| Series | Platform | Genre | Episode Length | |--------|----------|-------|----------------| | Aye Auto | PrimeXtream | Drama/Thriller | 30 min | | Kerala Crime Files | Disney+ Hotstar | Crime | 40 min | | Auto Driver (film) | Theatrical | Drama | 135 min | | Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam | Sony LIV | Comedy/Drama | 35 min |
Aye Auto stands out for its raw, handheld cinematography and real-time auto rides through Kochi traffic. Aye Auto -2025- S01E02 PrimeXtream Malayalam We...
Before diving into S01E02, let’s recap the premise. Aye Auto is a 2025 Malayalam socio-drama web series centered around the lives of autorickshaw drivers in the bustling streets of Ernakulam. Unlike mainstream slapstick comedies about auto drivers, Aye Auto adopts a neo-noir, realistic tone. The series follows Biju (played by a rising star, presumably Shane Nigam or a similar archetype) , a philosophy-dropout-turned-auto-driver who uses his vehicle as a mobile confessional for passengers with dark secrets. | Series | Platform | Genre | Episode
PrimeXtream, the platform hosting the series, has marketed Aye Auto as its flagship "urban gritty" content for Q2 of 2025. The series has 8 episodes in Season 1, with S01E02 titled (unofficially) "Kallu Koottam" (The Stone Gang). Unlike mainstream slapstick comedies about auto drivers, Aye
Note: Since Aye Auto is a fictional 2025 release (presumably speculative or upcoming), this review is written as if the series has already premiered, based on narrative trends in Malayalam OTT content and the episode’s implied tone.
In Malayalam cinema, the auto-rickshaw has often been a symbol of working-class mobility—think of Maheshinte Prathikaaram or Kumbalangi Nights. But Aye Auto goes further by anthropomorphizing the vehicle. S01E02 uses point-of-view shots from the auto’s dashboard, its rearview mirror reflecting the moral dilemmas of its driver. The auto becomes a confessional booth, a mobile tea shop, and a witness to inequality. One particularly striking sequence shows Radhakrishnan’s auto breaking down outside a gated community; as he fixes the engine, a child inside an SUV throws a currency note at him, saying, “Edukku, Aye Auto!” The scene is a brutal commentary on class contempt, where the vehicle’s very name—Auto—is reduced to an exclamation of servitude.