Ondanondu Kaladalli
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Ondanondu Kaladalli is a landmark 1978 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Girish Karnad, known for its innovative blend of samurai cinema influences with a historical action-drama set in medieval Karnataka.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ondanondu Kaladalli canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10443841 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ondanondu Kaladalli Context triple: [Girish Karnad, notableWork, Ondanondu Kaladalli]
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A.
Bujjigadu
Bujjigadu is a 2008 Telugu-language action film starring Prabhas, known for its mass entertainment style and energetic performance.
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B.
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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C.
Kurincippāṭṭu
Kurincippāṭṭu is a classical Tamil Sangam-era poem renowned for its vivid depiction of love in the mountainous kurinji landscape and its rich portrayal of ancient Tamil life and nature.
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D.
Vadaavali
Vadaavali is a significant philosophical work by the Dvaita Vedanta scholar Jayatirtha, known for its systematic exposition and defense of Madhvacharya’s dualistic doctrines.
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E.
Palanippan
Palanippan is a South Indian given name or surname, commonly associated with Tamil-speaking communities and often derived from the name Palaniappan.
- 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: Ondanondu Kaladalli Target entity description: Ondanondu Kaladalli is a landmark 1978 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Girish Karnad, known for its innovative blend of samurai cinema influences with a historical action-drama set in medieval Karnataka.
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A.
Bujjigadu
Bujjigadu is a 2008 Telugu-language action film starring Prabhas, known for its mass entertainment style and energetic performance.
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B.
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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C.
Kurincippāṭṭu
Kurincippāṭṭu is a classical Tamil Sangam-era poem renowned for its vivid depiction of love in the mountainous kurinji landscape and its rich portrayal of ancient Tamil life and nature.
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D.
Vadaavali
Vadaavali is a significant philosophical work by the Dvaita Vedanta scholar Jayatirtha, known for its systematic exposition and defense of Madhvacharya’s dualistic doctrines.
-
E.
Palanippan
Palanippan is a South Indian given name or surname, commonly associated with Tamil-speaking communities and often derived from the name Palaniappan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
ⓘ
action drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Govind Nihalani ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| director | Girish Karnad ⓘ |
| editedBy | V. R. Kottayam ⓘ |
| filmFormat | feature film ⓘ |
| filmmakingMovement |
Indian new wave cinema
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian new wave
|
| genre |
action film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ historical film ⓘ martial arts film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Girish Karnad
ⓘ
Ramakrishna ⓘ S. Shivaram ⓘ Shankar Nag ⓘ Sundar Raj ⓘ Vasudeva Rao ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | pioneering use of samurai film grammar in Indian context ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeElement |
feuding chieftains
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professional swordsman protagonist ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
feudal conflict
ⓘ
honor ⓘ loyalty ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| industry | Kannada cinema ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | samurai cinema ⓘ |
| language | Kannada ⓘ |
| leadActor | Shankar Nag ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bhaskar Chandavarkar ⓘ |
| notableFor | innovative blend of samurai cinema influences with Indian historical action drama ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Kannada ⓘ |
| portrays | mercenary warriors in medieval Karnataka ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Sri Sainath Productions ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of Indian parallel cinema
ⓘ
landmark film in Kannada cinema ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 160 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Girish Karnad ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Karnataka ⓘ |
| settingTime | medieval period ⓘ |
| styleInfluence | Akira Kurosawa samurai films ⓘ |
| writtenIn | Kannada ⓘ |
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