Padikathavan
E743886
Padikathavan is a popular Tamil-language action-comedy film starring Dhanush, known for its commercial entertainment and mass appeal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Padikathavan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8558610 — 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: Padikathavan Context triple: [Sun Pictures, hasDistributedFilm, Padikathavan]
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A.
Pathinenkilkanakku
Pathinenkilkanakku is a classical Tamil anthology of eighteen minor works that forms a significant part of the post-Sangam didactic literature tradition.
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B.
Koodiyattam
Koodiyattam is an ancient Sanskrit theatre tradition from Kerala, India, recognized as one of the oldest surviving forms of classical Indian drama and a UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
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C.
Pithamagan
Pithamagan is a 2003 Tamil-language drama film directed by Bala, acclaimed for Vikram’s intense performance as a socially isolated graveyard worker.
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D.
Kadayan
Kadayan is an alternative name for the Kedayan language, an Austronesian language spoken primarily in Brunei, Sabah, and parts of Sarawak.
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E.
Karagattam
Karagattam is a traditional South Indian folk dance form, especially popular in Tamil Nadu, in which performers balance decorated pots on their heads while dancing to rhythmic folk music.
- 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: Padikathavan Target entity description: Padikathavan is a popular Tamil-language action-comedy film starring Dhanush, known for its commercial entertainment and mass appeal.
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A.
Pathinenkilkanakku
Pathinenkilkanakku is a classical Tamil anthology of eighteen minor works that forms a significant part of the post-Sangam didactic literature tradition.
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B.
Koodiyattam
Koodiyattam is an ancient Sanskrit theatre tradition from Kerala, India, recognized as one of the oldest surviving forms of classical Indian drama and a UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
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C.
Pithamagan
Pithamagan is a 2003 Tamil-language drama film directed by Bala, acclaimed for Vikram’s intense performance as a socially isolated graveyard worker.
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D.
Kadayan
Kadayan is an alternative name for the Kedayan language, an Austronesian language spoken primarily in Brunei, Sabah, and parts of Sarawak.
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E.
Karagattam
Karagattam is a traditional South Indian folk dance form, especially popular in Tamil Nadu, in which performers balance decorated pots on their heads while dancing to rhythmic folk music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tamil film
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action comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay by Suraj ⓘ |
| boxOfficePerformance | commercial success ⓘ |
| certificate | U/A ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Dhanush
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pratap Pothen NERFINISHED ⓘ Sayaji Shinde NERFINISHED ⓘ Suman NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamannaah Bhatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Vivek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | A. Venkatesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| director | Suraj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Mani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Bangkok
NERFINISHED
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Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyderabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ masala film ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Assault Arumugam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gayathri NERFINISHED ⓘ Ravi Shankar NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocky NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocky’s father ⓘ Samy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSong |
Ayyayyo Aanandhame
NERFINISHED
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Hey Vetri Velaa NERFINISHED ⓘ Naan Paadum Mouna Ragam NERFINISHED ⓘ Paal Pappaali NERFINISHED ⓘ Pokkiri Raja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy |
Na. Muthukumar
NERFINISHED
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Pa. Vijay NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugabharathi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicComposer | Mani Sharma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Dhanush’s action-comedy performance
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mass entertainment elements ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Tamil ⓘ |
| producer | V. Ravichandran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2009-01-14 ⓘ |
| releaseOccasion | Pongal 2009 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 160 ⓘ |
| soundtrackComposer | Mani Sharma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Dhanush
NERFINISHED
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Tamannaah Bhatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Padikathavan Description of subject: Padikathavan is a popular Tamil-language action-comedy film starring Dhanush, known for its commercial entertainment and mass appeal.
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