We love the movies.
We love the glitz, the glamour, the stars!
But how well do we actually know them?
On May 3, hundred years of India's movie industry was born, we invite you to test your knowledge about the various film industries in the country.
We start with the Tamil film industry.
How much do you know about superstars like Sivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan? Let's find out!
1. Rajinikanth has written the story and screenplay of just one film. Name it.
a. Endhiran
b. Sivaji
c. Baba
Following Baba's failure, the superstar repaid the losses incurred by the film's distributors and three years later, silenced critics with P Vasu's Chandramukhi which, until 2007, is the longest-running Tamil film ever.
Following Baba's failure, the superstar repaid the losses incurred by the film's distributors and three years later, silenced critics with P Vasu's Chandramukhi which, until 2007, is the longest-running Tamil film ever.
2. Name the first silent film made in Tamil.
a. Light Of Asia
b. Keechaka Vadham
c. Kalava
Kalidas was the first talkie film made in 1931 while Kalava was the first feature film, made in 1932.
Kalidas was the first talkie film made in 1931 while Kalava was the first feature film, made in 1932.
3. Which Tamil film made it to Time magazine's All Time 100 Best Movies?
a. Hey! Ram
b. Nayagan
c. Vishwaroopam
The film was sent as India's official entry for the 1988 Academy Awards but it did not get nominated.
The film was sent as India's official entry for the 1988 Academy Awards but it did not get nominated.
4. Sivaji Ganesan played nine roles in a film. Name the film.
a. Navarathiri.
b. Naya Din Nayi Raat.
c. Nirai Kudam.
5. Which was the first Tamil film to be sent as India's official entry to Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category?
a. Bale Pandiya
b. Deiva Magan
c. Navarathiri
6. Which was Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha's first film?
a. Vennira Aadai
b. Manushulu Mamathalu
c. Epistel
She made her adult debut as lead actress in the Kannada film Chinnada Gombe (1964) when she was still in school. The following year she acted in a Tamil film called Vennira Aadai.
She made her adult debut as lead actress in the Kannada film Chinnada Gombe (1964) when she was still in school. The following year she acted in a Tamil film called Vennira Aadai.
7. Name MGR's directorial debut.
a. Madhurai Meetha Sundharapandian
b. Nadodi Mannan
c. Ulagam Sutrum Valiban
K Ramnoth was to direct the movie but due to his untimely death on October 4, 1956, MGR stepped in to helm the film.
K Ramnoth was to direct the movie but due to his untimely death on October 4, 1956, MGR stepped in to helm the film.
8. Name Tamil actress Saroja Devi's Hindi film, opposite Dilip Kumar.
a. Sasural
b. Paigam
c. Leader
9. Who is the Kadhal Mannan (King of Romance) of Tamil films?
a. Gemini Ganesan.
b. Sivaji Ganesan.
c. MGR.
10. What is Ilaiyaraaja's real name?
a. Yuvan
b. Gnanadesikan
c. Shanker
During the release of his first film Annakili (1976) as a composer, producer Panchu Arunachalam added 'Ilaiya,' which means 'younger' in Tamil to his name Raaja and renamed him Ilaiyaraaja, as in the 1970s, there was another music director called A M Rajah.
During the release of his first film Annakili (1976) as a composer, producer Panchu Arunachalam added 'Ilaiya,' which means 'younger' in Tamil to his name Raaja and renamed him Ilaiyaraaja, as in the 1970s, there was another music director called A M Rajah.
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