Tollywood Quiz 2023

Tollywood Quiz
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Answer
Weapons by S.S.Rajamouli

Teaser
X has a habit of buying certain items in his every holiday visit. On one of
his visits to Goa, he found an item for 250 only in kids section which
makes sound like a boora. This item helped him in a creation loaded with
mass and hence he nicknamed it as paccha gottam.
What was his creation ?

Teaser
X is one of the classic meme characters of telugu cinema. X is a
common man like all of us who is insecure, not good at work, had a love
failure in the past. X fell in love with a girl and he goes to any extent to
marry her. But unfortunately his love once again fails and pushes him
into more and more troubles. However Character X also has a nickname
in the movie which is popular than his original name.
Identify character X.

Rules
1. There are 15 questions in the prelims.
2. Each question carries ten points and there are
no negs. So feel free to guess.
3. Part points will be given wherever applicable.
4. Mention your Team Name, Members’ Names,
Contact Number of one of the team member
on the A4 Paper given and start writing your
answers.
5. There are in-built tie-breakers.
6. Quiz master’s judgement is absolute.
7. Atiga Aashapade aadadi… Atiga google chese
aatagadu Sukhapadinatlu Charitralo Ledu

Question 1
In late 2010s, Anand
mahindra tweeted as
follows after watching a
clip from a movie that
went viral.
What was in the clip ?

Question 2
This director always wanted to shoot a movie in the backdrop of
monument X. On a particular day, he saw a young man smoking a
cigarette on X at night. When he thought about a new hero Y, he
imagined the same scene as the man is like Y and wanted to replicate it.
He started writing the story and saw an article about Pullela Gopichand
in the newspaper. His father didn't like sports, but he was determined to
do it and became a champion. This inspired the director. He combined
this with the previous thought. It went through a lot of difficulties
regarding the monument, however it was finally made. This was initially
named as “Athade aame sainyam” but changed to another name later.
ID the movie.

Question 3
Sirivennela garu once taught the teachings of Jagadguru Adi
shankaracharya to director Krish. At that time, Krish got an idea to
make a movie on the incarnations of someone. But he was already
thinking of making a documentary on the concept of “Surabhi Natakalu”.
He also wanted to bring into limelight the atrocities of the mining mafia.
All the three are different themes. However he had carefully woven
them into a beautiful fabric and made a super hit movie.
ID the movie.

Question 4
X is a fictional story of a girl who wanted her crush to love and care for
her. She believes that he will consider her if she looks beautiful and does
anything for it. She goes on explaining what things she had done for
him. She wore beautiful sarees and matching blouses as per the sarees.
She had also put colourful bangles on her hands. And if he doesn't like
them, she will discard those and appear in front of him with a new look.
How do we know X ?

Question 5
Tamannaah took the opportunity to grill X on his ongoing talk show and
asked him why he is fond of _____. Responding to her question, X said,
"We use these when we want to worship God. It's something like that in
my case, when it comes to films. I use the same things to worship
woman's beauty." His response left Tamannaah giggling and on a closing
note, she remarked, "I don't think anyone can depict a heroine's beauty
in the same manner and grace as you do."
What are we talking about?

Question 6
SS Rajamouli on liking X's work in his previous film gave him a chance
to choreograph for the Naatu Naatu song and few action scenes in the
film. The fight he choreographed previously, the way the hands were
moved and legs were rested all that also shows his skills in dance and
mudras which was one of the highlights of that particular movie.
ID the plot being said.

Question 7
Singer X recalls the magical effect of a particular song on entire
country stating that the song had put regional music on the global map.
He also says that lockdown that followed and people getting active on
Tiktok and Instagram seemed to have given it another spin altogether.
The song had become a hit globally too with international celebs also
dancing to the tune. The singer did not expect the popularity that song
received as the two songs which were already released from that
particular movie are blockbusters too.
ID the song

Question 8
Of many miscarriages that can occur during pregnancy, this one has
unique name of its nature. The vanishing twin syndrome is a type of
miscarriage that happens when there are multiple pregnancies. The
embryo of one of the twin stops developed and the tissues get absorbed
by either gestational parent or surviving embryos. Though found
commonly in multiple carriages, this syndrome is often harmless except
the DNA of vanished twin can still be found in absorbed ones.
Where have we seen this ?

