The Tollywood Quiz conducted by Quiz Club NITW on 14th of March 2024. The quiz consists of a unique blend of questions from the latest gossips to the evergreen love for blockbuster hits of this renowned industry. The above set consists of both Prelims as well as the Finals.
4. 1. There are 15 questions in the prelims.
2. Each question carries +10 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
RULES PAATINCHAALI PILLALU
Prelims Round
5. Good Bye Lenin! is a critically acclaimed German tragicomedy film released in 2003, centered
around the political scenario of Germany in the late 20th century. The story follows the
dynamics of a family located in East Germany (GDR), where the mother, Christiane, who is
devoted to the socialist cause, suffers a stroke and goes into an eight-month coma.
Meanwhile, the Peaceful Revolution takes place in Germany, merging the eastern and
western parts of the nation. On awakening from the coma, the doctor warns the family that
any shocking news could cause Christiane to have a fatal heart attack. So, her children make
an elaborate arrangement to set up the conditions of GDR around them and telecast fake
news in attempts to conceal the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism in
Germany. The plot of this movie has been adapted into several Indian films, along with a
Telugu version X, loosely based on the same, whose release was believed to provide good
relief to the Tollywood box office, which had reportedly suffered losses for some time then.
Identify X.
Question 0
8. In a interview, the director of supernatural horror mystery film X stated that
Sai Pallavi was his first choice as lead actress, but he wanted the character
and twist to sustain in the film till end, so he wanted to choose a actress who
is not so familiar but have experience in film industry. He went through a list
of actresses and choosed a malayalam actress Y. Though she didn't have
much experience, this film marked as the turning point for her career in TFI.
This film has created a storm at box office and considered to be a
phenomenal feat for a film in the horror genre.
ID the actress and movie.
Question 1
9. X is one of the top heroines in the South. Yet she agreed to do something that
anyone would not easily do for a movie. When asked why she decided to do
this even though there were easier ways like prosthetics or bodysuits, she
said she fell in love with the script and the moment she heard the story, she
felt a strong connection with the character and believed that any other
woman would relate to the character. But she only decided to not use the
prosthetics when they did a photoshoot with the suit and there was a
mismatch that would not look good on screen. Thus she did this the natural
way and under supervision.
What we are talking about and ID movie.
Question 2
10. Recently legendary playback singer late S P Balasubrahmanyam’s son S P
Kalyan Charan has sent a legal notice to the producer and composer of its
songs of the movie X, directed by Tarun Bhaskar over the use of his father’s
most valuable asset without their “knowledge, consent or authorisation for
commercial exploitation”.
In an interview he said, “If this trend of using technology for commercial
exploitation in the entertainment industry continues without valid consent or
permission, then even the present and future singers livelihood will be at
peril who are valuable resources to the music industry.”
ID X and what was the notice about?
Question 3
11. Recently the team behind the upcoming movie 'Geethanjali malli vachindhi'
have taken a out of box strategy for promoting the film. Instead of opting for
a traditional teaser launch, they have chosen an unconventional way to unveil
the teaser, this unique choice of venue sparked curiosity among movie fans.
This decision reflects the film's theme or storyline, suggesting that audience
can expect something unique out of the movie.
ID the uniqueness in the teaser launch which is first of its kind in TFI.
Question 4
12. As shocking as it may sound, Former A.P chief minister Nara Chandrababu
Naidu has reportedly rejected few designs given by a great personality X of TFI
for the government buildings of the new capital city of Amaravati. Interestingly,
it was Naidu who had requested X to give a touch of Telugu culture to these
designs as he wasn’t happy with the UK-based architects’ designs. While
talking to Great Andhra, X said “Everybody liked the design I have prepared for
the government buildings reflecting Telugu culture. But the chief minister did
not approve them. He liked the tower design for the state assembly building
prepared by the UK architects and everybody endorsed it”.
Question 5
(continued on next slide)
13. CBN approached X after seeing the massive buildings and sculptors from his
massive blockbuster hit film last decade. It is also said that CBN approached
few other creators also for Capital City Designs.
ID X and the movie.
Question 5
14. Lyricist Shiva Nirvana pays tribute to his all time favourite movie maker X by
inculcating the names of auteur's films through his recent work. The latter
part of his work features the Telugu dubbed films of X like Nayakan,
Thalapathi, OK Kanmani. These words are perfectly used by him to showcase
how beautifully the lead actor describes his emotions towards the actress
character.
ID X and the tribute.
Question 6
15. Thai TikTokers slammed a song by some Indian artists, calling it racist, sexist
and insulting toward Thai men and women. This Song performed by Indian
artists serves as the movie soundtrack to the 2015 Indian rom-com movie Y.
Despite its release year being 2015, the song has just gained popularity on
the social media recently. Thai TikTok users flooded the comment section of
videos featuring the song, expressing their dissatisfaction. They argued that
one of the phrase in lyrics ridicules the way Thai people speak English,
possibly referencing interactions between Thai vendors and foreign
customers discussing product variations.
