Madurai's Rajini Temple Displays a Kolu Honoring Actor Rajinikanth
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A temple in Madurai, India, is famous for a popular actor. The temple is called the Rajini Temple. It is named after actor Rajinikanth.
The temple made a special kolu this year. A kolu is a display of dolls and figures. People in South India make kolu during festival time. This kolu shows things about Rajinikanth.
Rajinikanth is a very famous actor in India. He has many fans. Fans are people who love a star very much.
Rajinikanth has a new film. The film is called Jailer 2. It is a sequel. A sequel is a second film that continues a story.
People think Jailer 2 will make a lot of money. This is called the box office. Box office means how much money a film earns.
The film may not make as much money as another film called Coolie. But it will still open very well.
Vocabulary15 words
- temple
- a special building for prayer
- kolu
- a display of small dolls for a festival
- fans
- people who love a famous person
- sequel
- a second film about the same story
- box office
- money a film makes
- actor
- a person who acts in films
- famous
- known by many people
- display
- things shown for people to see
- festival
- a special time of celebration
- opener
- the first days a film is shown
- prediction
- a guess about the future
- release
- when a film starts showing
- theater
- a place to watch films
- version
- one type of something
- north
- a direction; part of a country
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1. An actor 2. A display of dolls 3. A sequel film
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A temple in Madurai, India, is famous for a popular _____. The temple is called the Rajini Temple. It is named after actor _____.
The temple made a special _____ this year. A kolu is a display of dolls and figures. People in South India make kolu during _____ time.
Rajinikanth is a very famous actor in India. He has many _____.
Rajinikanth has a new film. The film is called Jailer 2. It is a _____.
People think Jailer 2 will make a lot of money. This is called the _____.
The film may not make as much money as another film called _____.
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