Billa (2007 film)
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Billa (2007 film) is a Tamil-language action thriller remake of the 1980 film of the same name, starring Ajith Kumar as a stylish underworld don and noted for its slick visuals and music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Billa | 1 |
| Billa (2007 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8558479 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Billa (2007 film) Context triple: [AVM Productions, hasNotableWork, Billa (2007 film)]
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A.
Billa
Billa is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language action film starring Rajinikanth, known for its stylish portrayal of an underworld don and its status as a landmark gangster movie in Tamil cinema.
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B.
Billa
Billa is a 2009 Telugu-language action thriller film starring Prabhas, known for its stylish remake of the 1980s Chiranjeevi classic of the same name.
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C.
Rang De Basanti
Rang De Basanti is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language drama film that blends contemporary youth activism with historical patriotism, known for its impactful storytelling and acclaimed music.
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D.
Badal
Badal is a Barcelona Metro station that serves the area near Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.
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E.
Bheemla Nayak
Bheemla Nayak is a 2022 Telugu-language action drama film, a remake of the Malayalam movie Ayyappanum Koshiyum, known for its intense face-off between a principled cop and an influential ex-army man.
- 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: Billa (2007 film) Target entity description: Billa (2007 film) is a Tamil-language action thriller remake of the 1980 film of the same name, starring Ajith Kumar as a stylish underworld don and noted for its slick visuals and music.
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A.
Billa
Billa is a 2009 Telugu-language action thriller film starring Prabhas, known for its stylish remake of the 1980s Chiranjeevi classic of the same name.
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B.
Billa
Billa is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language action film starring Rajinikanth, known for its stylish portrayal of an underworld don and its status as a landmark gangster movie in Tamil cinema.
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C.
Rang De Basanti
Rang De Basanti is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language drama film that blends contemporary youth activism with historical patriotism, known for its impactful storytelling and acclaimed music.
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D.
Badal
Badal is a Barcelona Metro station that serves the area near Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.
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E.
Bheemla Nayak
Bheemla Nayak is a 2022 Telugu-language action drama film, a remake of the Malayalam movie Ayyappanum Koshiyum, known for its intense face-off between a principled cop and an influential ex-army man.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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action thriller film ⓘ remake film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Billa (1980 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Nirav Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| dialogueWriter | Suresh (dialogue writer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Vishnuvardhan (director) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Ayngaran International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | A. Sreekar Prasad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Billa (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Malaysia
NERFINISHED
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Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Billa II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
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thriller film ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowingIn | Tamil cinema audience ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrackComposer | Yuvan Shankar Raja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRemakeOf | Billa (1980 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| leadActor | Ajith Kumar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadRolePlayedBy | Ajith Kumar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Yuvan Shankar Raja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
music by Yuvan Shankar Raja
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slick visuals ⓘ stylish action sequences ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Tamil ⓘ |
| partOfFilmSeries | Billa film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | underworld don ⓘ |
| posterCaption | Theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| producer |
A. M. Rathnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
L. Suresh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Sri Surya Movies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 14 December 2007 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| remakeOfLanguageFilm | Tamil-language film ⓘ |
| runtime | 145 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Vishnuvardhan (director) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Adithya Menon
NERFINISHED
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Ajith Kumar NERFINISHED ⓘ Namitha NERFINISHED ⓘ Nayanthara NERFINISHED ⓘ Prabhu (actor) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rahman (actor) NERFINISHED ⓘ Santhanam (actor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Billa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Vishnuvardhan (director) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Billa (2007 film) Description of subject: Billa (2007 film) is a Tamil-language action thriller remake of the 1980 film of the same name, starring Ajith Kumar as a stylish underworld don and noted for its slick visuals and music.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Billa