Auto Shankar (film)
| Auto Shankar | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | D. Rajendra Babu |
| Produced by | Ramu |
| Written by | Screenplay & story: Ajaykumar Dialogue: B. L. Venu |
| Starring | Upendra Shilpa Shetty Radhika |
| Music by | Guru Kiran |
| Release date(s) | 2005 |
| Language | Kannada |
Auto Shankar is a 2005 Kannada film starring Upendra, Shilpa Shetty, Radhika and Sudharani.[1] The film was directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by Ramu, of Ramu Enterprises.[1]
The movie was filmed in a variety of locations including Austria, the Bangalore Palace situated at Bangalore, Finland and the Mysore Lamps Factory, Mysore.[2]
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[edit] Plot
Auto Shankar, played by Upendra, is an auto driver belonging to the middle class section of the society. He is friendly and jovial. Shilpa Shetty, who plays 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 money-lender 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. Shankar finally fights all the gangsters lead by the lady don and brings an end to all the injustice being imposed on the poor.
[edit] Box Office
Auto Shankar successfully ran for 100 days and was one of the biggest hits of the year 2005. The film was released along with the Puneeth Rajkumar starrer Namma Basava and there was a fierce competition between the two films. However, both the films opened very well and were successful at the box office[3][4]. With Auto Shankar, Upendra had once again proved his drawing power at the box office after the success of his previous release Gowramma which was also one of the major hits of 2005[5].
[edit] Controversies
The movie sparked off a controversy with regard to a photo of Shilpa Shetty from the movie.[6] A Madurai based lawyer filed an obscenity case against Shetty.[6] 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."[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Auto Shankar (2005) - Full cast and crew
- ^ Auto Shankar (2005) - Filming Locations
- ^ http://www.viggy.com/english/current_namma_basava_100days.asp
- ^ http://www.latestcinema.com/kannada/Kannada-audio-race.html
- ^ http://www.latestcinema.com/kannada/jogi-super-hit-kannada-cinema.html
- ^ a b c I won't endorse vulgarity: Shilpa Shetty
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