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'Aye Auto' is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Venu Nagavalli and produced by Maniyanpilla Raju. The film stars Mohanlal and Rekha in the lead roles. The songs were composed by Raveendran, while Johnson provided the background score. The plot follows the life of auto drivers in the city of Kozhikode in Kerala. 'Aye Auto' was the second highest-grossing Malayalam film of 1990 at the box office, behind 'His Highness Abdullah'.

Plot



Sudhi is a poor auto-rickshaw driver who meets Meenakshi, granddaughter of a well-to-do family. Sudhi and Meenakshi fall in love but face strong opposition from her family, their only support being her grandfather, Krishna Pillai. The police, despite having the duty of protecting the law, start breaking it.

Cast



* Mohanlal as Sudhi, a poor but loving young gentlemen, an auto driver

* Rekha as Meenakshi ('Meenu'/'Meenukutty')

* Sreenivasan as Police Inspector

* Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair as Retd. Banker Krishna Pillai ('Yechhi'Krishnan) Meenakshi's miser yet kind-hearted maternal grandfather

* K. B. Ganesh Kumar as Suresh

* Maniyanpilla Raju as Thangu

* Jagadish as Sreekrishnan

* Kuthiravattam Pappu as Moidu

* M. G. Soman as the wicked and corrupt Police Commissioner

* Mohan Jose as Dominic

* Shyama as Chithra, Police Commissioner's daughter and Meenakshi's friend

* Murali as Bhadran

* Kunchan as Ramanan

* Kunjandi as Rashid Moopah

* Valsala Menon as College Principal

* Nandhu as Lonappan

* Adoor Pankajam as Pankachi

* Sukumari as Janaki, Krishna Pillai's wife and Meenakshi's maternal grandmother

* Keerikkadan Jose as a corrupt Police inspector, ally of Bhadran

* Ashokan as Sunnykutty, a kind young gentlemen

* Santha Devi as Sunnykutty's mother

Soundtrack



The film score was composed by Johnson 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




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