Aye Auto

Aye Auto is a 1990 Indian Malayalam romantic-musical film directed by Venu Nagavalli and starring Mohanlal and Rekha in the lead roles.[3] 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.[4]

Aye Auto
Poster
Malayalamഏയ്‌ ഓട്ടോ
Directed byVenu Nagavalli
Produced byManiyanpilla Raju
Written byVenu Nagavalli[1]
StarringMohanlal
Rekha
Sreenivasan
Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair
K. B. Ganesh Kumar
Jagadish
Murali
Maniyanpilla Raju
Music byRaveendran (Songs)
Johnson (Score)
CinematographyS. Kumar
Edited byN. Gopalakrishnan
Production
company
Saraswathy Chaithanya
Distributed byShirdisai Release
Release date
  • 1 January 1990 (1990-01-01)
[2]
Running time
137 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

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
ActorRole
Mohanlal Sudhi, a poor but loving young gentlemen
Rekha Meenakshi ('Meenu'/'Meenukutty')
Sreenivasan Police Inspector
Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair Retd. Banker Krishna Pillai ('Yechhi'Krishnan) Meenakshi's miser yet kind-hearted maternal grandfather
K. B. Ganesh Kumar Suresh
Maniyanpilla Raju Thangu
Jagadish Sreekrishnan
Kuthiravattam Pappu Moidu
M. G. Soman Police Commissioner
Mohan Jose Dominic
Shyama Chithra, Police Commissioner's daughter and Meenakshi's friend
Murali Bhadran
Kunchan Ramanan
Kunjandi Rashid Moopah
Valsala Menon College Principal
Nandhu Lonappan
Adoor Pankajam Pankachi
Sukumari Janaki, Krishna Pillai's wife and Meenakshi's maternal grandmother
Keerikkadan Jose[Mohan Raj] a corrupt Police inspector, ally of Bhadran
Ashokan Sunnykutty, a kind young gentlemen
Santha Devi Sunnykutty's mother

Soundtrack

The film score was composed by Johnson while the songs were composed by Raveendran.

All lyrics are written by Bichu Thirumala.

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."A. E. I. O. U" (Madhyamavati)Mohanlal, Sujatha Mohan 
2."Auto Auto"P. Jayachandran, M. G. Sreekumar 
3."Sundari Sundari" (Vasantha (raga))M. G. Sreekumar, Choir 
4."Saraswathi (Bit)" (Traditional Folk)M. G. Radhakrishnan 

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.[4]

References
  1. "Bharya Swantham Suhruth — Review". Oneindia.in. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  2. "Aye Auto Online Streaming". www.komparify.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  3. "List of Malayalam films released during the year 1990". PRD, Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  4. Sharadhaa, A. (8 May 2013). "When the autowale grab all the limelight". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 January 2017.


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