Kannathil Muthamittal
E748115
Kannathil Muthamittal is a critically acclaimed 2002 Tamil-language drama film that explores themes of adoption, identity, and the Sri Lankan civil war through the journey of a young girl seeking her biological mother.
All labels observed (1)
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| Kannathil Muthamittal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8565024 — 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: Kannathil Muthamittal Context triple: [Mani Ratnam, notableWork, Kannathil Muthamittal]
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A.
Kaanum Thirunaal
Kaanum Thirunaal is a Tamil festival day, observed as the concluding celebration of the Pongal harvest festival, marked by family outings, social visits, and communal gatherings.
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B.
Enga Veettu Pillai
Enga Veettu Pillai is a popular 1965 Tamil-language film starring M. G. Ramachandran in a dual role, known for its blend of action, drama, and memorable songs.
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C.
Malayattoor Kurisumudi
Malayattoor Kurisumudi is a renowned Christian hilltop pilgrimage center in Kerala, India, traditionally associated with the apostolic visit of St. Thomas.
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D.
Vattezhuthu
Vattezhuthu is an ancient South Indian script historically used to write early forms of the Tamil and Malayalam languages.
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E.
Vaaranam Aayiram
Vaaranam Aayiram is a 2008 Tamil coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, acclaimed for Suriya’s dual-role performance and its emotional exploration of father–son relationships.
- 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: Kannathil Muthamittal Target entity description: Kannathil Muthamittal is a critically acclaimed 2002 Tamil-language drama film that explores themes of adoption, identity, and the Sri Lankan civil war through the journey of a young girl seeking her biological mother.
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A.
Kaanum Thirunaal
Kaanum Thirunaal is a Tamil festival day, observed as the concluding celebration of the Pongal harvest festival, marked by family outings, social visits, and communal gatherings.
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B.
Enga Veettu Pillai
Enga Veettu Pillai is a popular 1965 Tamil-language film starring M. G. Ramachandran in a dual role, known for its blend of action, drama, and memorable songs.
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C.
Malayattoor Kurisumudi
Malayattoor Kurisumudi is a renowned Christian hilltop pilgrimage center in Kerala, India, traditionally associated with the apostolic visit of St. Thomas.
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D.
Vattezhuthu
Vattezhuthu is an ancient South Indian script historically used to write early forms of the Tamil and Malayalam languages.
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E.
Vaaranam Aayiram
Vaaranam Aayiram is a 2008 Tamil coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, acclaimed for Suriya’s dual-role performance and its emotional exploration of father–son relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tamil-language film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Amuthavum Avanum
NERFINISHED
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short story by Sujatha Rangarajan ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ravi K. Chandran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Mani Ratnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Madras Talkies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | A. Sreekar Prasad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Chennai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
war drama ⓘ |
| hasAward |
National Film Award for Best Audiography
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Film Award for Best Child Artist NERFINISHED ⓘ National Film Award for Best Editing NERFINISHED ⓘ National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu State Film Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrackComposer | A. R. Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Amudha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | A. R. Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong | Vellai Pookal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Tamil ⓘ |
| portrays | a young adopted girl searching for her biological mother ⓘ |
| producer |
G. Srinivasan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mani Ratnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Madras Talkies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 14 February 2002 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 123 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy |
Mani Ratnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sujatha Rangarajan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry |
India
NERFINISHED
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Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Sri Lankan Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
J. V. Somayajulu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madhavan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nandita Das NERFINISHED ⓘ P. S. Keerthana NERFINISHED ⓘ Prakash Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ Simran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Sri Lankan Civil War
NERFINISHED
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adoption ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| writer | Mani Ratnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kannathil Muthamittal Description of subject: Kannathil Muthamittal is a critically acclaimed 2002 Tamil-language drama film that explores themes of adoption, identity, and the Sri Lankan civil war through the journey of a young girl seeking her biological mother.
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