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Think you know Rajnikanth? Take this quiz!

Last updated on: September 28, 2010 10:12 IST
A scene from Apoorva Ragangal

True blue Rajnikanth fans think they know everything about the Superstar. And they probably do!

But let's test that knowledge now.

See if you know the actor as well as you think you do by taking this quiz and checking out the trivia.

1) Let's start where his career started. In the 1975 movie, Apoorva Ragangal, director K Balachander used slides with raga names to introduce characters. What was the slide when Rajni enters the scene?

a) Bhairavi
b) Mohanam
c) Abaswaram


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Rajnikanth in Basha
2) His smash hit Baasha's story is based on which Hindi movie where he also played a supporting role?

a) Giraftaar
b) Hum
c) Atank hi Atank


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Scenes from Baasha, Mappillai and Thalapathi
3) Name the first film for which Rajni got paid    1 crore. Also, name the producer who signed him on for that astronomical salary.

a) R M Veerappan for Baasha
b) Allu Aravind for Mappillai
c) Madras Talkies for Thalapathi


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Scenes from Bhairavi, Murattu Kaalai and Ninaithale Inikkum
4) These days, Superstar = Rajni. But who gave him the title and in which movie?

a) Kalaipuli S Dhanu in Bhairavi
b) S P Muthuraman in Murattu Kaalai
c) K Balachander in Ninaithale Inikkum


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FIAT Padmini Premier, Lamborghini and Amby models
5) Which of these cars does Rajni drive?

a) The good ol' Amby
b) FIAT Padmini Premier
c) Lamborghini


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Scenes from Baba, Chandramukhi and Kuselan
6) From which movie did he stop smoking on screen?

a) Baba
b) Kuselan
c) Chandramukhi


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Rajnikanth
7) What was Rajni's first role on stage before he came into movies?

a) Duryodhana
b) Shakuni
c) Ravana


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Rajnikanth
8) Which was first studio that took Rajni under its wings in the old studio system?

a) AVM
b) Satya Movies
c) Thevar films


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Rajnikanth and A R Rahman
9) Where did he make his famous speech on 'bomb culture', and the spread of violence in Tamil Nadu?

a) On Sun TV
b) At a press conference
c) In the silver jubilee celebrations of Baasha


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Rajnikanth and Amitabh Bachchan
10) You may be familiar with Rajni's numerous punch lines. Which movie has this line?
Co-star: Are you saying you have been on the wrong side of the law?
Rajni: The law has been on the wrong side of me!

a) Blackstone
b) Bloodstone
c) The Hoodlum