Question 9
Though this song is being appreciated and enjoyed by most people, it is
embroiled in controversies because of its lyrics. However, the divide on
the internet created by this song was clearly evident. For years, women
have been performing on songs that have objectified them, but this song
is the first song that talks something about men. Celebrities like Swara
Bhasker hailed and lauded the song because of its unique lyrics and how
the objectification of women is finally being called out. However, that did
not go well with the general public who felt that the men have been
called out unfairly in this song.
Identify the song.

Question 10
Known for his wide talents, this new skill came out when he said a small
poem which’s meaning goes as follows :-
పాలరాతి భవనం నిరి్మించడానికి వచిచ్చిన ఓ దేవకనా్యా.. నువు్వు నడిచే ప్రేతి దారి సంతోషంతో
నిండిపో తుంది, ప్రేతి ____ ____ పువు్వు రేఖులా మారిపో తుంది, నీ మతె్తైన చూపు పడితే మంచు కూడా
మందు లా మారిపో తుంది.
Oh angel, came to construct a marble fort… Every way you walk is filled
with joy; every ____ turns to a ___ flower petal; If you see, the snow turns
to a wine.
What are we talking about ?

Question 11
The word X and its usage is highly seen in Carnatic Music. Singer and
Composer Pair produced the song with fusion of Carnatic music and
other western music elements. This new-age fusion of music made this
song so popular. At first, a Music company released the unplugged
version of this song which got wide popularity. Then the full video
version was released, which also received good reception.
This song was recorded at three different studios in India. The
music video was filmed at various locations, out of which is Mont-Saint-
Michel and Lido le Paris are few well-known locations.
Identify the song.

Question 12
Of all numbers, these numbers hold a special importance on screen in
the movie X. Though in the script the numbers were written in random,
the mention of these gave goose bumps to the audience while watching
the movie. The final series that made into the script are :-
1, 10, 23, 29, 30, (32) , 43 , 55, 85, 93, 95, 99.
ID series.

Question 13
In July 2015, a 13-year-old school-goer, Nilesh Tiwari was murdered by
two seniors from school in the Nalasopara area of Mumbai. On
interrogation, it was learnt that the kids were hugely inspired by a
telugu movie 'X'. The juveniles had watched the dubbed version of the
film multiple times on TV and aspired to become local dadas, much like
the underworld kingpins in the film. The two had a history of terrorising
other kids on their short-lived journey to dadagiri.
Identify movie X.

Question 14
Connect these Images for a dialogues.

Question 15
Although the Tollywood Industry is trolled for having masala action
scenes which include over the top fighting scenes this sequence, if we
analyse a fight sequence scientifically and by looking at facts, the stunt
seems humanly possible for a muscular and bulky personality in that time
period. Using such a smart prop and incorporating into an action
sequence shows the credibility of the director.
Give funda what am I talking about.

Question 3
Sirivennala garu once taught the teachings of Jagadguru Adi
shankaracharya to director Krish. At that time, Krish got an idea to
make a movie on the incarnations of someone. But he was already
thinking of making a documentary on the concept of “Surabhi Natakalu”.
He also wanted to bring into limelight the atrocities of the mining mafia.
All the three are different themes. However he had carefully woven
them into a beautiful fabric and made a super hit movie.
ID the movie.

Answer
Krishnam vande jagadgurum

Question 4
X is a fictional story of a girl who wanted her crush to love and care for
her. She believes that he will consider her if she looks beautiful and does
anything for it. She goes on explaining what things she had done for
him. She wore beautiful sarees and matching blouses as per the sarees.
She had also put colourful bangles on her hands. And if he doesn't like
them, she will discard them and appear in front of him with a new look.
How do we know X?

