Thiruvilaiyadal
E749954
Thiruvilaiyadal is a classic 1965 Tamil mythological film, renowned for its episodic retelling of Lord Shiva’s divine plays and for Sivaji Ganesan’s iconic performance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thiruvilaiyadal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8667399 — 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: Thiruvilaiyadal Context triple: [Sivaji Ganesan, notableWork, Thiruvilaiyadal]
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A.
Tiruvaymoli
Tiruvaymoli is a central Tamil devotional work of the Alvar saint Nammalvar, revered in Sri Vaishnavism for its poetic hymns praising Vishnu.
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B.
Tiruppavai
Tiruppavai is a revered collection of devotional hymns composed by the poet-saint Andal, central to Tamil Vaishnavite liturgy and recited especially during the month of Margazhi.
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C.
Thirumayam
Thirumayam is a historic town in Tamil Nadu, India, known for its ancient rock-cut cave temples and a prominent hill fort.
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D.
Tirukkovaiyar
Tirukkovaiyar is a revered Tamil Shaivite devotional work composed by the poet-saint Manikkavacakar, celebrated for its intense expressions of love and surrender to Lord Shiva.
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E.
Thiruvanaikaval
Thiruvanaikaval is a temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for the historic Jambukeswarar Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas.
- 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: Thiruvilaiyadal Target entity description: Thiruvilaiyadal is a classic 1965 Tamil mythological film, renowned for its episodic retelling of Lord Shiva’s divine plays and for Sivaji Ganesan’s iconic performance.
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A.
Tiruvaymoli
Tiruvaymoli is a central Tamil devotional work of the Alvar saint Nammalvar, revered in Sri Vaishnavism for its poetic hymns praising Vishnu.
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B.
Tiruppavai
Tiruppavai is a revered collection of devotional hymns composed by the poet-saint Andal, central to Tamil Vaishnavite liturgy and recited especially during the month of Margazhi.
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C.
Thirumayam
Thirumayam is a historic town in Tamil Nadu, India, known for its ancient rock-cut cave temples and a prominent hill fort.
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D.
Tirukkovaiyar
Tirukkovaiyar is a revered Tamil Shaivite devotional work composed by the poet-saint Manikkavacakar, celebrated for its intense expressions of love and surrender to Lord Shiva.
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E.
Thiruvanaikaval
Thiruvanaikaval is a temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for the historic Jambukeswarar Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tamil-language film
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film ⓘ mythological film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | yes ⓘ |
| cinemaIndustry | Kollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | K. S. Prasad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| dialogueWriter | A. P. Nagarajan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | A. P. Nagarajan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Sri Vijayalakshmi Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | R. Devarajan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1960s Tamil cinema ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dharumi
NERFINISHED
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Lord Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakeerar NERFINISHED ⓘ Parvati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Hindu mythological film
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mythological film ⓘ |
| hasCultStatus | yes ⓘ |
| leadActor | Sivaji Ganesan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Savithri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Kannadasan
NERFINISHED
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Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicComposer | K. V. Mahadevan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | anthology ⓘ |
| notableFor | Sivaji Ganesan’s performance as Lord Shiva ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Isai Thamizh Nee Seitha Arum Saemipu
NERFINISHED
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Oru Naal Podhuma NERFINISHED ⓘ Paattum Naane NERFINISHED ⓘ Pattum Naane Bhavamum Naane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | divine plays of Lord Shiva ⓘ |
| producer | A. P. Nagarajan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Sri Vijayalakshmi Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1965-07-31 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| religionDepicted | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 175 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | A. P. Nagarajan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
K. B. Sundarambal
NERFINISHED
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Manorama NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Savithri NERFINISHED ⓘ Sivaji Ganesan NERFINISHED ⓘ T. S. Balaiah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | episodic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thiruvilaiyadal Description of subject: Thiruvilaiyadal is a classic 1965 Tamil mythological film, renowned for its episodic retelling of Lord Shiva’s divine plays and for Sivaji Ganesan’s iconic performance.
Referenced by (1)
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