Mudhalvan
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Mudhalvan is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language political thriller film directed by S. Shankar, known for its story of a TV journalist who becomes chief minister for a day and confronts systemic corruption.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mudhalvan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8565084 — 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: Mudhalvan Context triple: [Shankar, notableWork, Mudhalvan]
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A.
Mullaippāṭṭu
Mullaippāṭṭu is a classical Tamil poem from the Sangam era, celebrated for its depiction of love and separation set against a pastoral landscape.
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B.
Unmai Vilakkam
Unmai Vilakkam is a classic Tamil philosophical work that expounds the core metaphysical and devotional teachings of Shaiva Siddhanta.
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C.
Murattu Kaalai
Murattu Kaalai is a 1980 Tamil-language action film starring Rajinikanth that became a major commercial success and a landmark in mainstream Tamil cinema.
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D.
Ponnji
Ponnji is an alternate local name for Panaji, the capital city of the Indian state of Goa known for its riverside setting and Portuguese-influenced architecture.
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E.
Perazhagan
Perazhagan is a Tamil-language film in which actor Suriya gained acclaim for his dual-role performance, including that of a physically challenged man.
- 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: Mudhalvan Target entity description: Mudhalvan is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language political thriller film directed by S. Shankar, known for its story of a TV journalist who becomes chief minister for a day and confronts systemic corruption.
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A.
Mullaippāṭṭu
Mullaippāṭṭu is a classical Tamil poem from the Sangam era, celebrated for its depiction of love and separation set against a pastoral landscape.
-
B.
Unmai Vilakkam
Unmai Vilakkam is a classic Tamil philosophical work that expounds the core metaphysical and devotional teachings of Shaiva Siddhanta.
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C.
Murattu Kaalai
Murattu Kaalai is a 1980 Tamil-language action film starring Rajinikanth that became a major commercial success and a landmark in mainstream Tamil cinema.
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D.
Ponnji
Ponnji is an alternate local name for Panaji, the capital city of the Indian state of Goa known for its riverside setting and Portuguese-influenced architecture.
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E.
Perazhagan
Perazhagan is a Tamil-language film in which actor Suriya gained acclaim for his dual-role performance, including that of a physically challenged man.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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film ⓘ political thriller film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director
NERFINISHED
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Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story by S. Shankar ⓘ |
| castMember |
Arjun Sarja
NERFINISHED
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Manisha Koirala NERFINISHED ⓘ Manivannan NERFINISHED ⓘ Raghuvaran NERFINISHED ⓘ Ragini Chandran NERFINISHED ⓘ Vadivelu NERFINISHED ⓘ Vivek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | K. V. Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | A. R. Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| director | S. Shankar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Sri Surya Movies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy |
B. Lenin
NERFINISHED
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V. T. Vijayan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Chennai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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political thriller ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrack | Mudhalvan (soundtrack) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageVersion | dubbed into Telugu as Oke Okkadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActor | Arjun Sarja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Manisha Koirala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Pughazhendhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | A. R. Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicGenre | film soundtrack ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of a common man becoming chief minister for one day ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Tamil ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A TV journalist becomes chief minister for a day and confronts systemic corruption. ⓘ |
| producer | A. M. Rathnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Sri Surya Movies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | TV journalist ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1999-11-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| remadeAs | Nayak: The Real Hero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 169 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | S. Shankar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | S. Shankar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
good governance
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media and politics ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| writer | S. Shankar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mudhalvan Description of subject: Mudhalvan is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language political thriller film directed by S. Shankar, known for its story of a TV journalist who becomes chief minister for a day and confronts systemic corruption.
Referenced by (2)
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