Kumar Pallana
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Kumar Pallana was an Indian-American character actor and performer known for his quirky supporting roles in several Wes Anderson films and in Steven Spielberg’s "The Terminal."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kumar Pallana canonical | 2 |
| Kumar Valavhadas Pallana | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2834423 — 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.
Target entity: Kumar Pallana Context triple: [The Terminal, starring, Kumar Pallana]
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Guha Bala
Guha Bala is a video game developer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of the studio Vicarious Visions, which worked on major franchises like Guitar Hero, Skylanders, and Crash Bandicoot.
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Pingali Surana
Pingali Surana was a prominent 16th-century Telugu poet and writer of the Vijayanagara era, renowned for his classical works such as "Kalapurnodayam."
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Madhusudan
Madhusudan is the literary pseudonym of Michael Madhusudan Dutt, a pioneering 19th-century Bengali poet and dramatist known for modernizing Bengali literature.
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Kakarla Tyagabrahmam
Kakarla Tyagabrahmam, popularly known as Tyagaraja, was a seminal 18th–19th century Carnatic composer and saint whose devotional kritis to Lord Rama are central to South Indian classical music.
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Jaya Bhaduri
Jaya Bhaduri, better known as Jaya Bachchan, is a celebrated Indian actress and politician renowned for her powerful, naturalistic performances in Hindi and Bengali cinema since the 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kumar Pallana Target entity description: Kumar Pallana was an Indian-American character actor and performer known for his quirky supporting roles in several Wes Anderson films and in Steven Spielberg’s "The Terminal."
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A.
Guha Bala
Guha Bala is a video game developer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of the studio Vicarious Visions, which worked on major franchises like Guitar Hero, Skylanders, and Crash Bandicoot.
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B.
Pingali Surana
Pingali Surana was a prominent 16th-century Telugu poet and writer of the Vijayanagara era, renowned for his classical works such as "Kalapurnodayam."
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C.
Madhusudan
Madhusudan is the literary pseudonym of Michael Madhusudan Dutt, a pioneering 19th-century Bengali poet and dramatist known for modernizing Bengali literature.
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D.
Kakarla Tyagabrahmam
Kakarla Tyagabrahmam, popularly known as Tyagaraja, was a seminal 18th–19th century Carnatic composer and saint whose devotional kritis to Lord Rama are central to South Indian classical music.
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E.
Jaya Bhaduri
Jaya Bhaduri, better known as Jaya Bachchan, is a celebrated Indian actress and politician renowned for her powerful, naturalistic performances in Hindi and Bengali cinema since the 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian-American
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acrobat ⓘ actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ juggler ⓘ person ⓘ stage performer ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| birthName |
Kumar Pallana
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Kumar Valavhadas Pallana
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| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| citizenship |
India
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| countryOfBirth | India ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfBirth | 1918-12-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-10-10 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Indian ⓘ |
| filmAppearance |
Bottle Rocket
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Rushmore ⓘ The Royal Tenenbaums ⓘ The Terminal ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| immigratedTo |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| knownFor |
deadpan comedic style
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eccentric supporting characters ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Hindi ⓘ |
| name | Kumar Pallana self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian-American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
quirky supporting roles in Wes Anderson films
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role in the film "The Terminal" ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bottle Rocket
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Rushmore ⓘ The Royal Tenenbaums ⓘ The Terminal ⓘ |
| occupation |
acrobat
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actor ⓘ juggler ⓘ performer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Indore
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surface form:
Indore, British India
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| placeOfDeath |
Oakland
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surface form:
Oakland, California, United States
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| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| workedWith |
Steven Spielberg
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Wes Anderson ⓘ |
| yearsActive | mid-20th century–early 21st century ⓘ |
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Subject: Kumar Pallana Description of subject: Kumar Pallana was an Indian-American character actor and performer known for his quirky supporting roles in several Wes Anderson films and in Steven Spielberg’s "The Terminal."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.