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5. 1
• The Blind Swordsman is a 2003 Japanese
movie , which has a scene where the
protagonist is attacked by 3 colleagues.
• This scene inspired an iconic hilarious scene
from a Kollywood movie.
• ID the movie & scene.
6. 2
• Kurt Steven Angle is an American Olympic gold medalist
in wrestling, who was also a part of WWE.
• His wife shared the first look of a Tamil movie saying it
resembled their wedding photo.
• One of the protagonists was elated as the wrestler was a
favorite of theirs.
• ID the movie released last year, a favorite picture of
them together.
7. 3
• Kadhal Virus, Paarthale Paravasam, Sathya,
Poikkaal Kudhirai---these are the movies in
which a particular film personality acted.
• He was not an actor and is known for his
youthful works .
• Id this personality, who died early last decade.
8. 4
• This is a saree from a
movie from the early
2000s, after the film this
saree was in huge
demand & many variation
of this saree had been
introduced. The saree’s
original design consisted
of all the Tamil alphabets.
• ID the movie which
popularized this saree?
9. 5
• If Chevalier is for France, what is it for
Malaysia and which famous Tamil character
artist has claimed to receive it?
10. 6
• In the 1998 movie Dil Se, a song sequence
Thaiya Thaiya takes place over a UNESCO
heritage railway. Name the railway.
11. 7
• The Mother is a novel by Maxim Gorky. It depicts a
woman raising her sons in Russia in poverty during
the Industrial Revolution.
• Based on this novel, a Tamil movie was made,
directed by Suresh Krishna in 2011 and written by
the then CM of Tamil Nadu.
• ID the movie.
12. 8
• The origin of this practice is unknown.
• It was popularized in 1995 by a cult classic Tamil
movie.
• It is still followed by a certain sector of working
people, and has been helpful to women in
emergencies.
• ID the movie and practice.
13. 9
• This practice was started by a 1964 movie
directed by K Balachander.
• It existed in Hollywood before but Tamil
movies nowadays use it for the purpose of
comedy.
• ID the famous 1964 movie of the director
and the practice.
14. 10
• Parasakthi is a 1952 film,written by erstwhile CM
Karunanidhi, and also Sivaji Ganesan’s film debut.
• The movie had an effect on the influence of Dravidian
politics in Tamil Nadu.
• It contained songs with lyrics by a freedom fighter-
cum-poet and another poet who shared his name with
the former.
• ID the two personalities.
15. 11
• Menaka is a 1935 Tamil movie directed by PK
Rajasandow.
• The movie was based on a novel of the same
name by K Duraisamy Iyengar.
• What is the movie’s claim to fame?
16. 12
• ___________ is a 1993 Tamil movie directed by Balu Anand,
starring Mansoor Ali Khan and Nandhini.
• This movie holds a particular record in Tamil cinema, and
probably in Indian cinema too.
• It easily overshadows its Bollywood equivalent, Albert Pinto
Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai, a 1980 movie that starred
Naseerudin Shah, Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil
• What record does the Tamil movie hold?
17. 13
• Vikram is a 1986 Tamil movie directed by Rajasekhar
and had music composed by Ilayaraja.
• This movie was the first in Kollywood that used a
particular technology, and was also the first to depict
it.
• What technology that we now take for granted is
this?
18. 14
• Amravati, a 1993 movie, that marked Ajith
Kumar’s debut.
• During its dubbing, he was bedridden due to a
racing injury and was dubbed by someone
else.
• Who dubbed for Ajith’s character?