Question 7
(continued on next slide)
16. The lyrics were interpreted as an offensive stereotype, suggesting Thai
women only date foreigners for money. In contrast, many Thai people found
the song enjoyable while others admitted that some points mentioned in the
song were true, and foreigners knew about them even if they were not
mentioned in the song. Some netizens thought that the song was good for
Thai tourism.
ID the lyrics of the song and the movie.
Question 7
17. Venu Udugula stated that his second directorial venture would be a period
love story set in the backdrop of 1990s, and it would be a "commercial
entertainer" focusing on politics and action, apart from being centred on
romance. A 16-year-old girl from Warangal district quit her studies in 1992
and enrolled herself in the People’s War Group to fight for a cause and was
killed later under mysterious circumstances. He aptly named the film based
on the fourth book of the Indian epic Mahabharata. The film is not related to
the epic but Udugula stated that it shares several elements from that
episode. "As my film has elements such as politics, conspiracy, love, vendetta
and positivity, we felt that it would be an apt title" Udugula added.
ID the movie.
Question 8
18. Copying a scene from a film or fight can be accepted, because directors who
copied such scenes have a good reason of supporting them.
In mid 2010s, the poster of Tollywood film X has allegations of copy, paste
work. Though the first look was received very well, attention was raised after
few critics claimed that the poster was a mere copy a Hollywood action film
“Dragon Ball Z” which was released 6 years before it. (Image follows)
ID the Tolly movie.
Question 9
20. This movie was the first bilingual film from Vijaya Productions with different
male actors in different versions. P. Bhanumathi was initially cast as the
female lead in both versions of this movie. The director had completed four
reels of film with Bhanumathi. She wrote to the producers, informing them
that she would shoot only in the afternoon because Varalakshmi Vratam
was being held at her home. The letter went astray and one of the
producers, a strict disciplinarian, chastised her for arriving late on set. When
Bhanumathi refused to apologize, he burnt the four reels in front of her and
she quit the film.
(continued on next slide)
Question 10
21. Later, the director was told to replace Bhanumathi with X, who was initially
cast as Sita in this movie. Every element of the movie has a hidden meaning
Chakrapani used the reception of X's modern dress and behaviour to depict
the limitations of orthodox South Indian families, etc.. This movie was an
icon to all Telugu people which also gave soothing music tracks with songs
such as "Adavari Matalaku Ardhale Verule" etc…
ID the movie and X.
Question 10
22. Recently, an old video interview was retrieved in which "X" a bollywood
actress who has been part of several notable Telugu movies like Rakta
Charitra, Lion etc… in which she bluntly attacked the Tollywood film industry,
and arguments about ______(6) relations and standards in the industry.
In the interview with film critic Rajeev Masand, she said in the interview that
“The industry I struggled the most with is Telugu. That is one industry that is
so dominant, which is unbearable. The way _____(5) are treated and even
their part in the films is like ‘My ___(3) is god’”.
ID X and what are the arguments about?
Question 11
23. "Hey @imvangasandeep please send a photo of ur feet on my whatsapp so
that I can touch them for the following reasons :-
1. U completely shattered every rule of what all conventional film makers
believed from the point of time , the professional camera was invented.
2. Inside every film office whether in Bollywood or in south , your film will hover
around like a ghost when they are making any creative decisions regarding
their future films.
3. From Alfred Hitchcock to Steven Spielberg to many directors of today , who
believe that both film and scenes should be as short in length as possible to
make a point ,u took ur own sweet time in cutting the throats of their beliefs
and I loved every inch of that length of urs (pun intended ).
Question 12
(continued on next slide)
24. 4. Stars of all languages will dream of having characters like this to perform and
this will give rise to a completely new set of writers and directors which in turn
will expand and stretch the horizons of creativity and originality.
Like I already said, I didn’t like the shot of Ranbir asking the girl to lick his shoe
but for just that one JUMP CUT from Anil’s last dialogue to the end titles camera
zooming out shot showing Ranbir crying like a baby in Shakti Kapoor’s lap, I
want to lick both your shoes".
Identify the famous person who penned this review.
Question 12
25. The famous nepo star who is considered as "Hollywood actress" when
asked about her first role in the films has explained that she started acting at
a very young age when she was even barely 5 years old and that they needed
to cast a girl child artist who can catch the snake fearlessly but couldn't find
any and while they were discussing about this issue in her dad's house, this
star kid just went in and grabbed the snake without any hesitation and that's
when they casted her in that role in the movie "Padmavyuham".
ID the actress and the actor being talked here.
Question 13
27. On January 19, a couple of years ago, Shibu, was admitted to BJRM hospital
with stab wounds in the abdomen; he later succumbed to the injuries.
According to the available CCTV footage, three assailants reached K Block in
Jahangirpuri where one of them started making a video and other two
obstructed Shibu in a park. When asked why they were doing this, one of the
accused started beating him with a stick, the other held him from behind and
the third stabbed him with a dagger and fled the spot.
Question 15
(continued on next slide)
28. "They are young, vulnerable minds. They got swayed by the movie and then
planned all this. We are developing intelligence on other possible members of
the gang. The three that we have caught are from a very poor economic
background and were addicted to drugs too. One of the juveniles was imitating
a character's hairstyle, voice and walking style from the film X," Rangnani told
THE WEEK.
ID the movie X.
