Auto Shankar Press Meet Stills
1: What is the background / the show concept?
Auto Shankar was a renowned Don who terrorized the Metropolitan city of Chennai from (1985 – 1995). Well known for his brothel networks established all over the city, Auto Shankar was not just a pimp but a ruthless murderer. The general saying of “Return back home before Dawn” from mothers to daughters in early 90s was widely popular as Shankar was accused of kidnapping young girls and selling them to brothels across the country. But the crime that made Auto Shankar’s name resonate across the country was the murder of Sampath, Mohan and Govindaraj where he murdered and hid the bodies on the walls of his house which eventually led to his hanging on 1995. Still debated on the judgment of his hanging, Auto Shankar was just another paw...