Quiz: Celebrating the history and culture of Chennai on Madras Day through cinema

The capital city of Tamil Nadu is celebrating the yearly Madras Day festival on the 22nd of August,

The day 22nd of August is widely regarded as the day Madras was founded after the Vijayanagara Empire sold the village of Madrasapattan to the East India Company on August 22nd 1639. The festival which took form in 2004 has since been celebrated every year and has become immensely popular over the years thanks to the idea set in motion by journalists Shashi Nair, Vincent D’Souza, and S Muthiah. The festival is celebrated through various art exhibitions, food festivals, radio programs, and other cultural events celebrating the history as well as the future of the city. The city is also regarded as the cinema capital of the south. So take this quiz to find out how much you know about Chennai and its history in Indian cinema.

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