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{{Short description|Viral video}}

'''Little Superstar''' is an [[List of Internet phenomena|Internet phenomenon]], consisting of a video of Thavakalai, an Indian actor, dancing to [[MC Miker G & DJ Sven]]'s remix of the [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] song ''[[Holiday (Madonna song)|Holiday]]'', in a clip from a [[1990]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]] movie ''Adhisaya Piravi'', featuring actor [[Rajnikanth]]. Various [[mashup (video)|mashup]]s have also appeared on the Internet using tracks from [[Cypress Hill]], [[Michael Jackson]] and others.

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'''''Little Superstar''''' is a video uploaded on [[YouTube]], which is a clip from the 1990 Tamil film ''[[Adhisaya Piravi]]'', starring [[Rajinikanth]]. The clip features the Tamil actor [[King Kong (actor)|King Kong]] [[breakdance|breakdancing]] to [[MC Miker G & DJ Sven]]'s "[[Holiday Rap]]". Various [[mashup (video)|mashup]]s have also appeared on the Internet using tracks from [[Cypress Hill]], [[Michael Jackson]] and others, including ''Ted's Fear Factory'' video. The first site to feature ''Little Superstar'' and give the clip its name was Dorks.com.

The video has been featured on [[YouTube]], in [[Tom Anderson (MySpace)|Tom]]'s]] bulletins on [[Myspace]], on the [[E!]] TV show ''[[The Soup]]'', the [[MSNBC]] shows ''Countdown'' with [[Keith Olbermann]] and [[Tucker Carlson]], G4TV's ''[[Attack of the Show!]]'' and elsewhere., as Therewell areas alsohaving otherbeen parodied on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. Another popular video clipsclip offeatures King Kong (not E. Shankar) slapping a man from the Thavakalaisame fightingfilm.

The clip is from [[India]] and is a product of the [[Chennai|Chennai (Madras)]] movie industry, otherwise known as [[Kollywood]]. The little person in the clip is actually an adult actor, whose stage name is "Thavakalai" (Tamil for "frog"). Thavakalai made his acting debut in the 1983 Tamil movie "''Mundhanai Mudichu''" (director K. [[Bhagyaraj]]) and has appeared in several movies since then, usually playing the role of a child sidekick.

In recent years, actor King Kong (E. Shankar) has choreographed a dance number in a [[Doritos]] Tandoori Sizzler! commercial shown in Canada, which was filmed in India.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7py1aRJH3eE YouTube – tandoori sizzler dancer<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

The video has been featured on [[YouTube]], in [[Tom Anderson (MySpace)|Tom's]] bulletins on [[Myspace]], on the [[E!]] TV show [[The Soup]], the [[MSNBC]] shows Countdown with [[Keith Olbermann]] and [[Tucker Carlson]] and elsewhere. There are also other video clips of Thavakalai fighting.

==TranslationTranscript of the Dialogue in the Dance Clipvideo==

===Dancing clip===

The language spoken in the clip is Tamil. The rough English equivalent would be:

''Mother:'' Hey, hey. What's with the party this early inmorning? the morning.Get Everyoneout leaveeverybody, shoo, shoo. ([''Speaking to [[Rajinikanth]], who's lying on the cot'')] Why not gettake some rest, honey. Go ahead and rest. dear?

''Rajinikanth:'' OK Mom [''lights up a [[beedi]] as she walks away''].

''Mother:'' Hey, hey. What's with the party this early in the morning. Everyone leave, shoo, shoo. (''Speaking to [[Rajinikanth]], who's lying on the cot'') Why not get some rest, honey. Go ahead and rest.

''Rajinikanth[[King Kong (actor)|King Kong]]:'' AllDude, rightgive (lights upme a [[beedi]]).

''ThavakalaiRajinikanth:'' Boss,Hey! giveKids me ashouldn't [[beedi]]smoke.

''ThavakalaiKing Kong:'' BrotherBuddy, I'm ten years older than you, you know. You should giveGive it to me I say.

''Rajinikanth:'' Hey! Little kids shouldn't smoke.

''Rajinikanth:'' Hey!And Littleif kidsI shouldndon't smoke.?

''Thavakalai:'' Brother, I'm ten years older than you, you know. You should give it to me.

