''Auto Raja'' is a 1982 Indian

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-language film, directed by K. Vijayan. The film stars

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and

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. It is a remake of the 1980

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film of the same name. The film was released on 27 March 1982.

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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z while

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composed one song. The lyrics for all songs were written by

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. Except "Sangathil Paadatha" which was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, rest of the songs were composed by Shankar–Ganesh. The songs "Malare Enna" and "Kannil Vannam" are based on "Naliva Gulabi" and "Nanna Aase" from Kannada film ''Auto Raja''. 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 ''

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'' at the request of

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as "Thumbi Vaa", Mahendra's 1986 Telugu film ''

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'' as "Aakasham Eenatido" and next in ''Kanne Kalaimaane'', the dubbed version of ''

'', as "Neerveezhchi Thee Muttuthey". 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

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film '' Paa'' as "Gumm Summ Gumm".

Reception

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'' wrote Thengai Srinivasan's acting overshadowed other actors in the film.

References

External links

* {{K. Vijayan 1980s Indian films 1980s Tamil-language films 1982 films Films directed by K. Vijayan Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh Tamil remakes of Kannada films Tamil-language Indian films