Hi all, As I wrote earlier, though many showed interest in MIME 17 through mails, the number of entries I received was only 9. Probably many felt it was tough after having seen two very easy MIME quizzes during the last 2 months. I agree the clues were not straightforward and required some "mandai-pichukkal". It was meant only for the fun in cracking the quiz. Keezhe solli irukkara clues-a paarunga. ------- 18.P. mUzkaatha shippE Friendship thaan C. murugappaa murugappaa summaa kavalaip padaatha murugappaa. (muSu muSu-nu azaathadi thOzi, naaL aaga aaga manasu sariyaa pOydum nam thEsaththu makkaLum maRanthu viduvaanga.) -------- 6. P: OduRa nariyila oru nari kizha narithaan, ingu aaduRa nariyila pala nari kuLLa narithaan C: janakaraaj oru kuttiyutan adikkum lUttiyai ippadaththin naayakan kaNdu koLLaamal avar paattukku thannOda vElaiyai kavanikkiRaarE? -------- Intha maathiri clues kuduththutta appuram intha quiz ethukku? (sorry.. no offence intended for Sathya keerthi & Arvind. just giving some examples.) That's why I thought of giving a somewhat a different and possibly konjam mandaya pichukka koodiya quiz. I also decided to trace a wide timeline of Tamil film music. You might've observed that there are songs from "Paraasakthi" to "Paattu paadavaa". This will pose a fair challenge. Also, I have omitted the not-so-famous songs like "dagudagu dagudagu rayil vandi..". All the songs in MIME 17 are very famous touching songs to the best of my knowledge. Actually, they should not have been tough... :) I'm sure you'll get this feeling after seeing the answers. Some teams have felt this and appreciated, but many chose to crib "ayyo.. kashtam..ayyo.. kashtam". Anyway, if you had little bit extra fun while solving the quiz, the purpose has been achieved. Now to the results: Satyakumar - 19 Prakash family - 20 Indu & Radhika - 23 Krishnan, Kalyan, Kamalkannan - 26 Ramachandran & friends - 27.5 Sundar & friends - 28.5 Ramki & Ramkumar - 30 Ravindran & friends - 30 Nellichery Natarajan - 34 Congrats Natarajan! It's your turn now to conduct next MIME. Thanks -Rajaraman. Analysis of the answers: ----------------------- There is one "Sulabam Index(SI)" that I calculate for each Q. It is the fraction of teams who found the song correctly. The interpretation is as follows: S.I = 1.0 => Romba sulabamaana paattu. All found it. ("jujubi") S.I = 0.0 => Kashtam. No one could find it. ("Engerunthuyyaa pudichaan intha paattai") S.I = 0.5 => Moderately difficult. Half the participants found it. Other fractions can be interpreted proportionately. A brief analysis of the Sulabam Indices calculated for each song indicates, 9 -> Romba Romba easy (S.I = 1.0) 11 -> Easy (S.I : 0.7-0.9) 10 -> Moderately difficult(S.I: 0.4-0.7) 9 -> Difficult(S.I: 0.1-0.4) 2 -> Very Difficult(S.I = 0.0) -- 41 Q's -- The Q's are nearly uniformly distributed in terms of difficulty. So, it's a fair challange .. :) By these estimates, the average score should be around 25. Actual average score is 26.44 (obtained by averaging the nine scores above.) ______________________________________________________________ Now the answers. Clue ithukku appuramum puriyaathavargal enakku mail anuppungal. 