Tamil Movies/Actors
What is Superstar Rajinikanth's birth name?
Sivaji Rao Gaekwad
According to ancient Tamil grammar, this unique letter is neither a pure vowel nor a consonant, and is often represented as a dot or circle.
ஃ
This Tamil festival celebrates the harvest and is dedicated to thanking the Sun god and cattle.
Thai Pongal
who made the song "Why This Kolaveri Di":
anirudh ravichander
What is the most ancient work of Tamil literature written by tholkaapiyar.
tholkappiyam
Which actor received the most awards for his double role performance in the 2008 film Vaaranam Aayiram?
Suriya
அரசன் + ஆட்சி (arasan + aatchi) -What would the word be when both words are put together.
அரசாட்சி (arasaatchi)
The Tamil classical dance form with mudras (hand gestures) and abhinaya (expressions) is?
Bharatanatyam
The 90s era saw the rise of this composer, known for his unique blend of Indian classical and Western sounds, and soundtracks for films like Bombay and Kadhalan.
A. R. Rahman
The Sangam anthologies (Ettuthokai and Pattuppāṭṭu) mainly focus on two themes — Aham and Puram.
What do they represent?
Love (Aham) and War/Public Life (Puram)
how many films did vijay thalapathy act in?
the first Tamil movie considered asilent film which was Keechaka Vadham (1918), directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar, while the first Tamil talking film was Kalidas (1931), a multilingual feature film.
Tamil distinguishes between short (குறில்) and long (நெடில்) vowels.
Name any two short vowels and two long vowels.
Short: அ, இ, உ, எ, ஒ
Long: ஆ, ஈ, ஊ, ஏ, ஓ
In thirukkural, each kural is 7 words. How many total kurals are there in thirukkural?
1330
This song from the film Maari 2 quickly went viral after its release and became one of the most-viewed Tamil songs of all time.
"Rowdy Baby"
What are the three ancient Tamil kingdoms, or "Muvendar," that ruled Tamilakam during the Sangam Period?
The Cheras, Cholas, and Pandyas.
This 2022 blockbuster starring Kamal Haasan, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, is part of the “Lokesh Cinematic Universe” (LCU) and features Vikram, Dilli, and Rolex in connected storylines. What movie is this?
Vikram
In Tamil, letters are grouped by where they are articulated. The group including க், ச், ட், த், ப் is called what?
வல்லினம் (vallinam)
The ancient Tamil concept of Aram, Porul, and Inbam (அறம், பொருள், இன்பம்) corresponds to what in english?
ethics (virtue), material wealth, and love/pleasure
The song "Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu" from the movie Thalapathi was ranked as one of the world's most popular songs in a BBC poll, and was composed by this legend.
Ilaiyaraaja
Name the two famous epics from the post-Sangam period.
Silappathikaram and Manimekalai
In what 1969 film did Sivaji Ganesan portray a man with a scarred face and his two sons, a performance that earned him a State Film Award?
Deiva Magan
In classical Tamil grammar (Tolkappiyam), nouns are divided into two major natural gender categories: uyarthinai and ahirinai. Define each.
Uyarthinai - (humans, gods) and Ahirinai - (animals, objects)?
finish this famous tamil kural -
கற்க கசடற கற்பவை கற்றபின்...
(katka kasadarak katpavai katrapin...)
நிற்க அதற்குத் தக.
(nitka athatku thaka)
In the film Moondram Pirai, what is the name of the popular lullaby sung by K. J. Yesudas?
"Kanne Kalaimane".
What was the capital city of the Pallava dynasty?
Kanchipuram