''RajinikanthKing Kong:'' AndI'll ifskin Iyou don't..alive.?

''ThavakalaiRajinikanth:'' I'll skinHere you alivego.

===Slapping clip===

''Rajinikanth:'' Here you go.

''ThavakalaiKing Kong:'' BossBrother, you shouldndon't botherworry forabout this smallsilly matterduel. I'll take care of this myself (with my hands).

''Rajinikanth:'' Here you goOk.

==Translation of the Dialogue in the Slapping Clip==

''Thavakalai:'' Boss, you shouldn't bother for this small matter. I'll take care of this with my hands.

(King Kong slaps thug)

''Rajinikanth:'' Right.

''King Kong:'' [''pauses and looks at Rajinikanth''] Dude, how (am I doing)?

(Thavakalai clambers up a person's tie and starts slapping him)

''Thavakalai:'' Boss, how (am I doing)?

''Rajinikanth:'' Great!

''Rajinikanth:'' That's enoughEnough. He's going to die (at this rate).!

(Thavakalai[''King lets go of tie andKong returns back to cot)'']

''Rajinikanth:'' Now thenWell, is what he dished outthis enough for you, or do you want mea topiece giveof you someme moretoo?

==Misconceptions==

* The clips were incorrectly reported as being from [[Bollywood]], which predominantly refers to the filmmaking industry of Hindi films, in some places on the web and TV media, such as YouTube, Yahoo and the "Oddball Plays of the Month" segment of the Keith Olbermann show on MSNBC. The moviefilm is actually from the [[Chennai|ChennaiTamil (Madras)cinema]] movie industry, otherwisecolloquially known as Kollywood, the Tamil filmmaking industry based in [[KollywoodChennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India.

[[King Kong (actor)|King Kong]] has been incorrectly described as a [[child actor]] in some places. He is actually an adult with [[dwarfism]]. He was also never known as a "little superstar" in the Tamil film industry and is only the title of the clip given by its uploaders.

==In popular culture==

* Thavakalai is also incorrectly described as a [[child actor]] in some places. He is an adult.

A parody version of ''Little Superstar'' starring porn star [[Ron Jeremy]] first started turning up on [[Online video platform|video sharing]] websites in March 2007. Another parody starring [[Fred Armisen]] as King Kong and [[Bill Hader]] as Rajinikanth aired on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' on 21 April 2007. ''[[Nobody's Watching]]'' also created a parody of the video. A parody of ''Little Superstar'' appeared in the season finale "[[Gorillas in the Mist (American Dad!)|Gorillas in the Mist]]" of the sixth season of ''[[American Dad!]]''. It was also cited by [[Bobby Moynihan]] as a source of inspiration for SNL's "Haunted Elevator" sketch, which aired in late 2016 and featured noted character [[David S. Pumpkins]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fox|first1=Jesse David|title=An Oral History of 'David Pumpkins'|url=http://www.vulture.com/2017/10/david-s-pumpkins-oral-history.html|website=Vulture|access-date=31 October 2017}}</ref>

==References==

* Thavakalai was never known as the "little superstar" in the Tamil film industry. On the other hand, the larger actor in the clips ([[Rajinikanth]]) is referred to as such in movie posters and reviews.

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==External links==

*[httphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx-NLPH8JeMmkFXPOzuNBY "Little Superstar Returns"] on [[YouTube]]

*[httphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkFXPOzuNBYiJ2_gWlWiaw "LittleDoritos SuperstarTandoori Returns"]Sizzlin on [[YouTube]commercial]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7py1aRJH3eE Behind the scenes footage of the Doritos Tandoori Sizzler commercial]

*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3682901331956391478 Adhisaya Piravi]

*[httphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX1cPBanxeA Slapping Scenescene]

*[http://gorillamask.net/little-superstar-fight.shtml Fight scene]

*[httphttps://www.msnbc.msnnbcnews.com/id/15106585/wbna15106585 Countdown with Keith Olbermann Sept.29 29thSeptember 2006]

*[httphttps://www.msnbc.msnnbcnews.com/id/15061731/wbna15061731 Tucker Carlson Sept.28 28thSeptember 2006]

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