Mersal
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Mersal is a 2017 Tamil-language action thriller film starring Vijay in a triple role, known for its blend of mass entertainment and strong social commentary on corruption in the medical industry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mersal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8564835 — 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: Mersal Context triple: [Vijay, notableWork, Mersal]
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A.
Thuppakki
Thuppakki is a 2012 Tamil action thriller film directed by AR Murugadoss, starring Vijay as an army officer who sets out to dismantle a terrorist sleeper cell in Mumbai.
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B.
Brindavanam
Brindavanam is a 2010 Telugu-language romantic comedy film starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr., known for its family-centric storyline, entertainment value, and commercial success.
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C.
Kabali
Kabali is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action drama film starring Rajinikanth as an aging gangster seeking revenge and redemption.
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D.
Petta
Petta is a 2019 Tamil-language action film directed by Karthik Subbaraj and starring Rajinikanth in a stylish, nostalgia-driven role.
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E.
Anniyan
Anniyan is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language psychological action thriller film directed by S. Shankar, known for its multiple personality protagonist and strong social message.
- 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: Mersal Target entity description: Mersal is a 2017 Tamil-language action thriller film starring Vijay in a triple role, known for its blend of mass entertainment and strong social commentary on corruption in the medical industry.
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A.
Thuppakki
Thuppakki is a 2012 Tamil action thriller film directed by AR Murugadoss, starring Vijay as an army officer who sets out to dismantle a terrorist sleeper cell in Mumbai.
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B.
Brindavanam
Brindavanam is a 2010 Telugu-language romantic comedy film starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr., known for its family-centric storyline, entertainment value, and commercial success.
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C.
Kabali
Kabali is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action drama film starring Rajinikanth as an aging gangster seeking revenge and redemption.
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D.
Petta
Petta is a 2019 Tamil-language action film directed by Karthik Subbaraj and starring Rajinikanth in a stylish, nostalgia-driven role.
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E.
Anniyan
Anniyan is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language psychological action thriller film directed by S. Shankar, known for its multiple personality protagonist and strong social message.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| castMember |
Kajal Aggarwal
NERFINISHED
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Nithya Menen NERFINISHED ⓘ S. J. Suryah NERFINISHED ⓘ Samantha Ruth Prabhu NERFINISHED ⓘ Sathyaraj NERFINISHED ⓘ Vadivelu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certificate | U/A (India) ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | G. K. Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | A. R. Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| director | Atlee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Sri Thenandal Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ruben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresActorInTripleRole | Vijay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Chennai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Jodhpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
ⓘ
action thriller film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Adirindhi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mersal Arasan (colloquial) ⓘ |
| hasSong |
Aalaporaan Thamizhan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mersal Arasan NERFINISHED ⓘ Neethanae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption in the medical industry
ⓘ
medical malpractice ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| languageVersion | Telugu-dubbed version titled "Adirindhi" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActor | Vijay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainAntagonistCharacter | Daniel Arokiyaraj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainProtagonistCharacter |
Maaran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vetri NERFINISHED ⓘ Vetri and Maaran's father (Vijay’s third role) ⓘ |
| musicBy | A. R. Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of mass entertainment and social commentary
ⓘ
critique of corruption in the medical industry ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
H. Murali
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hema Rukmani NERFINISHED ⓘ N. Ramasamy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Thenandal Studio Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2017-10-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 172 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Atlee
NERFINISHED
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K. V. Vijayendra Prasad NERFINISHED ⓘ S. Ramana Girivasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring | Vijay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | K. V. Vijayendra Prasad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mersal Description of subject: Mersal is a 2017 Tamil-language action thriller film starring Vijay in a triple role, known for its blend of mass entertainment and strong social commentary on corruption in the medical industry.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.