
Overview
Remake of Bommarillu (2006) Telugu film. Santosh's life is dictated by his father, who decides everything for him. However, when Santosh falls in love with a girl, he struggles to convince his father to let him marry his girlfriend.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoBias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Hinduism: Positive
Overview
Remake of Bommarillu (2006) Telugu film. Santosh's life is dictated by his father, who decides everything for him. However, when Santosh falls in love with a girl, he struggles to convince his father to let him marry his girlfriend.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film leans left by championing individual autonomy and the right to self-determination against traditional, overbearing parental control, advocating for personal freedom within the family unit as its central solution.
The film features traditional casting for its regional context, with an all-Indian cast. However, its narrative explicitly critiques traditional patriarchal authority, portraying a father's controlling behavior negatively and advocating for individual autonomy and choice.
Secondary
The film portrays Hindu family traditions and religious practices as a respected and integral part of the characters' cultural identity. These elements are presented without critique, aligning with the dignity of the faith within the narrative's depiction of family life.
Santosh Subramaniam does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is entirely centered on heterosexual relationships and family conflicts, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within the film.
The film "Santosh Subramaniam" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Therefore, an evaluation of its portrayal of transsexual identity is not applicable, as there is no depiction to analyze within the narrative.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Santosh Subramaniam is a direct remake of the Telugu film Bommarillu. All major characters in the remake retain the same gender as their counterparts in the original source material. No character established as one gender in Bommarillu is portrayed as a different gender in Santosh Subramaniam.
Santosh Subramaniam is a Tamil remake of the Telugu film Bommarillu. Both films feature Indian characters portrayed by Indian actors. There is no instance where a character's established race from the source material was changed in the adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
7.1
Critic Ratings
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