Veerapandiya Kattabomman
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Veerapandiya Kattabomman is a landmark 1959 Tamil historical film depicting the life of an 18th-century chieftain who resisted British colonial rule in India.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Tamil-language film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Veerapandiya Kattabomman ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | W. R. Subba Rao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| depicts | trial and execution of Veerapandiya Kattabomman ⓘ |
| dialogueWriter | S. S. Vasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | B. R. Panthulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionTerritory | Tamil-speaking regions of India ⓘ |
| editedBy | R. Devarajan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | post-independence Indian cinema ⓘ |
| filmIndustry | Kollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
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historical drama ⓘ |
| hasType | biographical historical drama film ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Tamil ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Veerapandiya Kattabomman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterPlayedBy | Sivaji Ganesan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Veerapandiya Kattabomman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicComposer | G. Ramanathan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | resistance to British colonial rule ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Sivaji Ganesan’s performance as Veerapandiya Kattabomman
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popular patriotic dialogues in Tamil ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Tamil ⓘ |
| portrays |
Indian independence movement (early resistance)
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conflict between Indian poligar chieftains and British East India Company ⓘ |
| producer | B. R. Panthulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Padmini Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| screenwriter | S. S. Vasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
British India
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Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Gemini Ganesan
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Padmini NERFINISHED ⓘ S. Varalakshmi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sivaji Ganesan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-colonial resistance
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heroism ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| title | Veerapandiya Kattabomman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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