Question 15
31. In a interview, the director of supernatural horror mystery film X stated that
Sai Pallavi was his first choice as lead actress, but he wanted the character and
twist to sustain in the film till end, so he wanted to choose a actress who is not
so familiar but have experience in film industry. He went through a list of
actresses and choosed a malayalam actress Y. Though she didn't have much
experience, this film marked as the turning point for her career in TFI. This film
has created a storm at box office and considered to be a phenomenal feat for a
film in the horror genre.
ID the actress and movie.
Question 1
33. X is one of the top heroines in the South. Yet she agreed to do something that
anyone would not easily do for a movie. When asked why she decided to do
this even though there were easier ways like prosthetics or bodysuits, she
said she fell in love with the script and the moment she heard the story, she
felt a strong connection with the character and believed that any other
woman would relate to the character. But she only decided to not use the
prosthetics when they did a photoshoot with the suit and there was a
mismatch that would not look good on screen. Thus she did this the natural
way and under supervision.
What we are talking about and ID movie.
Question 2
34. She gained 20 kgs for the movie.
Movie - Size Zero
Answer
35. Recently legendary playback singer late S P Balasubrahmanyam’s son S P
Kalyan Charan has sent a legal notice to the producer and composer of its
songs of the movie X, directed by Tarun Bhaskar over the use of his father’s
most valuable asset without their “knowledge, consent or authorisation for
commercial exploitation”.
In an interview he said, “If this trend of using technology for commercial
exploitation in the entertainment industry continues without valid consent or
permission, then even the present and future singers livelihood will be at
peril who are valuable resources to the music industry.”
ID X and what was the notice about?
Question 3
37. Recently the team behind the upcoming movie 'Geethanjali malli vachindi'
have taken a out of box strategy for promoting the film.Instead of opting for a
traditional teaser launch, they have chosen an unconventional way to unveil
the teaser, this unique choice of venue sparked curiosity among movie fans.
This decision reflects the film's theme or storyline, suggesting that audience
can expect something unique out of the movie.
ID the uniqueness in the teaser launch which is first of its kind in TFI.
Question 4
39. As shocking as it may sound, Former A.P chief minister Nara Chandrababu
Naidu has reportedly rejected few designs given by a great personality X of TFI
for the government buildings of the new capital city of Amaravati. Interestingly,
it was Naidu who had requested X to give a touch of Telugu culture to these
designs as he wasn’t happy with the UK-based architects’ designs. While
talking to Great Andhra, X said “Everybody liked the design I have prepared for
the government buildings reflecting Telugu culture. But the chief minister did
not approve them. He liked the tower design for the state assembly building
prepared by the UK architects and everybody endorsed it”.
Question 5
(continuation in next slide)
40. CBN approached X after seeing the massive buildings and sculptors from his
massive blockbuster hit film last decade. It is also said that CBN approached
few other creators also for Capital City Designs.
ID X and the movie.
Question 5
42. Lyricist Shiva Nirvana pays tribute to his all time favourite movie maker X by
inculcating the names of auteur's films through his recent work. The latter
part of his work features the Telugu dubbed films of X like Nayakan,
Thalapathi, OK Kanmani. These words are perfectly used by him to showcase
how beautifully the lead actor describes his emotions towards the actress
character.
ID X and the tribute.
Question 6
44. Thai TikTokers slammed a song by some Indian artists, calling it racist, sexist
and insulting toward Thai men and women. This Song performed by Indian
artists serves as the movie soundtrack to the 2015 Indian rom-com movie Y.
Despite its release year being 2015, the song has just gained popularity on
the social media recently. Thai TikTok users flooded the comment section of
videos featuring the song, expressing their dissatisfaction. They argued that
one of the phrase in lyrics ridicules the way Thai people speak English,
possibly referencing interactions between Thai vendors and foreign
customers discussing product variations.
Question 7
(continued on next slide)
45. The lyrics were interpreted as an offensive stereotype, suggesting Thai
women only date foreigners for money. In contrast, many Thai people found
the song enjoyable while others admitted that some points mentioned in the
song were true, and foreigners knew about them even if they were not
mentioned in the song. Some netizens thought that the song was good for
Thai tourism.
ID the lyrics of the song and the movie.
Question 7
46. Movie - Kumari 21F
Lyrics:
Same same but different
No money No honey
Good boys goes to heaven Bad boys goes to Bangkok.
Answer
47. Venu Udugula stated that his second directorial venture would be a period love
story set in the backdrop of 1990s, and it would be a "commercial entertainer"
focusing on politics and action, apart from being centred on romance. A
16-year-old girl from warangal district quit her studies in 1992 and enrolled
herself in the People’s War Group to fight for a cause and was killed later under
mysterious circumstances. He aptly named the film based on the fourth book of
the Indian epic Mahabharata. The film is not related to the epic but Udugula
stated that it shares several elements from that episode. "As my film has
elements such as politics, conspiracy, love, vendetta and positivity, we felt that it
would be an apt title" Udugula added.
ID the movie.
Question 8
49. Copying a scene from a film or fight can be accepted, because directors who
copied such scenes have a good reason of supporting them.