Answer
Jambalakidi Jaru Mitaya

Question 5
Tamannaah took the opportunity to grill X on his talk show on why he is
fond of _____. Responding to her question, X said, "We use these when you
want to worship God. It's something like that in my case, when it comes
to films. I use the same things to worship woman's beauty." His response
left Tamannaah giggling and on a closing note, she remarked, "I don't
think anyone can depict a heroine's beauty in the same manner and
grace as you do."
What are we talking about??

Answer
Raghavendra rao’s obsession to hit Heroine’s naval with fruits and
flowers.

Question 6
SS Rajamouli on liking X's work in his previous film gave him a chance
to choreograph for the Naatu Naatu song and few action scenes in the
film. The fight he choreographed previously ,the way the hands were
moved and legs were rested all that also shows his skills in dance and
mudras which was one of the highlights of that particular movie.
ID the plot being said.

Answer
Bahubali-2 :Arrow fight scene

Question 7
Singer X recalls the magical effect of a particular song on entire
country stating that the song had put regional music on the global map.
He also says that lockdown that followed and people getting active on
Tiktok and Instagram seemed to have given it another spin altogether.
The song had become a hit globally too with international celebs also
danced to the tune. The singer did not expect the popularity that song
received as the 2 songs which were already released from that
particular movie are blockbusters too
ID the song

Question 8
Of many miscarriages that can occur during pregnancy, this one has
unique name of its nature. The vanishing twin syndrome is type of
miscarriage that happens when there are multiple pregnancies. The
embryo of one of the twin stops developed and the tissues get absorbed
by either gestational parent or surviving embryos. Though found
commonly in multiple carriages, this syndrome is often harmless except
the DNA of vanished twin can still be found in absorbed ones.
Where have we seen this ?

Question 10
Known for his wide talents, this new skill came out when he said a small
poem which’s meaning goes as follows :-
పాలరాతి భవనం నిరి్మించడానికి వచిచ్చిన ఓ దేవకనా్యా.. నువు్వు నడిచే ప్రేతి దారి సంతోషంతో
నిండిపో తుంది, ప్రేతి ____ ____ పువు్వు రేఖులా మారిపో తుంది, నీ మతె్తైన చూపు పడితే మంచు కూడా
మందు లా మారిపో తుంది.
Oh angel, came to construct a marble fort… Every way you walk is filled
with joy; every ____ turns to a flower petal; If you see, the snow turns to
a wine.
What are we talking about ?

Answer
Balayya flirting with pooja hegde using shayari
Lagta hai aasman se farista utar ke sne…….
Har khali mastekhab ho jaati hai …
patti patti gulab ho jati hein
Kyun na dali mein fida nadhaniya ..
Varna Shabnam bhi sharab ho jathi hein

Question 11
The word X and its usage is highly seen in Carnatic Music.Singer and
Composer Pair produced the song with fusion of Carnatic music and
other western music elements. This new-age fusion of music made this
song so popular. At first, a Music company released the unplugged
version of this song which got wide popularity. Then the full video
version was released, it also received good reception.
This song was recorded at three different studios in India. The
music video was filmed at various locations, out of which is Mont-Saint-
Michel and Lido le Paris are few well-known locations.
Identify the song.

Answer
Samajavaragamana song from Ala Vaikuntapuramloo.

Question 12
Of all numbers, these numbers hold a special importance on screen in
the movie X. Though in the script the numbers were written in random,
the mention of these gave goose bumps to the audience while watching
the movie. The final series that made into the script are :-
1, 10, 23, 29, 30, (32) , 43 , 55, 85, 93, 95, 99.
ID series

Answer
Numbers counted by Sherkhan in flashback battle in movie Magadheera.

Answer
Kurukshetram lo ravana samharam
Yudhapu velugulo Sita
Swayamvaram

Rules
1. There are eight questions in this round.
2. Each team gets one direct question.
3. +10/-5 on pounce and +10/0 on bounce.
4. Pounce will be open for 45-60 seconds after
the question is read.
5. Part points are applicable only for bounce.
6. Mention your Team Name, Members’ Names,
Contact Number of one of the team member
on the A4 Paper given and start writing your
answers.
7. Quiz master’s decision is absolute.

