Auto Raaja
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| Directed by | K. Vijayan |
| Story by | M. D. Sundar |
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Production company | Santosh Art Films |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Auto Raaja is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Vijayan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Jaishankar and Gayathri. It is a remake of the 1980 Kannada film of the same name. The film was released on 27 March 1982.
Plot
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Cast
- Vijayakanth as Raja
- Jaishankar as Ramu
- Gayathri as Rani / Bhavani
- Vanitha as Shanthi
- Sangili Murugan as Chellappa
- Thengai Srinivasan as Doctor
- V. K. Ramasamy as Servant
- Chithra as Raja's sister
- T. K. S. Natarajan as Peon
- Kallapetti Singaram as Iyer
- Haja Sheriff as Saambu, Iyer's son
- Bayilvan Ranganathan as Henchman
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh while Ilaiyaraaja composed one song "Sangathil Padatha". The lyrics for all songs were written by Pulamaipithan. The songs "Malare Enna" and "Kannil Vannam" are based on "Naliva Gulabi" and "Nanna Aase", respectively, from the original Kannada version of Auto Raja.[citation needed]
Ilaiyaraaja re-used the tune of "Sangathil Padatha" in the 1982 Malayalam film Olangal as "Thumbi Vaa"; the 1986 Telugu film Nireekshana as "Aakasham Eenatido; in Kanne Kalaimaane (the Tamil-dubbed version of Nireekshana) as "Neerveezhchi Thee Muttuthey"; in the 1996 Hindi film Aur Ek Prem Kahani as "Monday To Uth Kar", and in the 2009 Hindi film Paa as "Gumm Summ Gumm".
| Song | Singer(s) | Composer |
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| "Sangathil Padatha" | Ilaiyaraaja, S. Janaki | Ilaiyaraaja |
| "Malare Enna Kolam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Shankar–Ganesh |
| "Kanni Vannam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | |
| "Oru Vargappuratchi" | T. M. Soundararajan | |
| "Kattilarai" | S. Janaki | |
| "Oosikkulle" | Malaysia Vasudevan, chorus |
Reception
Kalki wrote Thengai Srinivasan's acting overshadowed other actors in the film.
References
- 1 2 Manuel, Shijo (9 May 2018). "Ilayaraja's 'Thumbi vaa' is hummed in 7 different ways!". Onmanorama. Archived from the original on 8 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ↑ "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ↑ "Auto Raja Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ↑ "Auto Raaja (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 27 March 1982. Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ↑ "Paa: Mudhi, the head turner". Bangalore Mirror. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ "'Thumbi vaa, Sangathil, Gum sum gum': A cappella version of Ilaiyaraaja songs go viral". The News Minute. 10 July 2023. Archived from the original on 2 January 2026. Retrieved 31 October 2026.
- ↑ "ஆட்டோ ராஜா". Kalki (in Tamil). 11 April 1982. p. 39. Retrieved 22 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
External links
- Auto Raaja at IMDb