In mid 2010s, the poster of Tollywood film X has allegations of copy, paste
work. Though the first look was received very well, attention was raised after
few critics claimed that the poster was a mere copy a Hollywood action film
“Dragon Ball Z” which was released 6 years before it. (Image follows)
ID the Tolly movie.
Question 9
52. This movie was the first bilingual film from Vijaya Productions with different
male actors in different versions. P. Bhanumathi was initially cast as the
female lead in both versions of this movie. The director had completed four
reels of film with Bhanumathi. She wrote to the producers, informing them
that she would shoot only in the afternoon because Varalakshmi Vratam
was being held at her home. The letter went astray and one of the
producers, a strict disciplinarian, chastised her for arriving late on set. When
Bhanumathi refused to apologize, he burnt the four reels in front of her and
she quit the film.
(continued on next slide)
Question 10
53. Later, the director was told to replace Bhanumathi with X, who was initially
cast as Sita in this movie. Every element of the movie has a hidden meaning
Chakrapani used the reception of X's modern dress and behaviour to depict
the limitations of orthodox South Indian families, etc.. This movie was an
icon to all Telugu people which also gave soothing music tracks with songs
such as "Adavari Matalaku Ardhale Verule" etc…
ID the movie and X.
Question 10
55. Recently, an old video interview was retrieved in which "X" a bollywood
actress who has been part of several notable Telugu movies like Rakta
Charitra, Lion etc… in which she bluntly attacked the Tollywood film industry,
and arguments about ______(6) relations and standards in the industry.
In the interview with film critic Rajeev Masand, she said in the interview that
“The industry I struggled the most with is Telugu. That is one industry that is
so dominant, which is unbearable. The way _____(5) are treated and even
their part in the films is like ‘My ___(3) is god’”.
ID X and what are the arguments about?
Question 11
56. X = Radhika apte
Difference between how are women differentiated from men in industry.
Answer
57. "Hey @imvangasandeep please send a photo of ur feet on my whatsapp so
that I can touch them for the following reasons :-
1. U completely shattered every rule of what all conventional film makers
believed from the point of time , the professional camera was invented.
2. Inside every film office whether in Bollywood or in south , your film will hover
around like a ghost when they are making any creative decisions regarding
their future films.
3. From Alfred Hitchcock to Steven Spielberg to many directors of today , who
believe that both film and scenes should be as short in length as possible to
make a point ,u took ur own sweet time in cutting the throats of their beliefs
and I loved every inch of that length of urs (pun intended ).
Question 12
(continued on next slide)
58. 4. Stars of all languages will dream of having characters like this to perform
and this will give rise to a completely new set of writers and directors which in
turn will expand and stretch the horizons of creativity and originality.
Like I already said, I didn’t like the shot of Ranbir asking the girl to lick his shoe
but for just that one JUMP CUT from Anil’s last dialogue to the end titles camera
zooming out shot showing Ranbir crying like a baby in Shakti Kapoor’s lap, I
want to lick both your shoes".
Identify the famous person who penned this review.
Question 12
60. The famous nepo star who is considered as "Hollywood actress" when
asked about her first role in the films has explained that she started acting at
a very young age when she was even barely 5 years old and that they needed
to cast a girl child artist who can catch the snake fearlessly but couldn't find
any and while they were discussing about this issue in her dad's house, this
star kid just went in and grabbed the snake without any hesitation and that's
when they casted her in that role in the movie "Padmavyuham".
ID the actress and the actor being talked here.
Question 13
64. On January 19, a couple of years ago, Shibu, was admitted to BJRM hospital
with stab wounds in the abdomen; he later succumbed to the injuries.
According to the available CCTV footage, three assailants reached K Block in
Jahangirpuri where one of them started making a video and other two
obstructed Shibu in a park. When asked why they were doing this, one of the
accused started beating him with a stick, the other held him from behind and
the third stabbed him with a dagger and fled the spot.
Question 15
(continued on next slide)
65. "They are young, vulnerable minds. They got swayed by the movie and then
planned all this. We are developing intelligence on other possible members of
the gang. The three that we have caught are from a very poor economic
background and were addicted to drugs too. One of the juveniles was imitating
a character's hairstyle, voice and walking style from the film X," Rangnani told
THE WEEK.
ID the movie X.
Question 15
70. ● This round has 8 pounce/bounce questions.
● Pounce has a scoring scheme of +10/-5 while Bounce has a
scoring scheme of +10/0.
● Directs will be to the teams corresponding to the question
number.
● There will be part points for only bounce and not pounce.
● Avoid shouting the answers out loud.
● QM’s discretion is final.
RULES PATINCHAALI PILLALU
Finals Round - 1
71. After the film X had become a blockbuster, people started noting each and
every detail used in the movie.In the same way the above picture is noticed by
netizens and praised director for executing even the minute detail so well in the
solidly written screenplay. This pictures depicts the bonding that the characters
have in the film for which people are connected to the movie.
ID the movie and its relation with the picture.
(image in the next slide)
Question 1
75. The first looks of each of the two films, lead by prominent actors in the Telugu
film industry, have been a burning topic of discussion among fans and film
critics alike, due to the unwavering similarities in the backdrop and the main
leads' occupation, suggesting that the themes of both films are the same.
