Film, Theatre, and Media

Ethirzhzhi (1965) is the only film directed by the legendary director K. Balachander that starred Sivaji Ganesan. This is a notable fact because Balachander worked extensively with many actors but directed Sivaji Ganesan only once in his distinguished career. Muthal mariyadhai, Iru kodugal, and Paarthaal pasi theerum are not the correct answers.

Mahesh Babu made his debut as a child artist in the 1979 film 'Needa,' directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. He was just 4 years old when he appeared in this film, playing a small role alongside his father Krishna Ghattamaneni.

Trivikram Srinivas directed the 2005 Telugu film 'Athadu,' starring Mahesh Babu. The film was a major commercial success and is considered one of the best films in Trivikram's career, known for its witty dialogues and screenplay.

Trisha Krishnan acted with Mahesh Babu in two films - 'Athadu' (2005) and 'Khaleja' (2010). She is one of the few actresses who has been paired opposite Mahesh Babu in multiple successful films throughout his career.

Ashutosh Gowariker's directorial debut was Pehla Nasha (1993), a romantic thriller he wrote and directed. While he later gained fame for Swades, Lagaan, and Jodhaa Akbar, this earlier film marked his entry into direction. Afsana Pyaar Ka was not his directorial work.

Chori Chori (1956), starring Raj Kapoor and Nargis, was inspired by the Hollywood classic 'It Happened One Night' (1934), a romantic comedy that established many rom-com tropes. This is a well-documented case of Bollywood drawing inspiration from Hollywood. The other films listed are not the source material.

This is a factual claim about Sreya's first movie being 'Nuvve Nuvve'. The question asserts this is True, making the statement correct as stated.

The question asserts that Shankar is a Telugu cinema director. While there are directors named Shankar in Indian cinema (most notably S. Shankar who works in Tamil and has influenced Telugu cinema), the name alone is ambiguous without further specification.

This is a factual claim about actor Srikanth completing 100 movies. The question asserts this is True, which would mean Srikanth has indeed appeared in 100+ films in his career.

The movie 'Pasivadi Pranam' (1988) actually starred Chiranjeevi as the hero, not NTR. NTR (N.T. Rama Rao) was a different iconic actor in Telugu cinema. Therefore, the statement that NTR was the hero is False.

Telugu cinema is indeed commonly referred to as 'Tollywood,' similar to how Hindi cinema is called 'Bollywood.' The name derives from 'Telugu' + 'Hollywood' and is the accepted industry name.

Santosham (2002) featured Shreya in a supporting role as Dr. Anjali, a doctor character. This was one of her early Telugu films before she became a leading actress. The film starred Nagarjuna and was directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.