Padayappa
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Padayappa is a hugely popular 1999 Tamil-language masala film starring Rajinikanth, known for its dramatic storyline, memorable dialogues, and iconic confrontation between the hero and the antagonist played by Ramya Krishnan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Padayappa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8550777 — 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: Padayappa Context triple: [Rajinikanth, notableWork, Padayappa]
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A.
Pillaiyar
Pillaiyar is a widely revered elephant-headed Hindu deity, especially in South India, worshipped as the remover of obstacles and patron of beginnings and wisdom.
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B.
Kumbara Gudda
Kumbara Gudda is a notable locality and residential area in the city of Ballari in the Indian state of Karnataka.
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C.
Manjappada
Manjappada is a passionate supporters’ group of Kerala Blasters FC, renowned for its massive, vibrant fan base and intense football culture in Indian football.
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D.
Simhadri
Simhadri is a 2003 Telugu-language action drama film starring Jr. NTR that became one of director S. S. Rajamouli’s early commercial blockbusters.
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E.
Karpagambal
Karpagambal is the Hindu goddess Parvati worshipped as the consort of Lord Shiva at the Kapaleeshwarar Temple in Mylapore, Chennai.
- 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: Padayappa Target entity description: Padayappa is a hugely popular 1999 Tamil-language masala film starring Rajinikanth, known for its dramatic storyline, memorable dialogues, and iconic confrontation between the hero and the antagonist played by Ramya Krishnan.
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A.
Pillaiyar
Pillaiyar is a widely revered elephant-headed Hindu deity, especially in South India, worshipped as the remover of obstacles and patron of beginnings and wisdom.
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B.
Kumbara Gudda
Kumbara Gudda is a notable locality and residential area in the city of Ballari in the Indian state of Karnataka.
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C.
Manjappada
Manjappada is a passionate supporters’ group of Kerala Blasters FC, renowned for its massive, vibrant fan base and intense football culture in Indian football.
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D.
Simhadri
Simhadri is a 2003 Telugu-language action drama film starring Jr. NTR that became one of director S. S. Rajamouli’s early commercial blockbusters.
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E.
Karpagambal
Karpagambal is the Hindu goddess Parvati worshipped as the consort of Lord Shiva at the Kapaleeshwarar Temple in Mylapore, Chennai.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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film ⓘ |
| antagonistPlayedBy | Ramya Krishnan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Neelambari
NERFINISHED
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Padayappa NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasundhara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ashok Kumar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| director | K. S. Ravikumar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Kavithalayaa Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | K. Thanikachalam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresIconicConfrontationBetween | Padayappa and Neelambari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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drama ⓘ masala ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family honour
ⓘ
love and rejection ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commercial success
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dramatic storyline ⓘ iconic confrontation between hero and antagonist ⓘ memorable dialogues ⓘ |
| leadActor | Rajinikanth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Rajinikanth as Padayappa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress |
Ramya Krishnan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soundarya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadAntagonistRole | Ramya Krishnan as Neelambari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | A. R. Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Tamil ⓘ |
| posterCaption | Theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| producer |
K. Sathya Narayana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pushpa Kandasamy NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajam Balachander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Kavithalayaa Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1999-04-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 181 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | K. S. Ravikumar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Abbas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nassar NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajinikanth NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramya Krishnan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sivaji Ganesan NERFINISHED ⓘ Soundarya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | K. S. Ravikumar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Padayappa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | K. S. Ravikumar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Padayappa Description of subject: Padayappa is a hugely popular 1999 Tamil-language masala film starring Rajinikanth, known for its dramatic storyline, memorable dialogues, and iconic confrontation between the hero and the antagonist played by Ramya Krishnan.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.