Auto Raja (1982 film)

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.^{[citation needed]} The film was released on 27 March 1982.^[1]

Auto Raja
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	27 March 1982 (1982-03-27)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

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 and Ilaiyaraaja composed one song "Sangathil Paadatha".^[2] 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" is based on "Naliva Gulabi" and "Nanna Aase" from Kannada film Auto Raja.

Song	Singer(s)
"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

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 next in Kanne Kalaimaane, the dubbed version of Nireekshana, as "Neerveezhchi Thee Muttuthey".^[2][6] 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".^[7]

Reception

Kalki wrote Thengai Srinivasan's acting overshadowed other actors in the film.^[8]