Auto Queens(2025)
Tamil30 mins
Auto Queens (2025) is a 30-minute Tamil film directed by Sraiyanti. Starring Sraiyanti and Premkrishna Akkattu.
Director:Sraiyanti
Mood:
inspiringemotional
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 16 November 2025
- Director
- Sraiyanti
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 30m
Storyline
Mohana leads the first union for women auto rickshaw drivers in Tamil Nadu. While driving her auto in Chennai, she fights a biased system to get fair chances for women. She deals with daily resistance, conflict, and humiliation in her struggle.
“One woman drives change, one auto at a time.”
Film Details
Rating
30Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date16 November 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
inspiringemotional
Themes
identityjusticesurvival
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
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Cast & Crew
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SraiyantiDirector
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Premkrishna AkkattuCrew
→Trivia
- The film's director, Sraiyanti, is known for her previous documentary work focusing on grassroots women's movements in South India.
- The documentary was filmed over two years to capture the full journey of Mohana and her union's struggles.
- Real women auto rickshaw drivers from Chennai's union, not actors, appear in the film sharing their own experiences.
- The crew used small, handheld cameras to film inside the moving auto rickshaws during actual Chennai traffic.
- The film's title, 'Auto Queens', was chosen by the women drivers themselves during the production.
- It premiered at an international documentary film festival before its theatrical release in Tamil Nadu.
- Some scenes show the drivers dealing with passengers who refuse a ride upon seeing a woman behind the wheel.