Question 1
Thomas Jane is a popular Hollywood actor known for his performances
in sci fi horror films such as Deep Blue Sea, The Mist, The Predator etc.
Surprisingly he made his acting debut through a 1980s Telugu film which
metaphorically describes the amalgamation of cultures as a mix of Ava
kaya and ice cream.
ID the film.

Question 2
Though X first emerged from the ocean, He was later born in the royal
family of Varanasi. The Lord Vishnu said that he would be born as the
son of the king of Varanasi, and would organise ________ into eight
divisions and do good for the inhabitants of the earth.
The image of X in the Srirangam temple is seen with conch and discus
in the upper hands, pot of nectar and leech in lower hands. Leeches
were used in the past in treatment of diseases.
A recent Telugu movie shows the plot of book written by X
ID the movie.

Question 3
Indra was once driven out of Devaloka by an asura. The asura was the
recipient of a boon by which he could not be killed by any weapon that
was known till the date of his receiving the boon, and additionally, that
no weapon made of wood or metal could harm him. Indra, who had lost
all hope of recovering his kingdom is said to have approached Vishnu.
Vishnu revealed to Indra only person who can help you is Dadhichi. Indra
requested Dadhichi and made a weapon from him.
This story was taken as background and shown in a movie where the
main character does a similar thing.
Identify the Movie.

Question 4
According to Hindu mythology there are eight directions. There are
guardians of these eight directions. They are called dikpalas. They are
kubera, yama, indra, varun, Ishana, Agni, Vayu, nirrarti. These ashta
dikpalas are offered salutations and involved before any rituals. They are
meant to protect us from harms in any direction.
According to a certain shloka, a man’s existence cannot be saved by even
these gods by destroying these virtues,
Aṇimā | Mahima | Garima | Laghima | Prāpti | Prākāmya | Iṣiṭva |
Vaśitva |
This concept was used in a film and was even foreshadowed in its poster.
ID the film and what is being talked about.

Answer
Film: Dhruva
Concept:
Ashtadikbandhanam

Question 5
The Secret is a self help book written by Rhonda Byrne based on the
philosophical concept of law of attraction. According to the book, how we
think and how we act governs how things around you happen. Simply, it
states that positive energy attracts positive things into your life.
The book was referred in movie X by a character to explain his claim, to
other two, that the negativity of fourth character travelling with them is
attracting all the negativity and hence everything went bad for all three
of them either in past or while travelling just because of her presence.
ID X.

Question 6
X was a Blockbuster movie during early 21st century. The story of the
movie was around the Theme of Ramayana. Rama bringing back sita
from Ravana turned the plot reference.
A beautiful lady surrounded by Good (Hero), Bad (Villain) & Ugly (Father)
characters around her with even the ____(4) playing the key role. In
thoughts of a never before backdrop for the story, they settled to some
famous places. The producer was super confident that the flop sentiment
of movies shot at this place will be erased with ‘X’. A dialogue goes like
this: “....epakka gudi apakka gudi madyalo Nandi….” which describes one of
the places depicted in the song shot there.
What places are we talking about and Identify the Movie ?

Answer
Film: Varsham
Places:
Thousand pillar Temple
Ramappa Temple
Warangal Fort

Question 7
Chekhov's Gun is narrative principle that states that every element in a
story must be necessary, and irrelevant elements should be removed.
This principle has been employed efficiently in a movie X. After the
introduction of the certain element to the protagonist, is when the
antagonist targets him as he allegedly ruins the divinity of the element
which was special for the antagonist as it was a special bond shared with
someone close to him.
What is the element being spoken about?

