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About Malayalam cinema, its works and the trivia!

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X has is been described as a “bard of science” who explores the role of science in achieving the human

potential.

X also penned the lyrics for the film Nirmala

X also led an active public life as a member of Rajya Sabha.

Who’s X?

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G.Sankarakurup

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X is a cinema lover and a poet. He has acted in several movies and even directed one. He will be most

remembered for his contribution to Malayalam film history for being the producer of the film ’Vaisali’ although he is

more famous in an entirely different field. Who’s X?

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ATLAS RAMACHANDRAN

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Which 1988 romantic Malayalam film shares the name with this girl, a political ad used in US Presidential

elections once?

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DAISY

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He won the 2002 Kerala State Film Award for THE BEST CHILD

ARTIST for his role in the film ’Punarjani’ directed by Major Ravi

which was his first movie as a director!

WHO?

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PRANAV MOHANLAL

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X was founded in Spokane, Washington at the YMCA in 1910 by Sonora Smart Dodd. Its first celebration was in the Spokane YMCA on June

19, 1910.

X is also a name for a Malayalam movie released in 2012. Id the movie!

Clue: Resul pookutty made his acting debut

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He is controversial in his own style from his first work‘Penkutti oru raashtramaanu’, a book

Then his English film ‘Temptation between my legs’ was rejected by the Sensor board!

And his newest movie ‘What the F’ features Ranjini Haridas and Manoj K Jayan in lead roles…

He was in news recently for a great reason!

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Roopesh Paul

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Which Malayalam dialogue stands at number 7 in Outlook magazine's Terrific 13 lists published in the 13th anniversary edition of the magazine, in the section '13 Cheesiest Chalkiest dialogues in Indian Cinema'..?

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We are not beggars…

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Popular Kerala Chenda artist Mattannoor Sankarankutty created the music for the movie.

The film tells the story of Sankara Narayanan, a 55-year-old gangman from the Railways. From his teenage days onward he was afraid of the strange voices that talked to him incessantly. To escape the fear, he seeks refuge in alcohol, alienating himself from his family and ending up in an asylum. His son Ramu could never sympathise with a father who had shirked his responsibility as a husband and a father.

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CONNECT

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Her theatre career that began with Girish Karnad's Nagamandala. She is an expert keyboard player.

She began her training in classical piano when she was 8 and toured & performed all over India and teaches piano also.

She composes her own music to poetry and then there's the poetry, though that's mostly self-indulgent, she says.

She’s a playback singer too starting from ‘Vettayadu Vilayaadu’

She also launched a company named The Show Must Go On (TSMGO Productions) to promote live art and artistes

Current focus is on acting..Has acted in a malayalam movie too!

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Film ‘NJAATTADI’ was directed by X who is a Bharath Award winner and was the debut of another Bharath Award winner ‘Y’

Id X and Y

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X-Bharath GOPI

Y-Bharath Murali

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This film was dubbed to Tamil as ‘Sirai Chaalai’. Overwhelmed by the outcome of the film, technicians including art director Sabu Cyril and cinematographer Santhosh Sivan accepted no remuneration. This is the first Malayalam film to record in Dolby soundtrack

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Although born in Srilanka, his first film was as a cameraman in Malayalam film ‘Nellu’ which won the best cinematographer award from Govt.of kerala. He also has

got won 5 national awards!

Later he went on to become a famous director and according to him, his inspiration to become a director started when he saw David Lean directing the movie

The Bridge on the River Kwai during a school field trip in Sri Lanka..

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Balu Mahendra

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Was born as Mahalakshmi Menon..

Mother was a malayalam film actress…

Won state award for best actress in 1978

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SOBHA

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Connect!

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actress from TAMIL

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Cherthala made the shooting of film ‘Cheppadividya’ stopped for

a while..?

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Accident of the car in which Monisha and her mother was

travelling and the death of Monisha

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This 2009 romantic song gave a break to a till then junior artist born

as Siby Varghese in malayalam industry as a lead actor!

Id the song…

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Anuraaga Vilochananaayi..

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appreciate X’s talents!

Who’s X?

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CONNECT

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Brand ambassadors-Joy Alukkas

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This is the only movie Lohithadas produced of his own and ultimately led

him to an economic crisis!

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Kasthooriman

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This is a film about a mariner who operates a cargo vessel near the sea port of Kodungalloor

One day, the local police station discovers an unidentified body that has washed ashore. A Budhist nun, Revamma, comes forward to claim

that she can identify the rotten body, and she recognises it. Police enquire her relationship with him. Meanwhile, another Latin Christian woman, Pemenna, too claims to recognize the dead man. Finally a

mute woman, Kali, joins them and seeks permission to see the corpse. She, however, rejects the claim made by the other women and argues

that the body is not that of him.

The ultimately leaves behind a story of a man who convinced three very different women that he was a committed and faithful husband while successfully keeping his relation with the other two women a

secret.

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This is a Malayalam film written by P. Padmarajan and directed by I. V. Sasi, starring Mohanlal and Mammootty in the lead roles. The film revolves around the life and revenge of a few villagers against each other. It had a

huge star cast and was a big hit in box office when released. With time, this film is also considered as a classic in Malayalam cinema history. It is considered one of Mohanlal's best performances and gave him

critic's acclaim.

