The document is a quiz about Malayalam cinema containing 25 multiple choice questions. It tests knowledge about specific Malayalam movies, actors, directors, and others associated with the Malayalam film industry. The questions cover topics like movies that made certain actors famous, films from different decades, people who wrote for or acted in certain films, and more. The document aims to challenge readers' familiarity with the history and details of Malayalam cinema.

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Which 1987 movie was instrumental in Mohanlal
being called as ‘Lalettan’?

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Which is the 1958 Malayalam film directed by P.
Bhaskaran and written by Uroob based on his own
story "Business“?

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Nairu Pidicha Pulivaalu

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This is the only Malayalam movie which was
remade into Tamil, kannada and Hindi and the
Tamil version was dubbed to Telugu, Bengali,
Bhojpuri and even German. Which movie?

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X is the founder and managing trustee of Sanketh
Trust which runs ‘Ranga Shankara’ a theatre
festival in bangalore where Girish Karnad is the
chairman. X recently acted in a malayalam movie!
Identify X

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Arundathi Nag, Da Thadiyaa

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Id the poet whose works
inspired Shyamaprasad to do
‘Ore Kadal’ and ‘Arike’

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Sunil Gangopadhyay

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The X complex, as proposed by Carl Gustav
Jung, is a child’s psychosexual competition with
his/her mother for possession of his/her father.
Malayalam Movie X deals with the same theme. Id
X

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The film is about a doctor, played
by Madhu, who takes revenge of
his uncles' death by the use of a
new medicine he invented. This
medicine creates split personality.
Id the film!

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It was shot in the interior tribal areas of Andhra Pradesh.The
roles of the epic heroes are played by Rama Chenchu tribal
people, who claim lineage to the mythological Rama. Which
film?

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Kanchana Sita

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X is the granddaughter of Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai, the
first Chief Minister of the erstwhile Travancore-Cochin
State after Independence. X was the first mainstream woman
artist from malayalam to support the ACETHETIC WEB
INITIATIVE….Identify X..

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V. D. Swamy and Company and engaged in international trade
and engineering erection and construction. The promoter of this
company then founded Talent Maximus a company engaged in
payroll processing and temporary staffing in India.
WHO?

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On completion of his education, X worked as a Reserve Sub-Inspector at the
Ice House police station .
X was working as a script writer for Kannada director Puttanna
Kanagal when he was noticed by film producer Tiruppur Mani who, in 1977,
gave him a role in the Kannada film Parasangada Gendetimma which was
later remade into Tamil.
Since then, X has made over 1,000 films in four South Indian languages -
900 in Tamil, 30 in Malayalam, 5 in Telugu and one in Badaga language. He
has also directed movies on his own and is credited with introducing sex
siren Silk Smitha…! WHO?

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Vinu Chakravarthy

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She was born as Sasha Selvaraj, but known
to us by a different name. She featured in
many super hits with Mohanlal in 1980s and
1990s.
Identify her.

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This place actually got its name from the Lord.Hanuman. It is
believed that the name was changed due to an interesting
incident!
The author who wrote this word using either Ezhuthani (pointed
writing instrument made of iron,എഴുത്താണി) or any etching
instrument might have accidentally put a small round or curve
at the beginning of the letter 'വ'. When the curve at the
beginning is smaller, 'വ' becomes 'പ '.
Also a prefix for a famous actress in Malayalam

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KAVIYOOR

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What connects
Dhwani,
Purappad,
Radhamadhavam,
Oru Abhibhashakante case diary,
The King

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All produced by the present minister
MANJALAMKUZHI ALI

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a term used in films!

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CAMEO

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This guy’s actual name is Jamshad Cethirikath. But is
mostly remembered for the representation of a Hindu
symbol on the screen.
He has acted only in one released malayalam movie till
now.WHO?

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ARYA

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Miss.Lekha ………………… Kaanunath is
an upcoming movie. Fill in the blanks. The word also
represents a famous personality and an assembly
constituency!

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Miss.Lekha Tharoor Kaanunath
is an upcoming movie. Fill in the blanks. The word also
represents a famous personality and an assembly
constituency!

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Koottil Ninnum Mettil Vanna Painkiliyalle..
Who wrote the lyrics?

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Pandalam Sudhakaran

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CONNECT

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ONLY ACTRESSES TO WIN NATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST
SUPPORTING ACTRESS YET FOR A MALAYALAM MOVIE

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Who wrote the
dialogues?!

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Jagadish

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Film Padayani was produced by Indraraj films.
Who acted the childhood days of Mohanlal in
the film?

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INDRAJITH

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He became the first sportsman to be nominated
to the Rajya Sabha - the upper house of
the Parliament of India…! Also acted in a
malayalam movie directed by Sibi Malayail.Id
the person..

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Dara Singh

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The entire ritual takes twelve days to perform, in
the course of which a great bird-shaped altar,
the uttaravedi "northern altar" is built out of
10,800 bricks.
Which 1984 film has the same name of this
ritual?

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What word connects a production company
owned by Mammooty and Mohanlal in 1980s, a
famous hotel in Thrissur, a kind of Salsa dance
and a 1995 film by Martin Scorsese?

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CASINO

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Which malayalee has the following films to his
credit?
•Rowdy Rathore
•Krishh
•Kaal
•Waqt
•Kuch kuch hota hei

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SANTHOSH THUNDIYIL

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