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{{Infobox film
| name           = Auto Raja
| image          = Auto Raja (2013 film).jpg
| caption        =
| director       = Uday Prakash
| producer       = Vishwa <br /> Girish
| screenplay     = K. Nanjunda<br/>Uday prakash
| starring       = [[Ganesh (actor)|Ganesh]]<br />[[Bhama Kurup|Bhama]]<br />[[Deepika Kamaiah]]
| music          = [[Arjun Janya]]
| cinematography = Manjunath. B. Nayak
| editing        = K. M. Prakash
| studio         = V San Visions
| distributor    = Jayanna Combines
| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|6|21}}
| runtime        = 158 minutes
| country        = India
| language       = Kannada
}}
'''''Auto Raja''''' ({{translation|''Auto King''}}) is a 2013 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[romantic drama film]] written and directed by Uday Prakash, which stars [[Ganesh (actor)|Ganesh]], [[Bhama Kurup|Bhama]] and [[Deepika Kamaiah]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/auto-raja/movie-review/20700660.cms|title = Auto Raja Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Auto Raja by Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite web|author=Sharanya CR |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Deepika-replaces-Chaitra/articleshow/16247754.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527212635/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-04/news-interviews/33583046_1_deepika-kamaiah-second-film-udayprakash |url-status=live |archive-date=27 May 2013 |title=Deepika replaces Chaitra|date=4 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=12 August 2013}}</ref> The title is inspired by the popular Kannada film [[Auto Raja (1980 film)|of the same title name]] released in 1980.<ref name="newindianexpress1">{{cite news|author=A Sharadhaa |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/article544053.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624005213/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/article544053.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 June 2012 |title='Auto Raja' remake gets a married hero |work=The New Indian Express |accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
The film is produced jointly by Vishwa and Girish of V San Visions and the music is scored by [[Arjun Janya]].
==Cast ==
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* [[Ganesh (actor)|Ganesh]] as Raja
* [[Bhama Kurup|Bhama]] as Radha / Rani
* [[Deepika Kamaiah]]
* Dileep Raj
* Dharma
* Arun Sagar
* [[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]]
* [[Sadhu Kokila]]
* Mamatha Rahuth
* [[Kuri Prathap]]
* Chandru
* Yathiraj
{{div col end}}
==Production==
===Development===
Director 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 (1980 film)|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<ref name="newindianexpress1"/>
===Casting===
Uday 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/75220.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406183540/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/75220.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 April 2013 |title=Ajay Rao is 'Auto Raja' - Kannada Movie News |work=Indiaglitz.com |date=9 December 2011 |accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref> However, the project got much delayed in taking off and the actor refused the role due to date issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinejwala.com/2012/02/ajay-rao-misses-auto-raja.html |title=Ajay Rao misses Auto Raja |work=Cinejwala |accessdate=31 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064909/http://www.cinejwala.com/2012/02/ajay-rao-misses-auto-raja.html |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}</ref> 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 (actor)|Ganesh]] was approached and it took at least 20 days to convince him to sign in for the role. Malayalam actress [[Bhama Kurup|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.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ramchander |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/news/2012/chaitra-auto-raja-ganesh-098776.html |title=Chaitra out of Ganesh's Auto Raja - Oneindia Entertainment |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=27 August 2012 |accessdate=12 August 2013 |archive-date=1 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301141859/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/news/2012/chaitra-auto-raja-ganesh-098776.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Another young actress, Deepika Kamaiah replaced Chaitra and confirmed her dates for the second lead role.<ref name="indiatimes1"/> The film also made headlines when the lead actress [[Bhama Kurup|Bhama]] who until then only did homely roles agreed to do an item dance for the film.
===Filming===
After 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.<ref>{{cite news |title= Auto Raja - Ganesh and Bhama combine |url= http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/85095.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120824120051/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/85095.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 24 August 2012 |date= 23 August 2012}}</ref> The filming was shot at a stretch for 50 days in [[Bangalore]] location.
==Box office==
The film was completed 50 days and was declared as "Hit".
==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Arjun Janya]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allsouthsongs.com/2013/03/download-auto-raja2013-kannada-movie.html |title=Auto raja songs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713120229/http://www.allsouthsongs.com/2013/03/download-auto-raja2013-kannada-movie.html |date=13 July 2013|archive-date=13 July 2013|work=All South songs}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! 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==
The movie was released on [[DVD]] with [[5.1 channel]] surround sound and English subtitles and [[VCD]].
==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=3053758}}
[[Category:2013 films]]
[[Category:Films set in Bengaluru]]
[[Category:2010s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:2010s Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:2013 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films with live action and animation]]
[[Category:Films scored by Arjun Janya]]