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The protagonist, working as a clown in a circus in the town, comes to visit his village. He is looking for a bride. The heroine, a tall lady, gets charmed by the wealthiness (compared to the other citizens of the

village) of the protagonist even though he is a dwarf. She assents to marriage. Married, they go to the

town to join the circus camp.Things come to a different world when they reach the circus. Here the clown is a very insignificant figure. His wife sees the difference very quick. She soon

gets attracted to a heroic figure in the circus camp - a bike jumper. They shows the signs of moving into

affair. Some drama follows and the protagonist, the clowns regains his wife and goes back to his village

with her.

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The story is about the problems faced by the people of a hamlet where electricity in unavailable, when

electric supply finally reaches there. The film reaches a conclusion that life is better without electricity.

The indefinability of the human mind is the theme of the film. Though the film is discussing a serious

issue, the treatment of it is very simplistic. Humour and intensity characterise the film that is set in the

mid-fifties.

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ORIDATHU

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This is the story of Nandan and Thara getting married as their personal love affairs failed. Nandan was in love with Devi, but circumstances forces Devi

to choose another person.

Thara was in love with Sunny, but he gets killed in an accident. The film also show the good side of

friendship between Sunny and Vinod, who survives the accident, but living his a mechanical life. The film

was a treat for campus lovers. The film is directed and written by Venu Nagavally who describe the film

as his own tragical love story.

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The plot is structured around the search for a missing infamous tabla player of a touring drama group.

Investigation of members of the drama group reveals complicated sexual rivalries and internal conflicts

within the group, yielding several possible suspects to the conspiracy.

Sub Inspector Jacob Eeraly (Mammootty), investigates the missing tabla player, Aiyappan (Bharath Gopi), a raging alcoholic and a criminal.

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Teams can select their opponent through a draw..The team can decide which question to be asked to

their opponent, out of the 2 qns shown!

If the opponent answers the question, they get 15 points. If they don’t answer, they lose 5 points.

If the opponent doesn’t answer, the first team has to tell answer, otherwise they will lose 10 points.If they

get it right, they get 20 points!

If both teams don’t answer the first question, it goes for a buzzer with the other 4 teams! They get 10 if

right..The 2nd question carries 5 points

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A) In which malayalam movie, Yesudas played the character of

TANSEN?

B) Which famous film personality was born as Gnanadesikan in Theni

district of Tamilnadu?

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A) Songs originally recorded for which announced film was used in ‘Bhakthajanangalude sradhakk’?

B) Name the malayalam film in which she acted

as the heroine?

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A) Which film’s plot is also loosely inspired by Sidney Sheldon's crime

novel If Tomorrow Comes..and a 1978 film I Spit on Your Grave?

B) IDENTIFY

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A) Ilayaraja’s daughter Bhavatharini sang a song in which Mammooty

starrer Malayalam movie?

B) Who was listed as "India's hottest vegetarian" in polls conducted by PETA in

2011 and 2012?

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A) Adoor's usual cinematographer Mankada RaviVarma filmed half of the project. But he was later replaced by Sunny Joseph, since the former fell ill and was later found to be suffering from

Alzheimer's disease. Which film?

B) ‘Aladdinum Albhuthavilakkum’ is the first malayalam movie of which actor?

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A) Bhimsingh was a famous south indian director who also directed malayalam films like

Ragam,Nirakudam,Maatoli etc.Who’s his famous wife?

B) Which actor produced movies like Sharjah to Sharjah, chirikudukka and

Ezhupunna Tharakan?

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Vaaku, Ganga, Saakshi, Ammayude Ezhuthukal

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Irulin….

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Naranathu Bhranthan…

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Madhusoodanan Nair

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He was interested in martial and was an expert in Kalaripayattu, the traditional martial art of Kerala. He published an English book

titled Indian Art of Fencing and Sword Play

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He established a film studio in Kerala named

The Travancore National Pictures.

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In 2013, Kamal wrote and directed a biopic on him, titled Celluloid

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Jc daniel

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Music director of Bollywood films likeChandniDarrLamheSilsilaFaasleVijay

Sahibaan

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Also music director of Malayalam films likePokkuveyilOridathu

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He is regarded as the best flute player of Eastern Classical music

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Hariprasad chaurasia

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This movement has gathered a community of enthusiasts, believing it to be the proof of Indian bubbling creativity, or a cost-effective way to solve the issues of everyday life

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Song Chamcham

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cost around Rs. 50,000 (less than US$ 1,000). They are powered by diesel engines originally intended to power agricultural irrigation pumps.

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JUGAAD

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Song- Devangane..

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Kerala’s first formula-1 racing team

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Controversial Ayurvedic company

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Song: Karukaruthoru

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Did an important character in Kazhakom

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Eee puzhayum….

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Mullanezhi

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Quoted in the film Sandesam by Sreenivasan!

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Best known for his novels including Brave New World and a wide-ranging output of essays

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Aldus Huxley

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He was conferred an honorary Black Belt of Taekwondo by World Taekwondo Headquarters

in Kukiwon by South Korean Government.

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He is the chairman of JOSE THOMAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE in Kochi

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He debuted on the stage as Karna (a character in the Indian epic Mahabharata) in Karnabharam, a Sanskrit play

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mohanlal