Auto Shankar is a ZEE5 Tamil Original  starring Sarath Appani, Selvapandian, Rajesh Dev and Vasudha in lead roles. The story is based on the shocking true incidents that occurred between 1985-1995 in Chennai, still remembered as Once upon a time in Madras. Witness the dreaded journey of Auto Shankar who kept the city under his gripping fear for nearly 10 years!

Auto Shankar is a ZEE5 Tamil Original  starring Sarath Appani, Selvapandian, Rajesh Dev and Vasudha in lead roles. The story is based on the shocking true incidents that occurred between 1985-1995 in Chennai, still remembered as 'Once upon a time in Madras'. Witness the dreaded journey of Auto Shankar who kept the city under his gripping fear for nearly 10 years!

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Auto Shankar

In this exclusive video, watch the team of Auto Shankar, a ZEE5 Tamil Original, talk about their movie making experience. Catch the actor Sarath Appani, writer Mani, director Ranga and actress Swayam Siddha talk about their role in the web series. Auto Shankar, a ZEE5 Tamil Original, is now streaming on ZEE5!

Auto Shankar Tamil cast and crew video

Watch this exclusive clip where the team of Auto Shankar, a ZEE5 Tamil Original, talk about their experience being a part of the movie. Catch the actor Arjun alias Kathiravan, Rajesh Dev alias Babu and Jikki alias Kamani talk their role in the latest Tamil web series. Don't miss to watch the full ZEE5 Tamil Original, Auto Shankar, now streaming on ZEE5!

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Shankar (Sarath Appani), a small-time smuggler, challenges his boss Ramajayam who is involved in the business of bootlegging. With the help of police officer Kathiravan (Arjun Chidambaram), he succeeds in ditching Ramajayam and hands over the liquor to Vinayagam. Shankar comes across Chandrika (Swayam), a cabaret dancer, and fights with the goons who try to misbehave with her. Chandrika gets impressed with Shankar and they fall in love.

Episode 1 - The Awakening

At Aasaithambi’s party, Ramajayam has a tiff with the minister. Kathiravan guides Shankar to take advantage of the situation and take over Ramajayam and Reddy's business. When Aasaithambi comes to rescue Ramajayam and Reddy at the police station, Shankar insults him. Later, Shankar takes control of the city's entire illicit liquor and brothel business.

Episode 2 - The Power Game

Shankar, who has fallen in love with Chandrika, ill-treats his wife Sumathi. When the situation becomes worse, Sumathi leaves the house. Sudalai advises Shankar to be careful with Chandrika. Meanwhile, Kathiravan visits Shankar as he fears losing his power over him.

Episode 3 - The Rise of the Demon

Sudalai shows Chandrika’s picture to the minister who gets tempted to spend a night with her and requests Shankar to arrange for it. When Shankar denies his request, the minister uses his power against him. Kathiravan advises Shankar to fulfil the minister’s demand. When Shankar finds out that Sudalai is responsible for this, he decides to kill him.

Episode 4 - The Wolf Hunter

When everything falls into place and Shankar's men are released, Ramajayam sends his men to destroy Shankar's brothel. An enraged Shankar picks up Ramajayam’s man, Govindharaj, kills him and buries him in the walls of his house.

Episode 5 - The Seed of Chaos

When an inspector comes to investigate Reddy’s death, people show their support for Shankar. When Govindharaj’s widow comes to complain about Shankar, Kathiravan tries to ignore her. On Shankar’s birthday, Kathiravan visits Shankar’s house and expresses his interest in Chandrika. This irks Shankar and he kicks him out.

Episode 6 - The Balancing

When Thalaivar demands to sleep with actress Kamnini, Shankar refuses to fulfil his wish. Meanwhile, Shankar gets to know about Babu and Lalitha betraying him. He loses his cool and goes on a killing spree burying their bodies in his house. However, Babu manages to escape and save his life.

Episode 7 - Clean slate

Due to the pressure from the Governor, Govindharaj’s case gets transferred to the CBI. Kathiravan brainwashes Babu and convinces him to become approver. The police reach Shankar’s house and gather proof against him.

Episode 8 - Fall of the Demon

During his time in prison, Shankar gets a few inmates to help him plan his escape. He falls in love with Devi, the wife of a fellow inmate, and includes her in his plan as well. He finally escapes with the help of Jayavel.

Episode 9 - The Rebirth

After absconding from prison, Shankar gets hold of Kathiravan who leads Shankar to Babu and manages to escape him. Shankar confronts Babu and later runs away to Odisha to hide at his father's house but eventually gets caught. He is then sent to back to prison where he meets his fate.

Episode 10 - The Conclusion

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Movie Released Date	23 Apr 2019
Genres	Drama Thriller Documentary
Audio Languages:	Tamil Bengali Hindi Kannada Malayalam Marathi Telugu
Cast	Vasudha Saranya Ravi Selvapandian Swayam Sarath Appani
Director	Ranga

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