Auto Shankar is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language action comedy film starring Upendra, Shilpa Shetty, and Radhika.[1][2] The film was directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by Ramu, of Ramu Enterprises. The films tells about Shankar an autorickshaw driver belonging to a middle-class family who gets into a conflict with Maya, a money-lender. However, tables turn when she loses her property and they fall in love.
The film was dubbed in Tamil as Aanavakari, in Hindi as Shilpa - The Big Don in 2007,[3] and in Malayalam as Sarappa Sundari. The film was remade in Bangladeshi in 2017 as Ohongkar.[4]
Shankar is a middle class autorickshaw driver. He is friendly and jovial. Maya, 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 rest forms the plot of the story.
As the director wasn’t healthy during the majority of the shoot, Telugu cinema's renowned associate director Shiva Ramakrishna, an associate of Puri Jagannadh, directed the songs and fight sequences and major portions of Shilpa Shetty. The movie was filmed in a variety of locations including Austria, Finland, the Bangalore Palace, and the Mysore Lamps Factory, Mysore.
Reception
A critic wrote that "Auto Shankar is one of those typical mass (or it masala) films which are made in style but lack substance".[5]
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,[6][7] but Auto Shankar turned out to be more successful than Namma Basava. Shilpa is still known for her villainous performance in the film.
The film sparked off a controversy with regard to a movie poster depicted a glamour still of Shilpa Shetty from the film. 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".[8]
References
^"Happy birthday Shilpa Shetty: Azad to Auto Shankar, her 8 best South Indian films you should watch". Hindustan Times. 8 June 2021.
^R. G. Vijayasarathy (11 July 2006). "Raadhika: Glam doll or performer?". Rediff.com.
^"Make way for Shilpa, The Big Don". Rediff.com. 10 September 2007.
^"From 'Anuraga Aralithu' to 'U Turn': Kannada movies that were remade in foreign languages". 10 June 2020.
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Auto Shankar is a 2005 Indian Kannada language action comedy film starring Upendra Shilpa Shetty and Radhika 1 2 The film was directed by D Rajendra Babu and produced by Ramu of Ramu Enterprises The films tells about Shankar an autorickshaw driver belonging to a middle class family who gets into a conflict with Maya a money lender However tables turn when she loses her property and they fall in love Auto ShankarDirected byD Rajendra BabuWritten byB L Venu Tushar Ranganath Dialogues Screenplay byAjay kumarStory byAjay kumarProduced byRamuStarringUpendraShilpa ShettyRadhikaCinematographyH C VenuEdited byT ShashikumarMusic byGurukiranProductioncompanyRamu FilmsRelease date9 September 2005 2005 09 09 India Running time170 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageKannadaThe film was dubbed in Tamil as Aanavakari in Hindi as Shilpa The Big Don in 2007 3 and in Malayalam as Sarappa Sundari The film was remade in Bangladeshi in 2017 as Ohongkar 4 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 Box office 6 Soundtrack 7 Controversy 8 References 9 External linksSynopsis EditShankar is a middle class autorickshaw driver He is friendly and jovial Maya 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 rest forms the plot of the story Cast EditUpendra as Auto Shankar Shilpa Shetty as Maya Radhika Sudharani Bhavya Srinivasa Murthy Sumithra Gurukiran Avinash Srinivas Prabhu Ramesh Bhat Ashok Rao Lakshman Rao Doddanna Rangayana Raghu Thara Anuradha Ashalatha Telangana Shakuntala Mohan Raj Rajashekhar Kotian Mohan Juneja Maarimutthu Sarojamma Shanthamma H M T Nandha Padma Vasanthi Sadhu Kokila B Jayamma Bangalore Nagesh Dileep M N Suresh Pailwaan VenuProduction EditAs the director wasn t healthy during the majority of the shoot Telugu cinema s renowned associate director Shiva Ramakrishna an associate of Puri Jagannadh directed the songs and fight sequences and major portions of Shilpa Shetty The movie was filmed in a variety of locations including Austria Finland the Bangalore Palace and the Mysore Lamps Factory Mysore Reception EditA critic wrote that Auto Shankar is one of those typical mass or it masala films which are made in style but lack substance 5 Box office EditAuto 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 6 7 but Auto Shankar turned out to be more successful than Namma Basava Shilpa is still known for her villainous performance in the film Soundtrack EditThe music is composed by Gurukiran The music of the song Ready Ready was used in the Telugu film Nagavalli and the music was given by Guru Kiran Song title Singers Kabaddi Kabaddi Rajesh Krishnan Malathi Kachhi Kachhi Udit Narayan Line Hodi Malgudi Subha Guru Kiran Raja Muddu Raja S Janaki P B Sreenivas Ready Ready S P Balasubrahmanyam Yen Madlo SundarControversy EditThe film sparked off a controversy with regard to a movie poster depicted a glamour still of Shilpa Shetty from the film 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 8 References Edit Happy birthday Shilpa Shetty Azad to Auto Shankar her 8 best South Indian films you should watch Hindustan Times 8 June 2021 R G Vijayasarathy 11 July 2006 Raadhika Glam doll or performer Rediff com Make way for Shilpa The Big Don Rediff com 10 September 2007 From Anuraga Aralithu to U Turn Kannada movies that were remade in foreign languages 10 June 2020 https www nowrunning com movie 2475 kannada auto shankar 581 review htm Namma Basava and Auto Shankar hit the 100days mark Viggy com 13 March 2011 Retrieved 23 July 2012 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 IANS Archived from the original on 27 April 2014 Retrieved 23 July 2012 via Latestcinema com I won t endorse vulgarity Shilpa Hindustan Times 8 August 2006 Archived from the original on 27 April 2014 Retrieved 26 April 2014 External links EditAuto Shankar at IMDb Preview of the film Review of the film Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Auto Shankar film amp oldid 1128423133, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