Some even inferred that timeline is the major differentiator of the films, as one
seems to operate in a vintage era and the other in a modern one. Furthermore,
both films have opted for the same opening week during Dussehra this year,
making it an interesting clash at the box office.
What two movies are being talked about here?
Question 2
78. The primary inspiration for the early 2000s film X came from the Indian middle class, as
the director felt this section of people needed to be represented appropriately in films,
something he believed was not being done properly by the films then. The story was also
chosen to be the thesis screenplay for the director's Master of Fine Arts in the USA, but
faced difficulties in finding producers, as many saw the story to be too simple.
Furthermore, most of the cast couldn't speak fluent Telugu, and hence dialogues were
altered accordingly, with the famous singer Sunitha voicing the female lead.
The film eventually landed a decent response from critics and appreciation for its soft
melodies, remembered by the Telugu audience as an evergreen favourite film.
Identify X.
Question 3
81. Vemuri Visweswar is a Telugu Movie lyricist, music director, singer, and dubbing artist. He
has worked on more than 250 films and is multi-talented. Viswa has attracted a Telugu
audience by skillfully blending catchy Sanskrit, English, and Hindi words in his writings.
His famous works include title songs of Mahesh Babu starrers Athadu, and Dookudu, and
Jr. N.T.R. Starrers Baadshah and Temper, Allu Arjun Starrers "Down Down" from the movie
Race Gurram, "Violin Song" from the movie Iddarammayilatho, "You Rock My World" from
the movie Arya, "Dole Dole" from the movie Pokiri.
The song _______ which was composed, written, and sung by Viswa, became a popular
song among all sections of the audience. But it later got into controversy, as people
realized it was a mere rip off of one of the best selling MJ songs. ID this famous telugu
song.
Question 4
(Song on next slide)
85. It’s a never-ending debate and often a war amongst the fans just because of the
_____(5) and ___(3) (short form of 2 words) of a few movies. "X" one of the lead in
his sector in Telugu, X many times became the center of controversy due to his
comments and his tweets.
During Bhagavanth Kesari promotional interview, X vented his anger by calling a
movie(Mahesh Babu's film) a ____ ____(4,4) (english version) in a sense to tell
that the movie doesn’t have any stuff he could elevate with his work. Comparing it
to his Bhagavanth Kesari and even Akhanda, X says the latter two had strong
content and he could do his part well because of that.
ID X and FITB (The 2nd para ones).
Question 5
86.
87. X - Thaman
FITB = 1st para (Songs and BGM)
2nd para (dead body)
(chachina savam)
Answer
88. This director X is known for making message oriented and society related movies, which
are classic hits. He prepared a story for a new movie and he didn't care about profits from
the movie, he wanted to do it as it is a perfectly woven classic. He approached the father
of a singer Y to ask for that singer to sing in that movie and he approached the singer
later. When Y heard the story and the request, he immediately rejected it. He told, "The
film is itself based on the main character whose surname is a 'raaga' in sangeetham. If
any mistake happens in my singing, this great movie will become a flop and I can't live
with that mark on me". So many consultations happened later and finally he agreed and
this became a turning point in his career undoubtedly.
ID movie.
Question 6
91. In the 2018 movie Mahanti directed by Nag Ashwin, Savitri enters back into film industry
after recovering from drinking addiction. During the shooting of Gorintaku movie in 1979,
she is greeted by the person X on the shooting set. X meets Savitri after a long time and
scolds his assistant that he did not care at all about serving lunch to Savitri.He describes
about people's nature nowadays and was disappointed how her subordinates betrayed
her. In the movie, it was shown that X met Savitri and this is how the scene went. But
actually in reality, it was another person Y who met Savitri and had this conversation with
her.
(Continuation in next Slide)
Question 7
92. When the director Nag Ashwin was questioned about this in an interview, he revealed
that he took creative liberty there to have X as the person having the conversation
instead of Y stating that it would have been difficult to introduce the character Y and
decided to use X since he was already established well earlier in the film. Y is well known
for playing Balaram in a very popular film and such similar characters.
ID X and Y. ID the reason why the character X couldn’t be used in the scene.
Question 7
93.
94. Reason : S.V. Ranga Rao died in 1974 but the incident took place in 1979.
X - SV Ranga Rao Y- Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
Answer
95. Freshly dried bloodstains are a glossy reddish-brown in color. Under the influence of
sunlight, the weather or removal attempts, blood color eventually disappears and the
stain turns grey. It goes through some intermediate stages of colour change. Whenever
Blood stain appears on the fabric due to high presence of protein in plasma, the stain
turns to yellow colour on leaving it in sunlight and other weather conditions and further to
grey. This concept of blood stains is used in a blockbuster movie released in 2006 which
included two main important aspects of entertainment and also considered as art forms
in it. This concept is used to indicate the rivalry between protagonist family and
antagonist family. Shooting locations included Virupaksha Temple, elephant stables, and
Stepwell in Hampi.
ID the movie and how this concept of blood stain indicates rivalry between protagonist
and antagonist families.
Question 8
96.
97. Movie - Pournami
When the death person shirt’s blood stain turns yellow, next person from his family
should go to kill the person who killed his dearest one.
