Thalaivar
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Thalaivar is a title popularly used to refer to Velupillai Prabhakaran, the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thalaivar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13959774 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thalaivar Context triple: [Velupillai Prabhakaran, alsoKnownAs, Thalaivar]
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A.
Nayaka
Nayaka refers to a South Indian-origin royal and warrior community historically influential in the politics and courts of Sri Lanka and southern India.
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B.
Dasavathaaram
Dasavathaaram is a 2008 Indian Tamil science-fiction action film famed for Kamal Haasan’s portrayal of ten distinct roles and its complex, time-spanning narrative.
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C.
Thalapathi
Thalapathi is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film directed by Mani Ratnam, acclaimed for its powerful performances by Rajinikanth and Mammootty, its adaptation of the Mahabharata, and Ilaiyaraaja’s celebrated music.
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D.
Veeram
Veeram is a 2014 Tamil-language action film starring Ajith Kumar as a village strongman who protects his family while battling powerful enemies.
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E.
Vetrimaaran
Vetrimaaran is an acclaimed Indian filmmaker and screenwriter known for his gritty, realistic Tamil-language films and multiple National Film Awards.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thalaivar Target entity description: Thalaivar is a title popularly used to refer to Velupillai Prabhakaran, the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka.
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A.
Nayaka
Nayaka refers to a South Indian-origin royal and warrior community historically influential in the politics and courts of Sri Lanka and southern India.
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B.
Dasavathaaram
Dasavathaaram is a 2008 Indian Tamil science-fiction action film famed for Kamal Haasan’s portrayal of ten distinct roles and its complex, time-spanning narrative.
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C.
Thalapathi
Thalapathi is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film directed by Mani Ratnam, acclaimed for its powerful performances by Rajinikanth and Mammootty, its adaptation of the Mahabharata, and Ilaiyaraaja’s celebrated music.
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D.
Veeram
Veeram is a 2014 Tamil-language action film starring Ajith Kumar as a village strongman who protects his family while battling powerful enemies.
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E.
Vetrimaaran
Vetrimaaran is an acclaimed Indian filmmaker and screenwriter known for his gritty, realistic Tamil-language films and multiple National Film Awards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.