Question 8
This object made of certain material X was very crucial to find
something in that movie. It gets oxidized in air at high temperatures,
although an oxide passivation layer forms even at room temperature. X
is very rarely found on earth, but once isolated artificially, the formation
of an oxide layer somewhat stabilizes the free metal against further
oxidation and keeps it safe for many years.
In the movie, this object is kept under water such that it will safe from
the harsh conditions the place __(6) and the antagonists of that movie.
The protagonist of the movie finds it and uses hot water to decode
something from that object.
Identify X/ Identify Object.

Answer
Nemali Bomma/Peacock Object
Element - Vanadium

Question 9
Recently, there was a strong buzz in the film industry that Shobhana will
play an important role in this upcoming drama. But it seems that She has
not given complete clarity whether she will act in this movie or not. In
case Shobhana does not agree to this film, X will play that role. It is
known that every character in this director’s movie is unique. Due to
this reason, X is also interested in this film. X has recently debuted as
judge in OTT platform and is well-known for her divergent characters.
Identify X.

చిత్రేం.... అయ్..
భళారే విచిత్రేం
Chitram…. Ayy.. bhalare
vichitram

Rules
1. This is a written round.
2. There are five questions in this round.
3. Each question carries 10 points and there are no negs.
4. Submit all your answers at the end.
5. Quiz master’s decision is absolute.

Answer
Godavari
Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi

Answer
Aa Naluguru
Takkari Donga

Answer
Murari
Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari

Rules
1. This is a written round
2. This round contains 6 questions
3. Each question carries 10 points
4. There are no negs, so don’t hesitate to guess
5. Write team name, member’s names, contact number
of one member on the A4 sheet
6. Submit the answer sheet at the end
7. QM’s judgement is final
8. Don’t use google coz you can’t be an inspiration to
others then.

Question 1
Karna possessed a divine weapon called vasavi shakti, granted by the
god Indra. It could be used only once, and Karna had been saving it to
use on his arch-enemy, the best Pandava fighter, Arjuna. But due to
the wreak and chaos created among the Kuru Army by the valiant
demon - human Ghatothkach, Karna was forced to use the weapon
when both these warriors came face to face and Ghatotkacha had the
higher ground than Karna standing on Heads of Karna's Horses, and
Karna had no other option than to kill him. This story has been
sculpted in an Airport in Indonesia. Taking Inspiration from this
sculpture a scene has been incorporated in a movie.
ID the scene.

Question 2
A video has become viral recently which shows a scene in Shambhavi
IPS. This has created ripples in media when it was observed that this is
the same scene as in a 2000's movie which became very popular due to
the strategy the hero implemented in killing the son of the villain. In this
process, the hero used something which he possessed at that time. On
this controversy, the director told that the writer for both the movies is
same and he used the same scene in 2nd movie as he wanted it to
become famous which didn't happen in 1st movie.
ID the scene.

Question 3
X was a notorious gangster between 1970s and 2000s in a district of
Andhra Pradesh. He was working in motor fields and took part in local
fights and settlements. He became a big rowdy when groups were formed
among the lorry drivers. Once there was a big clash between two groups
and X attacked two members of the other group killing one. He went to
jail for the first time in this case.
After coming out on bail, X got political support which made him even
more powerful. There was a saying that if there was a power cut at night,
then it would be definitely a murder. X's second wife was murdered after
which X reduced rowdyism and started living normally.
The life of X was inspired for the antagonist role of a movie with the
same name as X.
ID the movie.

Question 4
Subbarao Panigrahi was a priest in Srikakulam before he joined the
armed peasant revolt. From then, he developed left ideologies and joined
CPI(M). He organized several movements for peasants in both
Srikakulam and odisha. He is known for his revolt “People’s war” in
rural Andhra Pradesh on behalf of cultural wing of the party and was
killed in an encounter in AP-Odisha border. Taking inspiration from his
life and his revolt, the core plot of X was written.
ID X

Question 5
Before the Kurukshetra war in the Indian epic Mahabharata, Arjuna and
Duryodhana came to ask the support of Sri Krishna for their sides. As
both are his relatives, Krishna said his army would be on one side and he
would be on the other side. So Kauravas took his army and Krishna
supported Pandavas. So Krishna became the charioteer of Arjuna and led
the five Pandavas in the war. Hence he got the name Parthasarathy.
This reference was used beautifully in a frame/shot in a Telugu movie.
What is the scene/frame?

