Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan quiz
Two superstars, five decades of films. How well do you know them?
10 multiple-choice questions, with the answer explained after each one.
Answer each question, see why, and beat your best score.
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- What was Rajinikanth's first film, in 1975?
- Billa
- Apoorva Raagangal
- Moondru Mudichu
- Bairavi
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Apoorva Raagangal. He debuted in K. Balachander's Apoorva Raagangal.
- Rajinikanth's birth name is…
- Shivaji Ganesan
- Shiva Kumar
- Rajendra Rao
- Shivaji Rao Gaekwad
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Shivaji Rao Gaekwad. He was born Shivaji Rao Gaekwad in Bengaluru.
- What job did Rajinikanth do before acting?
- Auto-rickshaw driver
- Bus conductor
- Schoolteacher
- Bank clerk
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Bus conductor. He worked as a conductor in Bengaluru.
- In Enthiran (2010), Rajinikanth plays a scientist and which kind of character?
- An alien
- A time traveller
- A robot named Chitti
- A ghost
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A robot named Chitti. Chitti the robot appears in Shankar's Enthiran and its sequel 2.0.
- Which director mentored both Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan early in their careers?
- K. Balachander
- Bharathiraja
- S.P. Muthuraman
- Mani Ratnam
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K. Balachander. K. Balachander cast both in several early films.
- Kamal Haasan first appeared on screen as a child in which film?
- Kalathur Kannamma (1960)
- Nayakan (1987)
- Sakalakala Vallavan (1982)
- Apoorva Raagangal (1975)
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Kalathur Kannamma (1960). He won a President's Gold Medal as a child artist.
- Nayakan (1987), starring Kamal Haasan, was directed by whom?
- Mani Ratnam
- Bharathiraja
- K. Balachander
- Shankar
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Mani Ratnam. Kamal Haasan won the National Film Award for Best Actor for the role.
- In Dasavathaaram (2008), how many roles did Kamal Haasan play?
- Ten
- Twelve
- Seven
- Four
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Ten. He played ten characters.
- Which national award did Rajinikanth receive for lifetime achievement in cinema?
- Bharat Ratna
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- Jnanpith Award
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Dadasaheb Phalke Award. He received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, presented in 2021.
- Kamal Haasan's popular title 'Ulaganayagan' means…
- People's star
- Little superstar
- Universal hero
- King of acting
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Universal hero. Ulaganayagan translates roughly as 'universal hero'.