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41. 'Rendu' Anushka was having a career of _________ as before becoming an actress. What was she?
- Yoga teacher.
42. Tabu's first movie that spoke Tamil was not Siraichalai. Can you spot it?
- It was a Telugu dubbed movie called 'Coolie No. 1', she was billed as Amrutha in that movie. It was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and music by 'Maestro' Illayaraja.
43. When Chiranjeevi acted in Tamil movies & later his dubbed movies, he was lend voice by ......
- Believe it...... 'Delhi' Ganesh.
44. Priyamani's aunty is a famous Playback singer, but she hadn't sung for Priyamani still. Who is she?
- "Malghadi' Shuba (Sottu Neelam Doi...)
45. 'Snehithiye' had this record of all woman cast (non Tamil also), but it was actually a remake. What was it?
- A Marathi film called 'Bindhast'
46. Arch rivals Asin and Nayantara have few things in common. What are they?
- Both are Malayalees, Syrian Christians, introduced by director Sathyan Anthikaud in Malayalam movies for the first time. Asin debutted in 'Narendran magan Jayakanthan Vaga' while Nayantara stepped into filmdom through 'Manasinakkare', both directed by Sathyan Anthikaud. Both were docile and homely in Malayalam before donning glamourous roles in Tamil and Telugu.
47. In Rajeev Menon's "Kandukondein Kandukondein", a popular Hindi Actor had done a cameo. Who is he? Another popular Bollywood actor had done a literally full fledged role in Tamil movie but was not promoted at all. Who is that unfortunate actor?
-Dino Morea in Kandkondein Kandukondein & Sunil Shetty in 12B.
48. Rambha's first movie is not a commercial venture. What was that movie?
- Rambha debuted in malayalam movie "Sargam" as Amrithaa opposite to Vineeth. It is still remembered by Malayalees as classic.
49. S.A Chandrasekar had thrown an actress from his movie even after shooting for a week, opposite to his son Vijay because she had done a sexy item number in 'Siva Sakthi'. Later that movie bombed so badly that the actress must actually be relieved for being thrown out. What was the movie & who is the actress?
- Actress is Devyani & concerned movie is Vijay's "Manbumigu Maanavan"
50. Telugu's famous actor & Chiranjeevi's younger brother Pawan Kalyan had actually acted in a straight Tamil movie, but people thought it as a dubbed movie and it bombed. What was it?
- A Tamil/Telugu bilingual called 'Anandha Mazhai' that became a sensational hit in Andhra as 'Tholi Prema'. It had "Marma Desam" Vasuki in a pivot role as his sister. It is a straight Tamil movie with everyone talking in Tamil, not Telugu.
- Yoga teacher.
42. Tabu's first movie that spoke Tamil was not Siraichalai. Can you spot it?
- It was a Telugu dubbed movie called 'Coolie No. 1', she was billed as Amrutha in that movie. It was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and music by 'Maestro' Illayaraja.
43. When Chiranjeevi acted in Tamil movies & later his dubbed movies, he was lend voice by ......
- Believe it...... 'Delhi' Ganesh.
44. Priyamani's aunty is a famous Playback singer, but she hadn't sung for Priyamani still. Who is she?
- "Malghadi' Shuba (Sottu Neelam Doi...)
45. 'Snehithiye' had this record of all woman cast (non Tamil also), but it was actually a remake. What was it?
- A Marathi film called 'Bindhast'
46. Arch rivals Asin and Nayantara have few things in common. What are they?
- Both are Malayalees, Syrian Christians, introduced by director Sathyan Anthikaud in Malayalam movies for the first time. Asin debutted in 'Narendran magan Jayakanthan Vaga' while Nayantara stepped into filmdom through 'Manasinakkare', both directed by Sathyan Anthikaud. Both were docile and homely in Malayalam before donning glamourous roles in Tamil and Telugu.
47. In Rajeev Menon's "Kandukondein Kandukondein", a popular Hindi Actor had done a cameo. Who is he? Another popular Bollywood actor had done a literally full fledged role in Tamil movie but was not promoted at all. Who is that unfortunate actor?
-Dino Morea in Kandkondein Kandukondein & Sunil Shetty in 12B.
48. Rambha's first movie is not a commercial venture. What was that movie?
- Rambha debuted in malayalam movie "Sargam" as Amrithaa opposite to Vineeth. It is still remembered by Malayalees as classic.
49. S.A Chandrasekar had thrown an actress from his movie even after shooting for a week, opposite to his son Vijay because she had done a sexy item number in 'Siva Sakthi'. Later that movie bombed so badly that the actress must actually be relieved for being thrown out. What was the movie & who is the actress?
- Actress is Devyani & concerned movie is Vijay's "Manbumigu Maanavan"
50. Telugu's famous actor & Chiranjeevi's younger brother Pawan Kalyan had actually acted in a straight Tamil movie, but people thought it as a dubbed movie and it bombed. What was it?