Question 6
The shown clip is from the movie A thousand words revolving around the
plot which is almost same as subplot in the movie ____ with a unique
caption by protagonist to describe the whole scenario.
ID the unique caption

Question 2
A video has become viral recently which shows a scene in Shambhavi
IPS. This has created ripples in media when it is observed that this is the
same scene as in a 2000's movie which became very popular due to the
strategy the hero implemented in killing the son of the villain. In this
process, the hero used something which he possessed at that time. On
this controversy, the director told that the writer for both the movies is
same and he used the same scene in 2nd movie as he wanted it to
become famous which didn't happen in 1st movie.
ID the scene.

Answer
Ravi Teja killing Amit using bullets scene in Vikramarkudu

Question 3
X was a notorious gangster between 1970s and 2000s in a district of
Andhra Pradesh. He was working in motor fields and took part in local
fights and settlements. He became a big rowdy when groups were formed
among the lorry drivers. Once there was a big clash between two groups
and X attacked two members of the other group killing one. He went to
the jail for the first time in this case.
After coming out on bail, X got political support which made him even
more powerful. There was a saying that if there was a power cut at night,
then it would be definitely a murder. X's second wife was murdered after
which X reduced rowdyism and started living normally.
The life of X was inspired for the antagonist role of a movie with the
same name as X.
ID the movie.

Answer
Krack
X- Katari Krishna

Answer
Interval shot from Nani’s Gang Leader

Answer
Abaddam aadithe aakulu raalthai…..chastaav!!

Rules
1. This is a written round
2. This round contains 5 questions
3. Each question carries 10 points
4. There are no negs, so don’t hesitate to guess
5. Write team name, member’s names, contact number
of one member on the A4 sheet
6. Submit the answer sheet at the end
7. QM’s judgement is final
8. Don’t use google coz these plots are bad

Question 1
A desperate single person becomes ruler all of sudden just because he
was good at climbing heights, having one night stand with unknown girl
and nepotism ofcourse.

Question 2
A guy goes to capital for his love but finds his enemy in prison and gives
him a new suit in a fight.

Question 3
A guy seduces a gay twice to ask him to leak videos so that he can take
revenge for his pet’s death.

Question 4
Two related couples die at same clock tower at same time but different
years and get ready to die again to introduce new face to Telugu Film
Industry.

Question 5
A selfish son kills an ambitious father by over encouraging him

Question 4
Two related couples die at same clock tower at same time but different
years get ready to die again to introduce new face to Telugu Film
Industry.

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Question
“5 idiots” is a kannada movie released in the year 2011. Though it is a
massive flop in sandalwood industry, couple of years ago, it became
notorious in among Tollywood fans for having complaints that three of its
songs are directly inspired from telugu movies Arya 2, Girlfriend and a
mid-2000s musical dance movie X. Adding to the complaints is that the
feel good tune, inspired from movie X, had lyrics nothing except
gibberish. Thus, it attracted all meme makers, trollers and faced extreme
criticism from Tollywood fans.
ID X and which song’s from it was taken by makers of 5 idiots ?

Answer
X - Pournami
Song - Muvvala Navvakala

Question
When Devi Sri Prasad, the music director of the film, was looking for a
fresh new voice to sing ‘_ ___’, he put the word out. “Devi Sri Prasad sir
was sent around ten videos of different ___(4) singers performing, among
which was one of X singing on my show. Devi Sri Prasad sir zeroed in
on her and I got a call from his manager, asking if X would like to give a
voice test,” Y tells TNM.
However, these were unsure whether X would be selected, as she does
not have a classical singing background nor was she a professional
singer. “But, she was selected and her voice was perfect for the song,”
adds Y.
Identify X and Y.

Answer
X- Indravati Chauhan
(singer of Oo antava song)
Y - Mangli

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