Answer
99. ● This is a connect round with 6 questions.
● Few pictures will be displayed and these should be connected to
be a famous Tollywood dialogue.
● This will be a written round, so please write down the answers in
your sheet.
● The round has a marking scheme of +10/0, so feel free to answer.
● Avoid shouting the answers out loud.
● Quiz Master’s decision is final.
● Have fun :)
RULES PATINCHAALI PILLALU
Finals Round - 2
114. Devuda oo Manchi devuda nuvvu maku tinadaniki Totakura pappu icchav,
Bangala Dumpa Fry icchav, charu kuda icchav ela mana state lo unna 7 kotla
mandiki kuda ivvali, alage mana country lo unna 90 kotla mandiki, adhe chetho
prapancham lo unna entha mandi unna valla andiriki kuda ide bojanam istavani
anukuntunnu, Nuvvu istav endukante basically u are god, u are a good god.
Answer
122. ● This is a written round consisting of 8 questions.
● These questions are framed with a unique blend
of mythology and telugu industry.
● The marking scheme for this around is +10/0.
So feel free to guess.
● Hints will be provided wherever needed.
● Avoid shouting the answers out loud.
● Quiz Master’s decision is final.
RULES PATINCHAALI PILLALU
Finals Round - 3
123. Audience commented about the step taken by the director and the producer on the movie X as
the late 90s era was totally focused on the commercial movies. But this movie faced all these
things and stood as one of the classic movie running for 100 days in two centres and also
winning many Nandi, Filmfare and National Awards. Coming to casting, one particular main
character was given to Y. People, after watching the movie, felt like he is the only person who
can do such characters after Sr.NTR. When director approached him for this, Y felt it as a joke
but finally he was taken for that character. During the 8 months shooting for this movie, Y spent
all his time in reading and understanding the character and he spent minimal time with family.
He also followed few rules such as sleeping on floor, eating only vegetarian food, etc.. during
the film shooting. He was appreciated for his excellent acting in this role and also the make-up
artists have to be specially mentioned for making Y look that great in this movie.
ID X and the character done by Y.
Question 1
124. This film X, which marked the debut of a famous actor Y at present as a child artist, was
released 25 years ago. Before X, Y featured as a child artist in Brahmarshi Vishwamitra, which
was released in 1991. People commented that Y was following his Grandfather’s steps by
choosing this character. While shooting this film in Studio the entire shooting location was filled
with School Buses because of something unique about this movie. Though Y’s role in the film
was critically acclaimed, he often indulged in mischief on the sets of the film. While filming the
scenes with the ______(6) army at Annapurna Studios, X was seen pulling the tails of other
artists dressed in the costume of ______(7). Director scolded Y, who did not want to shoot
and always insisted on going home. While shooting a sequence in the forest, everyone were
shivering without shirts because of the cold weather. Even then, Y was spotted troubling others
by shooting arrows at them.
ID Movie X, Y and what is unique about this movie?
Question 2
125. X is a 2017 Indian action thriller film that was simultaneously shot in Tamil and Telugu
languages. The movie is described as one of the director's signature style movies with
superhero template without the hero having super powers. Among the differences between the
Tamil and Telugu versions of the movie, the name of the villain is an important one. The hero is
named after a god and villain is Sudalai in Tamil. It’s a god vs devil fight. But in Telugu, things
became slightly different. The villain’s name is _______, which is the name of the deity who is
the fierce aspect of the otherwise pleasant god the hero was named after. _______ is known
to induce fear just by mere use of his voice and is purely unrestrained. The birth and the location
of the villain directly hints at his name. But, while he is the guardian deity known to protect the
weak in general, this villain ________ is great harm to the society.
ID villain’s character name.
Question 3
126. "X is a 2018 movie that uses a title that many Telugu movie lovers have fond memories of and
reduces it to a crass, ill-informed, distasteful screenplay that shows how regressive some of
the people in this industry are". This is how a critic describes the movie X while compared to the
1963 movie. The title of this 2018 movie is considered a misinformer because of how
homophobic the movie gets. The 1963 film shows how the curse, that, Arjuna, one of the
Pandavas re-collects from the celestial dancer, helps him in staying incognito for their 13th year
of exile which makes the curse a blessing in disguise. But compared to the old movie, the 2018
movie makers' hypocrisy can be clearly seen at the fag end of the movie when there is a "holy"
line on how it is not "his fault to be born like that".
ID movie X.
Question 4
127. The movie, ever since its release of the teaser has been mired in controversies due to the
portrayal of the characters. Critics argue that this character has been reduced to a simplistic
and one-dimensional character, neglecting the complexity and depth that the character
embodies in the original epic. Amidst this, the promotional interview of a Telugu star who
portrayed a role in his movie that was inspired from this character had resurfaced. The actor
eloquently describes the character this way, "He is the king of 10 countries. He's the emperor of
______. Imagine how knowledgeable he must have been to become so powerful. Now, what
will the eyes of a person with such vast knowledge look like? He has seen all good and bad
things and he is ruling across 10 worlds. He should have X-ray eyes, which enable him to scan a
person, who is standing in front of him, inside out. Even his enemies can't help but praise him.
