35 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
LatestAfter escaping from the prison, Shankar gets hold Kathiravan but he leads Shankar to Babu and escapes. Shankar confronts Babu and later escapes to Odisha to hide at his father's house but eventually gets caught. Shankar is sent to back to prison where he meets his fate.
Based on horrifying true incidents that happened between 1985 - 1995 in Chennai, still remembered as 'Once upon a time in Madras'.
Acting
Sarath Kumar's chilling transformation into charming evil.
Production
Painstaking 80s Chennai recreation, down to the auto meters.
Writing
Refuses to sanitize — shows how he got away with it.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Auto Shankar became a boogeyman figure in Tamil Nadu; parents still warn kids with his name. The series sparked debate about glorifying versus documenting.
Real case files were sealed; creators reconstructed events from court transcripts and journalist accounts, explaining some timeline liberties in later episodes.
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