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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 language|Tamil]] actor [[King Kong (actor)|King Kong]] (not to be confused with [[Thavakalai Chittibabu|Thavakalai]]), and another Indian dwarf actor, E. Shankar (also known as 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.<br />
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The video has been featured on YouTube, in [[Tom Anderson]]'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 well as having been parodied on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. Another popular video clip features King Kong (not E. Shankar) slapping a man from the same film.<br />
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In recent years, actor [[King Kong (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><br />
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==Transcript of the video==<br />
===Dancing clip===<br />
''Mother:'' Hey, hey. What's with the party early morning? Get out everybody, shoo, shoo. [''Speaking to [[Rajinikanth]], who's lying on the cot''] Why not take some rest, dear?<br />
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''Rajinikanth:'' OK Mom [''lights up a [[beedi]] as she walks away''].<br />
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''[[King Kong (actor)|King Kong]]:'' Dude, give me a [[beedi]].<br />
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''Rajinikanth:'' Hey! Kids shouldn't smoke.<br />
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''King Kong:'' Buddy, I'm ten years older than you. Give it to me I say.<br />
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''Rajinikanth:'' And if I don't?<br />
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''King Kong:'' I'll skin you alive.<br />
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''Rajinikanth:'' Here you go. <br />
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===Slapping clip===<br />
''King Kong:'' Brother, you don't worry about this silly duel. I'll take care of this myself (with my hands).<br />
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''Rajinikanth:'' Ok.<br />
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(King Kong slaps thug)<br />
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''King Kong:'' [''pauses and looks at Rajinikanth''] Dude, how (am I doing)?<br />
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''Rajinikanth:'' Great!<br />
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''Rajinikanth:'' Enough. He's going to die!<br />
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[''King Kong returns to cot'']<br />
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''Rajinikanth:'' Well, is this enough or do you want a piece of me too?<br />
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==Misconceptions==<br />
The clips were incorrectly reported as being from [[Bollywood]], which predominantly refers to the filmmaking industry of [[Hindi language|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 film is actually from [[Tamil cinema]], colloquially known as Kollywood, the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] filmmaking industry based in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<br />
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[[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.<br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
A parody version of ''Little Superstar'' starring porn star [[Ron Jeremy]] first started turning up on [[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><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx-NLPH8JeM "Little Superstar"] on YouTube<br />
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkFXPOzuNBY "Little Superstar Returns"] on YouTube<br />
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ2_gWlWiaw Doritos Tandoori Sizzlin commercial]<br />
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7py1aRJH3eE Behind the scenes footage of the Doritos Tandoori Sizzler commercial]<br />
*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3682901331956391478 Adhisaya Piravi]<br />
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX1cPBanxeA Slapping scene]<br />
*[http://gorillamask.net/little-superstar-fight.shtml Fight scene]<br />
*[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/15106585 Countdown with Keith Olbermann 29 September 2006]<br />
*[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/15061731 Tucker Carlson 28 September 2006]<br />
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