Auto Driver

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Auto Driver
Auto Driver poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Suresh Krishna
Written by Posani Krishna Murali (dialogues)
Screenplay bySuresh Krishna
Bhupathi Raja
Story byBhupathi Raja
Produced byD. Siva Prasad Reddy
Starring Nagarjuna
Deepti Bhatnagar
Simran
Cinematography S. Saravanan
Edited byShankar
Music by Deva
Production
company
Release date
  • 24 April 1998 (1998-04-24)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Auto Driver is a 1998 Indian Telugu film, produced by D. Siva Prasad Reddy under the Kamakshi Movies banner, directed by Suresh Krishna. It stars Nagarjuna, Deepti Bhatnagar and Simran, with music composed by Deva. [1] It was dubbed into Tamil as Autokaran. [2] The film was a box office failure. [3]

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Plot

It tells the story of an importable auto driver who falls in love with a college student. They live happily until the girl's father rejects their love and a villain is also into the girl. Who is the villain and how the auto driver convinces the heroine's love to her father forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

Auto Driver
Film score by
Released1998
Genre Soundtrack
Length31:44
Label Aditya Music
Producer Deva
Deva chronology
Master
(1998)
Auto Driver
(1998)
Tholi Prema
(1998)

Music was composed by Deva. Music was released on ADITYA Music Company.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Autowala" Veturi S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 5:26
2."Chandamama" Veturi Hariharan, Sujatha 6:21
3."Akkineni Akkineni"Sirivennela Sitarama SastryRajesh, Sujatha5:47
4."Emo Emo"VeturiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha4:25
5."Abbayi Abbayi Naku"Sirivennela Sitarama SastryS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha4:57
6."Mama Mazare"VeturiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha, Swarnalatha 5:24
Total length:31:44

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