Auto Raja (1980)

Original title

ಆಟೋರಾಜ

Directed by

C M Vijay

Genre

romance, drama

Country

India

Runtime

2h 19m

Rated

U

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a romance between a young man and a woman with songs and drama. It is a Kannada commercial film that boosted the lead actor's popularity.

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What happens

Auto Raja () is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by Vijay, based on a screenplay by M. D. Sundar. The film was produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar's sister husband C. Jayaram under the banner of Sapthaswara Movie Makers. The film stars Shankar Nag and Gayathri in lead roles, while Dwarakeesh, Balakrishna and Leelavathi appear in other supporting roles. The film features original songs composed by the music duo Rajan–Nagendra. The cinematography of the film was handled by S. V. Srikanth. It is considered as one of the best commercial films in Kannada cinema and received cult status. The film was significant in heightening the stardom of Shankar Nag. The film was remade in 1981 in Telugu as Taxi Driver starring Krishnam Raju and in 1982 in Tamil with the same name starring Vijayakanth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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