He had mastered Vedas and Shastras and he even shook the eternal lord with his devotion".
ID the actor’s character name and movie.
Question 5
128. उभौ मे द णौ पाणी गा डीव य वकषणे ।
तेन देवमनु येषु ____ त मां वदुः ।।
This verse is taken from Mahabharat, Virata Parva chapter 44 Verse 19, which talks about a
special and unique quality of a Mahabharata character X delivered by X himself. Thus he got a
name. This name was chosen for the title of a telugu movie as the protagonist shares a similar
feature that X has because something had happened to his mother during her pregnancy.
ID X and movie.
Question 6
129. There are many references of Mahabharat inscribed into this movie X. Few of them are as
follows:-
1. Draupadi Apaharan by Jayadratha.
2. Agnathavasam of Pandavas.
3. Juda Kreeda.
Also, the mother of Kauravas, Mata Gandhari, is worshipped as goddess in some regions in
India and a temple is dedicated to her which is in Hebayya Village, Karnataka. This concept of
worshiping Mata Gandhari was used in the movie in a comedic way which took its place as one
of the iconic scenes in the TFI though the movie was a flop at box office.
ID the movie and how uniquely the worship of Gandhari is done in this movie.
Question 7
130. The production designer for this movie leased an agricultural land in Vattinagulapally near
Hyderabad and designed the sets there, which took about 150 to 200 days. "When director told
this story, we definitely wanted to create a new world. We thought that it should be designed
naturally to be close to fantasy and reality. Surrounded by green environment, high hills, and
the river on the other side, we were fixed to build it like a beautiful village among
Panchabhutas", the production designer. "Challenge for me was to design a particular object X,
formation of it is a mythical story. We made more than a hundred of X’s in various shapes to
make it natural and believable to everyone. In the end, It was placed as ____(4)'s name and
surrounded by a powerful protective shield. It worked out well. In fact, when X was made, the
film was 50 percent shot," production director on creating object X. He also added that the team
designed the big sculptors in the movie through graphics, inspired by the seven hills of
Tirumala.
ID the Object and the Movie.
Question 8
132. Audience commented about the step taken by the director and the producer on the movie X as
the late 90s era was totally focused on the commercial movies. But this movie faced all these
things and stood as one of the classic movie running for 100 days in two centres and also
winning many Nandi, Filmfare and National Awards. Coming to casting, one particular main
character was given to Y. People, after watching the movie, felt like he is the only person who
can do such characters after Sr.NTR. When director approached him for this, Y felt it as a joke
but finally he was taken for that character. During the 8 months shooting for this movie, Y spent
all his time in reading and understanding the character and he spent minimal time with family.
He also followed few rules such as sleeping on floor, eating only vegetarian food, etc.. during
the film shooting. He was appreciated for his excellent acting in this role and also the make-up
artists have to be specially mentioned for making Y look that great in this movie.
ID X and the character done by Y.
Question 1
134. This film X, which marked the debut of a famous actor Y at present as a child artist, was
released 25 years ago. Before X, Y featured as a child artist in Brahmarshi Vishwamitra, which
was released in 1991. People commented that Y was following his Grandfather’s steps by
choosing this character. While shooting this film in Studio the entire shooting location was filled
with School Buses because of something unique about this movie. Though Y’s role in the film
was critically acclaimed, he often indulged in mischief on the sets of the film. While filming the
scenes with the ______(6) army at Annapurna Studios, X was seen pulling the tails of other
artists dressed in the costume of ______(7). Director scolded Y, who did not want to shoot
and always insisted on going home. While shooting a sequence in the forest, everyone were
shivering without shirts because of the cold weather. Even then, Y was spotted troubling others
by shooting arrows at them.
ID Movie X, Y and what is unique about this movie?
Question 2
135. X - Bala Ramayanam
Y - Jr.NTR
The movie is completely done with Children.
Answer
136. X is a 2017 Indian action thriller film that was simultaneously shot in Tamil and Telugu
languages. The movie is described as one of the director's signature style movies with
superhero template without the hero having super powers. Among the differences between the
Tamil and Telugu versions of the movie, the name of the villain is an important one. The hero is
named after a god and villain is Sudalai in Tamil. It’s a god vs devil fight. But in Telugu, things
became slightly different. The villain’s name is _______, which is the name of the deity who is
the fierce aspect of the otherwise pleasant god the hero was named after. _______ is known
to induce fear just by mere use of his voice and is purely unrestrained. The birth and the location
of the villain directly hints at his name. But, while he is the guardian deity known to protect the
weak in general, this villain ________ is great harm to the society.
ID villain’s character name.
Question 3
138. "X is a 2018 movie that uses a title that many Telugu movie lovers have fond memories of and
reduces it to a crass, ill-informed, distasteful screenplay that shows how regressive some of
the people in this industry are". This is how a critic describes the movie X while compared to the
1963 movie. The title of this 2018 movie is considered a misinformer because of how
homophobic the movie gets. The 1963 film shows how the curse, that, Arjuna, one of the
Pandavas re-collects from the celestial dancer, helps him in staying incognito for their 13th year
of exile which makes the curse a blessing in disguise. But compared to the old movie, the 2018
movie makers' hypocrisy can be clearly seen at the fag end of the movie when there is a "holy"
line on how it is not "his fault to be born like that".
