Veerapandiya Kattabomman
E749953
Veerapandiya Kattabomman is a landmark 1959 Tamil historical film depicting the life of an 18th-century chieftain who resisted British colonial rule in India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Veerapandiya Kattabomman canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8667398 — 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: Veerapandiya Kattabomman Context triple: [Sivaji Ganesan, notableWork, Veerapandiya Kattabomman]
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Achuthappa Nayak
Achuthappa Nayak was a prominent 16th–17th century ruler of the Thanjavur Nayak dynasty in South India, known for his military campaigns, temple patronage, and administrative consolidation of the region.
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Kannasamy Nayaka
Kannasamy Nayaka, better known as Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, was the last king of the Kingdom of Kandy and the final native monarch of Sri Lanka before British colonial rule.
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Tipu Sultan
Tipu Sultan was the 18th-century ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India, renowned for his military resistance against British expansion and his pioneering use of rocketry in warfare.
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D.
Vellore Nayak rule
Vellore Nayak rule refers to the regional governance of Vellore under the Nayak dynasty, a period marked by semi-autonomous feudal administration, military fortification, and patronage of local culture and architecture in South India.
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E.
Komaram Bheem
Komaram Bheem was a tribal leader and revolutionary from Telangana who fought against the Nizam’s rule and became a symbol of indigenous resistance in India.
- 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: Veerapandiya Kattabomman Target entity description: 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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A.
Achuthappa Nayak
Achuthappa Nayak was a prominent 16th–17th century ruler of the Thanjavur Nayak dynasty in South India, known for his military campaigns, temple patronage, and administrative consolidation of the region.
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B.
Kannasamy Nayaka
Kannasamy Nayaka, better known as Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, was the last king of the Kingdom of Kandy and the final native monarch of Sri Lanka before British colonial rule.
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C.
Tipu Sultan
Tipu Sultan was the 18th-century ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India, renowned for his military resistance against British expansion and his pioneering use of rocketry in warfare.
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D.
Vellore Nayak rule
Vellore Nayak rule refers to the regional governance of Vellore under the Nayak dynasty, a period marked by semi-autonomous feudal administration, military fortification, and patronage of local culture and architecture in South India.
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E.
Komaram Bheem
Komaram Bheem was a tribal leader and revolutionary from Telangana who fought against the Nizam’s rule and became a symbol of indigenous resistance in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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)
NERFINISHED
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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
NERFINISHED
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Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Gemini Ganesan
NERFINISHED
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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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Subject: Veerapandiya Kattabomman Description of subject: 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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