Auto Raja (1982 film)
Auto Raja | |
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Directed by | K. Vijayan |
Story by | M. D. Sundar |
Starring |
Vijayakanth Jaishankar Gayathri |
Music by |
Shankar–Ganesh Ilaiyaraaja (1 song) |
Production company |
Santosh Art Films |
Release date |
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Running time |
110 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Auto Raja 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 with Gayatri reprising her role from the original. The film was released on 27 March 1982.
Plot
Cast
- Vijayakanth as Raja
- Jaishankar as Ramu
- Gayatri 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 Son of Kallapatti Singaram (Saambu)
- Bayilvan Ranganathan as Henchman
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and Ilaiyaraaja composed one song "Sangathil Paadatha", which he reused from Olangal. The lyrics for all songs were written by Pulamaipithan. Except "Sangathil Paadatha" which was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, rest of the songs were composed by Shankar–Ganesh.
Song | Singer(s) |
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Sangathil Padatha | Ilaiyaraaja, S. Janaki |
Malare Enna Kolam | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
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.