- A Tamil/Telugu bilingual called 'Anandha Mazhai' that became a sensational hit in Andhra as 'Tholi Prema'. It had "Marma Desam" Vasuki in a pivot role as his sister. It is a straight Tamil movie with everyone talking in Tamil, not Telugu.
51. Sivaji' Shreya's first Tamil movie is not 'Mazhai' even though the actress was noticed in that movie only. What is her Tamil debut?
- Enakku 18 Unakku 20. She played a second lead to Trisha as hero Tarun's friend.
52. Manirathnam's 'Agni Nakshatram" and Gautam Menon's "Kakka Kakka" have a common thread, what is it?
- Both their Telugu versions were called as Gharshana.
53. Jyothika's only negative role on screen till date was on 'Pachaikili Muthucharam'. This movie was a remake of English movie and who played her role in that?
- Derailed, played by Jeniffer Aniston.
54. Illayaraja had refused two movies saying that he couldn't identify with the script even though he had a succesful collaboration with those directors earlier. They inturn bad mouthed him in the media. Who are they?
- Thankar Bachan & Gnanasekaran. Raja refused 'Thendral' and 'Periyar' even though their previous 'Azhagi' and 'Bharathi' were musical hits.
55. In 1998, three movies came around the same time with a same story. Surprisingly they had leading actors yet flopped at the box office. What are they?
- Jodi, Minsara Kanna & Poovellam Kettu Paar. All the three had hero and heroine interchanging their places to butter the elders for a marriage.
56. Before this 'Om Shanti Om' controversy, AR Rahman had walked out of a movie due to royalty issues, but nobody noticed it. What was it?
- Bharatiraja's Pasumpon. Vidyasagar replaced him.
57. A kid who was playing flute onscreen in the song 'Panivizhum Iravu' from Mouna Ragam, later made a big name for himself in acting, choreography and direction. Who was it?
- Prabhu Deva.
58. In Hindi movie 'Rangeela', when the director calls Urmila for a screen test on phone, she was shown flipping the cassettes of .........
- Kadhalan and Thiruda Thiruda in a Hindi movie.
59. Even though the movie 'Roja' was set in Kashmir, most of the movie including the Military camp, Climax Dam, and the songs were shot at......
- Ooty, Cunnoor (Military Academy) and Paikara Dam (Climax)
60. Not many have noticed, the Karthik episode in Mounaragam is a frame to frame remake of scenes from Maniratnam's Kannada movie "Pallavi Anu Pallavi", especially 'Mr. Chandramouli...', 'You are beautiful' and 'Are you searching me?' scenes which had Anil Kapoor in lead.
- Enakku 18 Unakku 20. She played a second lead to Trisha as hero Tarun's friend.
52. Manirathnam's 'Agni Nakshatram" and Gautam Menon's "Kakka Kakka" have a common thread, what is it?
- Both their Telugu versions were called as Gharshana.
53. Jyothika's only negative role on screen till date was on 'Pachaikili Muthucharam'. This movie was a remake of English movie and who played her role in that?
- Derailed, played by Jeniffer Aniston.
54. Illayaraja had refused two movies saying that he couldn't identify with the script even though he had a succesful collaboration with those directors earlier. They inturn bad mouthed him in the media. Who are they?
- Thankar Bachan & Gnanasekaran. Raja refused 'Thendral' and 'Periyar' even though their previous 'Azhagi' and 'Bharathi' were musical hits.
55. In 1998, three movies came around the same time with a same story. Surprisingly they had leading actors yet flopped at the box office. What are they?
- Jodi, Minsara Kanna & Poovellam Kettu Paar. All the three had hero and heroine interchanging their places to butter the elders for a marriage.
56. Before this 'Om Shanti Om' controversy, AR Rahman had walked out of a movie due to royalty issues, but nobody noticed it. What was it?
- Bharatiraja's Pasumpon. Vidyasagar replaced him.
57. A kid who was playing flute onscreen in the song 'Panivizhum Iravu' from Mouna Ragam, later made a big name for himself in acting, choreography and direction. Who was it?
- Prabhu Deva.
58. In Hindi movie 'Rangeela', when the director calls Urmila for a screen test on phone, she was shown flipping the cassettes of .........
- Kadhalan and Thiruda Thiruda in a Hindi movie.
59. Even though the movie 'Roja' was set in Kashmir, most of the movie including the Military camp, Climax Dam, and the songs were shot at......
- Ooty, Cunnoor (Military Academy) and Paikara Dam (Climax)
60. Not many have noticed, the Karthik episode in Mounaragam is a frame to frame remake of scenes from Maniratnam's Kannada movie "Pallavi Anu Pallavi", especially 'Mr. Chandramouli...', 'You are beautiful' and 'Are you searching me?' scenes which had Anil Kapoor in lead.