1. "thUkkamarun-thinai pOnRavai peRRavar pORRum pukazuraikaL" in-tha kiLi yaarukku thalaivaNangkukiRathO illaiyO ammaavukku mattum n-ichchayamaaka vaNangkum. Ans: Indha pachai kilikkoru sevvandhi poovil (Neethikku thalaivanangu) S.I -> 1.0 2. "amuthai poziyum kaarkaala mEkangkaL aNaiththaal ulakE maRakkinRathE" ivar peyar onnu pOthungka, ethirikaL saamiyaattam aatuvaangka. aanaa ivarukkum pUppOnRa manachu irukkuthungka. Ans: Adi aadu poongodiye, vilaiyaadu poongodiye (Kaali) S.I -> 0.22 3. "sOkam pOkum un kaNkaL pOthum" kuzan-thaiyai n-ataiyai paarththathum ivar vairamuththuvaayittaar. Ans: Vaa vaa vasanthame (Puthukkavithai) S.I -> 0.33 4. "thangkamakanai peRRavaLenRu ennai ulakam solli makizum" ippO ippati jaaliyaa rhymes paatikittu irukkaangka, pinnaala paiyanOta vaNtavaaLam theriyum pOthuthaanE kutumpaththukku sOthanai. Ans: Thathi sellum muthu kannan sirippu(Thanga padhakkam) S.I. -> 1.0 5. "annai mInaatchi mathuraiyil n-inRaaL aNNan thirumaalO arukinil n-inRaan" yOv.. saampaar! van-thathu ellaam irukkattum. rasam eppayyaa varum? Ans: Anbu vandhadhu ennai aala vandhadhu(sudarum Sooravaliyum) S.I -> 0.33 6. "thamizai aaNtaaL kOpaalan illaamal kalyaaNam vENtaaL" thangkai thannai kOyilil uLLa thIpamenRu sonnaa, aNNanukku kaRpanai vERu thisaiyil pOyi, mullai pOnRa kiLLai varNikkaRaaru. Ans: Malligai mullai ponmani killai (Annan oru kovil) S.I -> 0.88 7. "kaNNaatik kannangkaL kaaNkinRa vELaiyil eNNangkaL kItham paatumE" kuzan-thaiyin punnakai pOthum, vINaiyellaam vENaam appatinnu solRaangka in-tha thEvi. Ans: Singaara punngai kannaara kandaale sangeetha veenaiyum yaethukkammaa(Mahadevi) S.I -> 0.11 8. "Ezai kaNta thanamE manam iLakach seyyum azakE" an-tha thEvi appati sonna, in-tha thEviyammaa sirippai sin-thum kuzan-thaiyai vERu vithamaa paatuRaangka. Ans: Chinna arumbu malarum sirippai sinthi vaLarum (Pangaaligal) S.I. -> 0.0 Padaththil paadubavar Anjalidevi 9. "thottaal maNakkum javvaathu suvaiththaal inikkum thEnpaaku" selvam van-thu sErn-thathum paarungka, javvaathu athu ithunnu kaRpanai pOkuthu ivarukku. Ans: Naan petra selvam nalamaana selvam (naan petra selvam) S.I -> 0.55 10. "thaazampUvai thUra vaiththaal vaasam kettuppOkumaa" athaan mInnu paatiyaachchu, appuRamenna en-tha pUvaasamum thaangkaathu. Ans: Thene thenpaandi meene (Udhaya geetham) S.I -> 0.77 11. "paaraayO en pannIrselvamE sIrOtu vaazn-thOm" ippati kuzan-thaikitta pulampi enna puNNiyam, thaniyaa thavikkavittuttu pOna aNNankaLai thEtummaa! Ans: Poomaalai neeye puzhuthi man mele (paraasakthi) S.I. -> 0.33 12. "sorkkam eppOthum n-am kaiyilE athai n-aan kaaNkiREn un kaNNilE" than sEyai thaayenRu varNikkum ivaL paasam thaan ennE! Ans: Azhagiya kanne uravugal neeye (Uthirip pookkal) S.I -> 0.77 13. "kuppaithanil vaazum kuNtumaNich saramE kungkumachchimizE" kaN, vaay enRu ovvonRaiyum sollaamal moththamaaka malarkkUtainnu paatiyirukkalaam in-tha pakthai. Ans: chinnanchiru kanmalar sempavala vaaymalar (Pathibakthi) S.I -> 0.11 14. "unakkE uyiraanEn ennaalum enai n-I maRavaathE" (in-tha paattukku kLU thEtupavarkaL pOttiyil pangkupeRum thakuthiyai izappaarkaL.) Ans: Kanne kalaimaane (Moondraam pirai) S.I -> 1.0 If this clue sounded "intimidating", I'm sorry... It was meant to be a joke. 15. "vaa makaLE ennaip paar makaLE en uyirin oLi n-IyE" ippati uruki uruki enna kaNtaar ivar. climax-la thaan than-thai maanutaiya paasam makaL maanukku puriyuthu. Ans: Poonppole un pungayil pon ulaginai kandenamma (Kavari maan) S.I -> 0.88 16. "thaayatichchu valichchathillE irun-thum n-aanazuvEn" in-tha paattukkum (14)-vOta kLuvai