Auto Raja (1980 film)

For the 1982 film, see Auto Raja (1982 film). For the 2013 film, see Auto Raja (2013 film).

Auto Raja is a 1980 Indian Kannada language film directed by Vijay. The film stars Shankar Nag and Gayathri in lead roles. It had Dwarakeesh, Balakrishna and Leelavathi playing supporting roles. The music of the film was composed by Rajan–Nagendra. The film was remade in 1981 in Telugu as Taxi Driver and in 1982 in Tamil with the same name starring Vijayakanth. The film, acquired a cult status over years

Auto Raja
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Directed by	Vijay
Produced by	C. Jayaram
Written by	M. D. Sundar
Screenplay by	M. D. Sundar
Starring	Shankar Nag Gayathri
Music by	Rajan–Nagendra
Cinematography	S. V. Srikanth
Edited by	P. Bhaktavatsalam
Distributed by	Sapthaswara Movie Makers
Release date	1980
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• Shankar Nag as Raja
• Gayathri as Rani / Bhavani
• Dwarakish
• Balakrishna as Dr Dinakar, Sudhakar's father
• Thoogudeepa Srinivas as Bhaskar Rao, Bhavani's father
• Sundar Krishna Urs as Sudhakar
• Tiger Prabhakar as Rodrigues
• Leelavathi as Mahalakshmi, Bhavani's mother
• Musuri Krishnamurthy as Mahalinga
• Padma as Sudha, Raja's sister
• K. S. Ashwath
• Papamma as Raja and Sudha's mother

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by the famed duo Rajan–Nagendra with lyrics penned by Chi. Udayashankar.

Track#	Song	Singer(s)	Duration
1	"Hosa Baalu"	S. Janaki
2	"Nanna Aase Hannagi"	S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	4:19
3	"Paramaathma Aadisidante"	S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ramani
4	"Naliva Gulabi Hoove"	S.P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:05

Trivia

• Shankar Nag, who acted in the role of Raja, the humble Auto Driver, is credited with bringing a certain dignity to the profession of Auto Rickshaw Drivers. 3 decades after the movie release too, Shankar Nag's photo adorns Auto Rickshaw's across Karnataka.
  

  Shankar Nag Photo on Bengaluru Auto

External links

• Auto Raja on IMDb