Aye Auto
| Aye Auto | |
|---|---|
 VCD cover | |
| Directed by | Venu Nagavalli |
| Produced by | Maniyanpilla Raju |
| Written by | Venu Nagavalli[1] |
| Starring |
Mohanlal Rekha Sreenivasan Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair Ganesh Kumar Jagadish Murali Maniyanpilla Raju |
| Music by |
Raveendran (Songs) Johnson (Score) |
| Cinematography | S. Kumar ISC |
| Edited by | N. Gopalakrishnan |
Production company |
Saraswathy Chaithanya |
| Distributed by | Shirdisai Release |
Release dates | 1990 |
Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Aye Auto (Malayalam: ഏയ് ഓട്ടോ) is a 1990 Malayalam romantic-musical film directed by Venu Nagavalli[2] and starring Mohanlal and Rekha in the lead roles.[3] The film showcases the life of auto drivers in the city of Calicut.
Plot
Sudhi (Mohanlal) is a poor auto-rickshaw driver who meets Meenakshi(Rekha), granddaughter of a well-to-do family. Sudhi and Meenakshi fall in love but face strong opposition from her family, their only support being her grandfather, Krishna Pillai (Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair).
The film portrays life of auto-rickshaw drivers and their struggle for survival in a realistic manner.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mohanlal[4] | Sudhi |
| Rekha | Meenakshi |
| Sreenivasan | Police |
| Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair | Krishna Pillai |
| K. B. Ganesh Kumar | Suresh |
| Maniyanpilla Raju | Thangu |
| Jagadish | Sreekrishnan |
| Kuthiravattam Pappu | Moidu |
| M. G. Soman | Police Commissioner |
| Mohan Jose | Dominic |
| Shyama | Raji |
| Murali | Bhadran |
| Kunchan | Ramanan |
| Kunjandi | |
| Valsala Menon | College Principal |
| Nandhu | Lonappan |
| Adoor Pankajam | Pankachi |
| Sukumari | Rekha's grand mother |
| Keerikkadan Jose[Mohan Raj] | Police inspector |
| Ashokan | Sunnykutty |
| Santha Devi | Sunnykutty's mother |
Soundtrack
The songs were composed by music maestro Raveendran and lyrics by Bichu Thirumala
| Song | Playback | Other notes |
|---|---|---|
| A.E.I.O.U | Mohanlal, Sujatha | Raaga: Madhyamavati |
| Auto Auto | Jayachandran, M. G. Sreekumar | |
| Sundari Sundari | M. G. Sreekumar, Chorus | Raaga: Vasantha |
| Saraswathi [Bit] | M. G. Radhakrishnan | Traditional Folk |
Reception
The film was a huge blockbuster and 2nd highest grosser after His Highness Abdullah in Kerala box office in 1990.
References
- ↑ "Bharya Swantham Suhruth — Review". Oneindia.in. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ↑ "List of Malayalam films released during the year 1990". PRD, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ↑ "Aye Auto (1990)". IMDB. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ↑ "Kangaroo Review". Oneindia.in. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
External links
- Aye Auto at the Internet Movie Database