It was very important for me that Shankar Nag—the person, his work—gets articulated by the auto driver, and not by a subject expert. That didn’t quite happen.

It’s been 34 years since the Shankar Nag-starrer Auto Raja swept the rickshaw drivers off their feet, and 24 since its lead actor passed away in a road accident.

The Shankar Nag auto stand on 8th Main in Basaveshwara Nagar is testimony to this concern, not to speak of the Shankar portraits that adorn every other autorickshaw in the city.

Though Shankar Nag essayed characters representing various strata of society, it was his role as an auto driver in Auto Raja (1980) that made him a real hero among autorickshaw drivers.

The late actor Shankar Nag gave the much-maligned profession a sense of dignity with his portrayal of an auto driver in the 1980 hit Auto Raja.It so immortalised Nag among the masses that 23 years ...

Ramanna, an auto driver, made a film on the late actor Shankar Nag in 2012. Actor Shankar Nag, popularly known as Auto Raja, continues to enjoys a wide fan base among autorickshaw drivers in the city.

Shankar Nag lives on. There are even countless auto-rickshaw stands, public roads and circles that are named after the actor-director. Also, when remembering his legacy, many would often wonder ...

In 1980, when the late Shankar Nag’s film, Auto Raja hit the screens, it clicked with the Kannada audiences. However, the profoundness of the film had its major impact on autorickshaw drivers ...

While Shankar was adored for his role in SP Sangliana, it was Auto Raja that immortalised him among the masses. His pairing with actresses Jayamala, Gayathri, Akshata and Tara were particularly ...

The film team of Maryade Prashne celebrated renowned actor-director Shankar Nag's birth anniversary as Chalakara Dinaacharane along with over 200 auto drivers from Basaveshwara Nagar in Bengaluru ...

To date, auto drivers in Karnataka adore Shankar Nag so much just because he played an auto-driver role in the superhit 'Auto Shankar'. In 2015, the Karnataka government named the Bommanahalli ...