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English
Etymology
From punch + dialogue, with dialogue used loosely to mean a spoken line. The term possibly compares the force of the line to a punch (similar to punch line), or because many of these lines are delivered immediately preceding a fight scene (compare fighting words).
Pronunciation
Noun
punch dialogue (plural punch dialogues)
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Punch dialogues delivered by the Tamil actor Rajinikanth (born 1950):[1]
- From Arunachalam (1997): “Andavan solran, Arunachalam mudikaran” (“God proposes, Arunachalam executes”).
- From Baba (2002): “Naan lata vandalum latesta varuven” (“I might be late, but I will always be the latest”).
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- (South India) Chiefly in a film: a retort or a witty line, commonly written to be spoken by the protagonist to excite fans of the actor delivering them.
2016 March 2, Suhas Yellapantula, “Punch patakas for men only”, in The New Indian Express, Chennai, Tamil Nadu: Express Publications, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-09-16:Apart from intense fight sequences and glamourous songs, one of the most important ingredients of a masala enetertainer in Tollywood – is its punch dialogues. For instance, a Nandamuri Balakrishna film is incomplete without punch dialogues – those with attitude, catchy slogans, rhymes and alliterations.
2016 July 17, Nandhu Sundaram, “Where there is Rajinikanth, there is Punch Dialogue”, in Scroll.in, archived from the original on 2023-02-14:Rajinikanth didn't invent the punch dialogue, but it is safe to say that nobody has popularised the delivery of sharply written lines aimed for maximum effect better than the Tamil screen icon.
2020 August 1, Manjula, “Puneeth Rajkumar’s punch dialogue in Yuvarathnaa motion poster”, in The Hans India, Hyderabad, Telegana: Hyderabad Media House, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-04-02:The poster is coupled with a punch dialogue which has given a fillip to his [Puneeth Rajkumar's] appearance in the movie and given fans a high.
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References
- ^ Nandhu Sundaram (2016 July 17) “Where there is Rajinikanth, there is Punch Dialogue”, in Scroll.in, archived from the original on 2023-02-14.