vachchukkalaam. Ans: thooliyile aada vandha vaanathu minnilave(chinna thambi) S.I -> 1.0 17. "thenmathurai mInaaL sIr kotuththaaL chiththiraththai pOlE thEr kotuththaaL' in-tha aNNan thangkai paattai kEttuttu, in-tha patam `en thangkai' anRu n-aanaRivEnnu solRingkaLaa? just miss paNNittIngka... Ans: Muthunagaye unnai naanariven (En thambi) S.I -> 0.44 18. "ava thangkachchi illataa aNNanukku thaayi" in-tha iLaiyavar paasaththaal ippati excite-aaki irukkaaRE, thannOta thangkachchiyai tharaiyilaavathu n-atakka vituvaaraa? Ans: Nalla kaalam porandhiruchu en kashtamellam parandhiduruchu(en thangachi padichava) S.I -> 0.66 19. "kaal moLachcha mallikaiyE n-aan kaNtetuththa rOsaavE" thaNNi thaNNinnu thavichchu sOkaththula ivungkaLukku kaNNIr thaan varuthu. Ans: kannana poomagane kannurangu sooriyane(thanneer thanner) S.I -> 0.66 20. "pUkkaLinaaL mukam thutaippaaL sElaiyin thalaippaal kaaRRinaith thatuppaaL kaayampatum en n-inaippaaL" ippati kavaniththukkoNtavarai theyvamenRu n-ichchayam sollalaam. Ans: Ammaave theivam aagaaya theepam (Amma) S.I -> 0.0 Paadagi: Susheela . Lyrics: Vairamuthu. 21. "un annai n-aan thaanE en piLLai n-I thaanE ithu pOthumE" thUkkaththai vittuttu thaalaattu paataraangka in-tha ammaa. Ans: Thaalattu maari ponadhe en kannil thookkam ponadhe(unnai naan sandhithen) S.I -> 0.55 Very easy, but not many found it. 22. "kaiyiraNtil aLLikkoNtu kaathOtu annai manam paatum kaNkaL mUtum" n-Ingka veNNilavai eppati piriththu patikkaRathunnu kEttIngkaLaa? athaan ippati paataraaru. Ans: Pillai nila irandum vellai nila(neengal kettavai) S.I -> 0.88 23. "aanan-tha kaNNIril apishEkam n-aan seythEn en kaNNil Iramillai" patikkalEnnaa ennangka? ivara paarungka thampikkaaka evvaLavu azakaa paataraaru.. Ans: Oru kootu kuyilaga oru koottu kiliyaga paadu panpaadu(Padikkadhavan) S.I -> 0.33 24. "kaalam karain-thaalum kOlam sithain-thaalum paasam veLukkaathu maanE" paasam reNtu thalaimuRai thaaNtikUta paayungka. Ans: poove poochadava en nenjil paalvarkkavaa(Poove poochudava) S.I -> 0.88 24. "kaayam enna kaayam enRu kalangkinEn maanE kaayam alla thiyaakam enRu therin-thukoNtEn n-aanE" `thalaivarai' kaappaaRRa chinnathungkallaam thiyaakam seykiRa kaalangka ithu! Ans: Muthu muthu pennae mutham tharum kannae(manidhan) S.I -> 0.33 25. "uRavonRu varuvathil makizn-thuvittEn uRavonRu pirivathil azuthuvittEn" maNakkOlam pUNta than makaLaip piriyum n-Eram. vERenna paasamalar Stailla appaa sirichchukittE azathukittu paatavENtiyathu thaan. Ans: Maragadhavallikku manakkolam en mangala selvikku malarkolam(anbulla appa) S.I -> 0.66 26. "thaayppaalil vIram kaNtEn thaalaattil perumai kaNtEn" ammaa pEchchai kEttaa pOthum, ellaam thaanaa van-thusErumnu solRaaru in-tha maapLE! Ans: Vettri meedhu vettri vandhu ennai serum(Thaedi vandha mappillai) S.I -> 0.88 27. "unakkena n-aanum enakkena n-Iyum sErn-thE vaazvOm ennaaLumE" EthO geometry sollikutuppaangka in-tha pataththukku pOnaa, singkai thozilathiparOta aaLu ippati n-aNpi mEla paasaththai pozinjchu paatal paatikittu irukkaangka. Ans: Idho idho en nenjile ore paadal(Vattathurkkul sadhuram) S.I -> 0.55 Geometry-nu sonna udane oruthar, oru periya list-ae kuduthurukkaar, "SIN"na thambi "COS"e thaan kadavulada "TAN" nilavu "ARC"hani pookal "PI"lat premnath "LOG"inathan "SUM"ai thaangi "GAMA"n pandigai uchcha "KATTAM" iru "KODU"gal "VATTA"thukul "SATHURAM" Aanaa paattu pattum kandupidikkalai. 