ID movie X.
Question 4
140. The movie, ever since its release of the teaser has been mired in controversies due to the
portrayal of the characters. Critics argue that this character has been reduced to a simplistic
and one-dimensional character, neglecting the complexity and depth that the character
embodies in the original epic. Amidst this, the promotional interview of a Telugu star who
portrayed a role in his movie that was inspired from this character had resurfaced. The actor
eloquently describes the character this way, "He is the king of 10 countries. He's the emperor of
______. Imagine how knowledgeable he must have been to become so powerful. Now, what
will the eyes of a person with such vast knowledge look like? He has seen all good and bad
things and he is ruling across 10 worlds. He should have X-ray eyes, which enable him to scan a
person, who is standing in front of him, inside out. Even his enemies can't help but praise him.
He had mastered Vedas and Shastras and he even shook the eternal lord with his devotion".
ID the actor’s character name and movie.
Question 5
142. उभौ मे द णौ पाणी गा डीव य वकषणे ।
तेन देवमनु येषु ____ त मां वदुः ।।
This verse is taken from Mahabharat, Virata Parva chapter 44 Verse 19, which talks about a
special and unique quality of a Mahabharata character X delivered by X himself. Thus he got a
name. This name was chosen for the title of a telugu movie as the protagonist shares a similar
feature that X has because something had happened to his mother during his pregnancy.
ID X and movie.
Question 6
144. There are many references of Mahabharat inscribed into this movie X. Few of them are as
follows:-
1. Draupadi Apaharan by Jayadratha.
2. Agnathavasam of Pandavas.
3. Juda Kreeda.
Also, the mother of Kauravas, Mata Gandhari, is worshipped as goddess in some regions in
India and a temple is dedicated to her which is in Hebayya Village, Karnataka. This concept of
worshiping Mata Gandhari was used in the movie in a comedic way which took its place as one
of the iconic scenes in the TFI though the movie was a flop at box office.
ID the movie and how uniquely the worship of Gandhari is done in this movie.
Question 7
145. A guy with same nakshatra of Mata Gandhari in blind fold will listen to all the
wishes of Devotees. In this way the wishes directly reach to Mata Gandhari.
Movie - Pandavulu Pandavulu Tummeda
Answer
146. The production designer for this movie leased an agricultural land in Vattinagulapally near
Hyderabad and designed the sets there, which took about 150 to 200 days. "When director told
this story, we definitely wanted to create a new world. We thought that it should be designed
naturally to be close to fantasy and reality. Surrounded by green environment, high hills, and
the river on the other side, we were fixed to build it like a beautiful village among
Panchabhutas", the production designer. "Challenge for me was to design a particular object X,
formation of it is a mythical story. We made more than a hundred of X’s in various shapes to
make it natural and believable to everyone. In the end, It was placed as ____(4)'s name and
surrounded by a powerful protective shield. It worked out well. In fact, when X was made, the
film was 50 percent shot," production director on creating object X. He also added that the team
designed the big sculptors in the movie through graphics, inspired by the seven hills of
Tirumala.
ID the Object and the Movie.
Question 8
149. ● This is a written round consisting of 5 questions.
● Each question has a clip from various other sources, which were
adapted into Tollywood.
● Correct answer gives +10 marks
● No negative marking. So feel free to guess!!!!
● Don’t shout the answers.
● QM maate Shasanam.
RULES PATINCHAALI PILLALU
Finals Round - 4
150. X is a telugu made during the pre 2010 era. Three friends hide a treasure so
that it may be discovered by their heirs. A scene in the movie was made
completely similar to the given scene. Surprisingly, nobody questioned about
it even though the two scenes had a very similar concept.
ID the movie X.
Question 1
152. ID the Tolly film which adapted the above scene from a Korean film 'He was
Cool' - which was released in 2004 based on the novel written by Guiyeoni.
Question 2
154. A scene from a popular 2013 film X, where the actor, to prove that nothing is
impossible does something very similar to this clip.
ID X.
Question 3
156. A scene from a famous Telugu film which depicts the relaxed yet vigilant
battle skill of a warrior has a great resemblance to a similar frame from the
first Avengers film, leaving us to wonder if it was copied from the latter.
ID the scene and the film.
Question 4
161. X is a telugu made during the pre 2010 era. Three friends hide a treasure so
that it may be discovered by their heirs. A scene in the movie was made
completely similar to the given scene. Surprisingly, nobody questioned about
it even though the two scenes had a very similar concept.
ID the movie X.
Question 1
164. ID the Tolly film which adapted the above scene from a Korean film 'He was
Cool' - which was released in 2004 based on the novel written by Guiyeoni.
Question 2
167. A scene from a popular 2013 film X, where the actor, to prove that nothing is
impossible does something very similar to this clip.
ID X.
Question 3
170. A scene from a famous Telugu film which depicts the relaxed yet vigilant
battle skill of a warrior has a great resemblance to a similar frame from the
first Avengers film, leaving us to wonder if it was copied from the latter.
ID the scene and the film.
Question 4