Auto Raja (transl. Auto King) is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written and directed by Uday Prakash, which stars Ganesh, Bhama and Deepika Kamaiah in the lead roles.[1][2] The title is inspired by the popular Kannada film of the same title name released in 1980.[3]
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| Directed by | Uday Prakash |
| Screenplay by | K. Nanjunda Uday prakash |
| Produced by | Vishwa Girish |
| Starring | Ganesh Bhama Deepika Kamaiah |
| Cinematography | Manjunath. B. Nayak |
| Edited by | K. M. Prakash |
| Music by | Arjun Janya |
Production company | V San Visions |
| Distributed by | Jayanna Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 158 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The film is produced jointly by Vishwa and Girish of V San Visions and the music is scored by Arjun Janya.
Cast
edit- Ganesh as Raja
- Bhama as Radha / Rani
- Deepika Kamaiah
- Dileep Raj
- Dharma
- Arun Sagar
- Kavitha
- Sadhu Kokila
- Mamatha Rahuth
- Kuri Prathap
- Chandru
- Yathiraj
Production
editDevelopment
editDirector Uday Prakash, who earlier directed the comic-caper, Kalla Malla Sulla came up with an idea to pay tributes to actor Shankar Nag who featured in the blockbuster hit Auto Raja in the year 1980. With the same title name, he changed the script suitable for this decade. The script was written in 2010 and he was on a hunt for lead actors suitable to reprise the role of Nag. He took almost one and half years to find a bachelor hero through a voting system[3]
Casting
editUday Prakash came up with a unique idea of finding his lead actor by creating an online poll. It resulted in actor Ajay Rao being the unanimous choice and he was signed on for the same.[4] However, the project got much delayed in taking off and the actor refused the role due to date issues.[5] This resulted in further delay as Prakash went in search of many other younger heroes with nobody willing to accept the role. Later, actor Ganesh was approached and it took at least 20 days to convince him to sign in for the role. Malayalam actress Bhama was soon signed for the lead heroine. For the other heroine, director approached Chaitra Chandranath, a budding actress, who reportedly walked out due to clash of dates and contract signed for another production.[6] Another young actress, Deepika Kamaiah replaced Chaitra and confirmed her dates for the second lead role.[2] The film also made headlines when the lead actress Bhama who until then only did homely roles agreed to do an item dance for the film.
Filming
editAfter a delay of nearly 2 years of pre-production and casting, the film was officially launched on 22 August 2012 at the Milk Colony playground in Malleshwaram, Bangalore. The launch was attended by actor Sudeep to light the lamp and flag off the film that was faced by Ganesh in front of an auto rickshaw.[7] The filming was shot at a stretch for 50 days in Bangalore location.
Box office
editThe film was completed 50 days and was declared as "Hit".
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by Arjun Janya.[8]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Preethi Mado" | Chandan Shetty |
| 2 | "Auto Raja Auto Raja" | Arjun Janya |
| 3 | "Sachin Batting Ge" | Arjun Janya |
| 4 | "Shame Shame" | Priya Himesh |
| 5 | "Node Node" | Arjun Janya |
| 6 | "Kannina Kaadige" | Chandan Shetty |
Home media
editThe movie was released on DVD with 5.1 channel surround sound and English subtitles and VCD.
References
edit- ^ "Auto Raja Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Auto Raja by Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ a b Sharanya CR (4 September 2012). "Deepika replaces Chaitra". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ a b A Sharadhaa. "'Auto Raja' remake gets a married hero". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ "Ajay Rao is 'Auto Raja' - Kannada Movie News". Indiaglitz.com. 9 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ "Ajay Rao misses Auto Raja". Cinejwala. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Ramchander (27 August 2012). "Chaitra out of Ganesh's Auto Raja - Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ "Auto Raja - Ganesh and Bhama combine". 23 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Auto raja songs". All South songs. 13 July 2013. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013.