28. "siRakil enaimUti arumai makaL pOla vaLarththa kathai sollavaa" aNNan-thangkai paasaththukku benchmark vaiththa patamallavaa. ithukkellaam kLu sollikittu irukka mutiyumaa. Ans: Malarndhu malaradha paadi malarppole(Paasa malar) S.I -> 1.0 29. "chinna thampi kataisith thampi sellamaay vaLarn-tha piLLai" ungka vIttilE brothers n-aalu pEru, but no sisters ? appO in-tha paattu nyaapakam van-thirukkanum. n-Ingka mUththavaraa? appO kaNtippaa in-tha paattai maRaththirukka mutiyaathu. Ans: Muthukku muththaaga soththukku soththaaga (Anbu sagotharargal) S.I -> 0.55 30. "kaNNE pasumponnE thaalElO" poNNu maathiri paasam kaattittu ippallaam tUyat paatuRaarEnnu kiNtalatikkak kUtaathu. appO Uncle-nnu kUppittaangka, ippO athaiyE thamizla maaththi maamaannu kUppituRaangka, avvaLavu thaangka. Ans: Muthu mani sudare vaa mullai malar charame vaa(Anbulla rajinikanth) S.I -> 0.88 31. "chiththirap pUppOlE chithaRum maththaappu" OhO.. thIpaavaLi tayam illayaa, athaan kaRpanai ippati pOkuthu. Ans: Unnai kandu naan aada ennai kandu nee aada(Kalyaana parisu) S.I -> 1.0 32. "pUngkaaRRE ingkE van-thu vaazththu" aNNan aNNi paasam aLavukku athikamaayituchchO? thampikku mayakkamE van-thutuchchu! Ans: Poongatre inge vazzhthu poo pondre pillai mugam parthu(Valter Vetrivel) S.I -> 0.55 Yeah.. it was a googly.. ;-) 33. "paasam ennum Or vazi van-tha vaasamalark kUttam" kutumpappaattu eppati sinimaavil payanpatuththappata vENtum enRu kEttIrkaLaa? appO n-aaLaikkE in-tha pataththai pOy paarungka. Ans: Anbu malargale nambi irungalen naalai namadhe(Naalai namadhe) S.I -> 0.85 34. "erumaippaal kutichchaa Eththamvan-thu sErumunnu kaaraampasu Otti vaaraanti thaaymaaman" kiraamaththu paasamalar? appO muthalla mariyaathaiyaa kUppitungka an-tha iyakkunarai. Ans: Maanoothu mandhaiyil maan kuttu petha mayile(Kizhakku seemayile) S.I -> 1.0 35. "mUnRaam piRaiyil thottil katti mullai mallikai meththaiyittu" en-then-tha paasangkaLO ithuvaraikkum paarththukkoNtu van-thOm. konjcham viththiyaachamaa aththaiyOta paasaththai in-tha paattula kELungka. Ans: Athai madhi methai adi aadi vilaiyadamma(Karpagam) S.I -> 1.0 36. "mINtum mINtum maNNil van-thu thOnRa vENtumE vaazka vaazka makanE enRu vaazththa vENtumE" raaman-aaraayaNan aNNanaa in-tha pataththai etuththathu? yaanaiyai vachchu annai-piLLai paasaththai sollaRaangka. Ans: Amma nee sumandha pillai sirogodindha killai(Annai or aalayam) S.I -> 0.88 37. "piLLaiyaay irun-thu vittaal illai oru thollaiyataa" vittaal cloning-la iRangkituvaar pOlErukkE! vaazkkainnaa ellaam irukkaththaan seyyum. Ans: Chinna chinna kannanukku enne dhan punnagaiyo(Vaazhkkai padagu) S.I -> 1.0 38. "kOyil illai enRaal thIpam illai - kaNNE n-IyillaiyEl ingku n-aanum illai" thangkai thannaal mutiyavillai enRu kavalaippatalaamO, athaan vaazavaikka aNNan irukkiRaarE! Ans: Endhan ponvanname anbu poovanname(Naan vazha vaippen) S.I -> 0.77 39. "n-I piRan-tha pOthu theyvam n-Eril van-thathammaa" kaathalanai thiyaakam paNNivittu kanniyaakavE irukkamutiyumaa peNNE? un uyir n-aNparkaL solvathai kELummaa. Ans: Oli pirantha pothu mannil uyirgal piranthathamma(Kannippen) S.I -> 0.44 40. "manam pOla vaazvellaam varum enRu n-ampu theLivaaka n-I selvaay ethirkaalam uNtu" paattup paatum ivarukku ippati kUta n-atikkath theriyumaa! Ans: Chinna kanmanikkulle vantha chinnakannane (Paatu paadavaa) S.I -> 0.15 _____________________________________________________________