Aye Auto
| Aye Auto | |
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 Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Venu Nagavalli |
| Written by | Venu Nagavalli |
| Produced by | Maniyanpilla Raju |
| Starring |
Mohanlal Rekha |
| Cinematography | S. Kumar |
| Edited by | N. Gopalakrishnan |
| Music by |
Raveendran (songs) Johnson (score) |
Production company |
Saraswathy Chaithanya |
| Distributed by | Shirdisai Release |
Release date |
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Running time |
137 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Aye Auto (transl. Hey Auto) is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Venu Nagavalli and produced by Maniyanpilla Raju. The film stars Mohanlal and Rekha in the lead roles. The songs were composed by Raveendran, while Johnson provided the background score. 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.
Plot
Sudhi is an auto-rickshaw driver who meets Meenakshi, the granddaughter of a well-off family. Sudhi and Meenakshi fall in love but face strong opposition from her family, their only support being her grandfather, Krishna Pillai. The police, despite having the duty of protecting the law, start breaking it.
Cast
- Mohanlal as Sudhi, an auto driver
- Rekha as Meenakshi ('Meenu'/'Meenukutty')
- Sreenivasan as Police Inspector
- Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair as Retd. Banker Krishna Pillai ('Yechhi'Krishnan) Meenakshi's maternal grandfather
- K. B. Ganesh Kumar as Suresh
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Thangu
- Jagadish as Sreekrishnan
- Kuthiravattam Pappu as Haji Moidutty
- M. G. Soman as Police Commissioner
- Mohan Jose as Dominic
- Shyama as Chithra, Police Commissioner's daughter and Meenakshi's friend
- Murali as Bhadran
- Kunchan as Ramanan
- Kunjandi as Rashid Moopah
- Valsala Menon as College Principal
- Nandhu as Lonappan
- Adoor Pankajam as Pankachi
- Sukumari as Janaki, Krishna Pillai's wife and Meenakshi's maternal grandmother
- Keerikkadan Jose as Police inspector
- Ashokan as Sunnykutty
- Santha Devi as Sunnykutty's mother
- Jomol as Student in the auto
Soundtrack
The film score was composed by Johnson while the songs were composed by Raveendran.
All lyrics are written by Bichu Thirumala
| No. | Title | Artist(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.