''Aye Auto'' () is a 1990 Indian

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-language

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film written and directed by Venu Nagavalli and produced by Maniyanpilla Raju. The film stars

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (; born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor and filmmaker who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hin ...

and Rekha in the lead roles. The songs were composed by Raveendran, while

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provided the background score. The plot follows the life of

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drivers in the city of

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature. It is the nineteenth large ...

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. ''Aye Auto'' was the second highest-grossing Malayalam film of 1990 at the box office, behind '' His Highness Abdullah'' also starring

Plot

Sudhi is an auto-rickshaw driver who meets Meenakshi, the granddaughter of a well-off family. Sudhi and Meenakshi fall in love but face strong opposition from her family, their only support being her grandfather, Krishna Pillai. Sudhi plans to marry Meenakshi in front of a registrar. He pens a note about the marriage time at the marriage office. However Dominique, Sudhi's friend auto driver, finds this note and hands it over to Bhadran. Bhadran plans and gets Meenakshi abducted by changing the timings on the note sent to the grandfather. Meenakshi's grandfather comes to know about Meenakshi missing when Suresh goes to pick up Meenakshi as planned by Sudhi. He along with Suresh immediately meets Sudhi and informs him about Meenakshi being missing. The police, despite having the duty of protecting the law, start breaking it. During the search Bhadran gets Sudhi abducted as well and torments him. Sub-Inspector along with another friend hunts down the location of Sudhi and Meenakshi. After an ensuing battle Sudhi and his friends manage to fend of Bhadran and coup & eventually save Meenakshi. In the end Love triumphs and wins everyone's heart and the grandparents grants their blessings, send them together to have a happy married life.

Cast

as Sudhi * Rekha as Meenakshi ('Meenu'/'Meenukutty'), Sudhi's Love Interest * Sreenivasan as Sub Inspector Aneesh, Sudhi's Friend *

Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (16 October 191611 March 1997) was an Indian poet, playwright, script writer, lyricist, orator, film director and actor, though he is best known as an actor in Malayalam cinema. He is the recipient of Padma Shri fr ...

as Retd. Banker Krishna Pillai ('Yechhi'Krishnan) Meenakshi's Maternal Grandfather * Maniyanpilla Raju as Thangu, Sudhi's Friend *

Jagadish P. V. Jagadish Kumar, Born On (12 June 1955) mononymously as Jagadish, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and television presenter. He has starred in over 400 Malayalam films and two Hindi films. He is best known for his comic and character rol ...

as Sreekrishnan, Sudhi's Friend * K. B. Ganesh Kumar as Suresh, Sudhi's Friend *

Kuthiravattam Pappu Padmadalakshan, better known by his stage name Kuthiravattam Pappu (24 December 1936 – 25 February 2000), was a popular Indian stage and film actor. His repertoire of acting was based on his unique style and use of the '' Kozhikodan'' dialect, ...

as Haji Moidu, Sudhi's Friend * Murali as Bhadran, Krishna Pillai's Relative * M. G. Soman as City Police Commissioner Ranganath *

Sukumari Sukumari Amma (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, She has appeared in more than 2500 films predominantly in Malayalam, T ...

as Janaki, Krishna Pillai's Wife and Meenakshi's Maternal Grandmother * Mohan Jose as Dominic, Bhadran's Aide * Shyama as Chithra, Police Commissioner's Daughter and Meenakshi's Friend * Kunchan as Ramanan, Sudhi's Friend *

Kunjandi Kunjandi (1919–2002) was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He has acted in more than 50 films. He handled character roles as well as supporting roles. Background Kunjandi was born at Calicut. His first movie was ''Swargaraajyam'' in 1962 ...

as Rashid Moopah *

Valsala Menon Parakkulathil Vatsala (28 August 1939 – 21 November 2023) was an Indian Malayalam novelist, short story writer, and social activist from Kerala. She is a recipient of Ezhuthachan Puraskaram 2021, the highest literary honour by the government ...

as College Principal * Nandu as Lonappan, Sudhi's Friend and Hospital Attender *

Adoor Pankajam Adoor Pankajam (1925 – 26 June 2010) was an Indian actress, in Malayalam movies. She hailed from Adoor in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala state. Mainly, she was a supporting actress and a comedian. Her sister Adoor Bhavani was also a Mala ...

as Pankachi * Keerikkadan Jose as Circle Inspector of Police, Bhadran's Friend * Ashokan as Sunnykutty (Cameo) *

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as Bhadran's Friend * Santha Devi as Sunnykutty's Mother (Cameo) * Jomol as Student in the auto

Soundtrack

The

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was composed by

while the songs were composed by Raveendran.

Reception

''Aye Auto'' widely received positive response and was the second highest-grossing Malayalam film of 1990 at the box office, behind '' His Highness Abdullah''.

References

External links

* 1990 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Indian romantic comedy films Films shot in Kozhikode Films directed by Venu Nagavally Films scored by Raveendran {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub