Aye Auto
| Aye Auto | |
|---|---|
 VCD cover | |
| Malayalam | ഏയ് ഓട്ടോ |
| Directed by | Venu Nagavalli |
| Produced by | Maniyanpilla Raju |
| Written by | Venu Nagavalli[1] |
| Starring |
Mohanlal Rekha Sreenivasan Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair K. B. Ganesh Kumar Jagadish Murali Maniyanpilla Raju |
| Music by |
Raveendran (Songs) Johnson (Score) |
| Cinematography | S. Kumar |
| Edited by | N. Gopalakrishnan |
Production company |
Saraswathy Chaithanya |
| Distributed by | Shirdisai Release |
Release date | 1990 |
Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Aye Auto is a 1990 Indian Malayalam romantic-musical film directed by Venu Nagavalli and starring Mohanlal and Rekha in the lead roles.[2] The plot follows the life of auto drivers in the city of Kozhikode in Kerala. Aye Auto was the second highest-grossing Malayalam film of 1990 at the box office, behind His Highness Abdullah.[3]
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).
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mohanlal | Sudhi |
| Rekha | Meenakshi (Voice dubbed by Bhagyalakshmi) |
| Sreenivasan | Police |
| Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair | Banker 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 | Janaki, Rekha's grandmother |
| 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
Aye Auto widely received positive response and was the second highest-grossing Malayalam film of 1990 at the box office, behind His Highness Abdullah.[3]
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.
- 1 2 Sharadhaa, A. (8 May 2013). "When the autowale grab all the limelight". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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