Auto Shankar (film)
| Auto Shankar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | D. Rajendra Babu |
| Produced by | Ramu |
| Written by |
Ajaykumar B. L. Venu |
| Starring |
Upendra Shilpa Shetty Radhika |
| Music by | Gurukiran |
| Cinematography | H.S. Venu |
| Edited by |
T. Shashikumar G. Sasikumar |
Release dates |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Auto Shankar is a 2005 Kannada film starring Upendra, Shilpa Shetty, Kutty Radhika and Sudharani.[1] The film was directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by Ramu, of Ramu Enterprises.[1]
The movie was filmed in a variety of locations including Austria, Finland, the Bangalore Palace, and the Mysore Lamps Factory, Mysore.[2] The film was dubbed in tamil as Aanavakari.
Plot
Shankar (Upendra) is an middle class auto driver. He is friendly and jovial. Maya (Shilpa Shetty), a money-lender, is brought up in a rich family. She is portrayed as a boorish character. She is unscrupulous in recovering loans given to the poor and has designed crude methods to recover the money. She is also the daughter of a lady don.
Shankar defends the poor and fights the moneylenders. Several interesting battles follow, after which the Maya loses all her property and prestige. It is also revealed that she is not really the daughter of the lady don. She then learns a lesson that reforms her attitude. She makes amends and Shankar embraces her as the two fall in love. Shankar finally fights all the gangsters led by the lady don and brings an end to all the injustice being imposed on the poor.
Cast
- Upendra as Auto Shankar
- Shilpa Shetty as Maya
- Sudharani
- Kutty Radhika
Box Office
Auto Shankar successfully ran for 100 days. The film was released at the same time as the Puneeth Rajkumar starrer Namma Basava and there was a fierce competition between the two films. Both the films were successful at the box office,[3][4] but Auto Shankar turned out to be more successful than Namma Basava.[5]
Controversies
The movie sparked off a controversy with regard to a photo of Shilpa Shetty from the movie. A Madurai based lawyer filed an obscenity case against Shetty. Shetty however, protested by saying that "It (the photo) is not vulgar. I am an actor and an entertainer and I won't endorse vulgarity".[6]
References
- 1 2 Auto Shankar (2005) - Full cast and crew
- ↑ Auto Shankar (2005) - Filming Locations
- ↑ "Namma Basava and Auto Shankar hit the 100days mark". Viggy.com. 2011-03-13. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ↑ "Kannada audio race : Jogi, Amrithdhare, Vishnu Sena, Anna Thangi, Uppi Dada MBBS, top five films : Jogi, Amrithdhare, Auto Shankar, Namma Basava, Swamy, Guru Kiran has now become the toast of Kannada film music fans". Latestcinema.com. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ↑ "Upendra vs Puneeth !". Chakpak. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ↑ "I won't endorse vulgarity: Shilpa". Hindustan Times. 8 August 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2014.