Auto Raja (1982 film)
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Jaishankar
Gayathri
Ilaiyaraaja (1 song)
| Auto Raja | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Title card | |
| 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.[1] The film was released on 27 March 1982.[2]
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 Son of Kallapatti Singaram (Saambu)
- 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. Except "Sangathil Paadatha" which was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, rest of the songs were composed by Shankar–Ganesh.[3][4] The songs "Malare Enna" and "Kannil Vannam" are based on "Naliva Gulabi" and "Nanna Aase", respectively, from the original Kannada versions of Auto Raja.
| Song | Singer(s) | Composer |
|---|---|---|
| "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 |
Ilaiyaraaja re-used the tune "Sangathil Padatha" in Malayalam, Telugu (including its Tamil dubbed version), and Hindi films. The song was re-used in the Malayalam film Olangal at the request of Balu Mahendra as "Thumbi Vaa",[5] Mahendra's 1986 Telugu film Nireekshana as "Aakasham Eenatido" and in Kanne Kalaimaane, the dubbed version of Nireekshana, as "Neerveezhchi Thee Muttuthey".[6][7] Mahendra loved the tune so much that he insisted having the tune again in his 1996 Hindi film Aur Ek Prem Kahani in the song "Monday To Uth Kar". It was also used in the 2009 Hindi film Paa as "Gumm Summ Gumm".[8]
