Manthan
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Manthan is a landmark 1976 Indian film directed by Shyam Benegal that dramatizes the origins of India’s rural milk cooperative movement, inspired by the White Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
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| Manthan canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1023873 — 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: Manthan Context triple: [Vijay Tendulkar, screenwriterOf, Manthan]
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Swayam
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Jagaban
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Shimsha
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Shastina
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- 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: Manthan Target entity description: Manthan is a landmark 1976 Indian film directed by Shyam Benegal that dramatizes the origins of India’s rural milk cooperative movement, inspired by the White Revolution.
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A.
Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
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B.
Mathnawi
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C.
Jagaban
Jagaban is the popular political nickname of Nigerian politician and current president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, often used to signify his influential “godfather” status in Nigerian politics.
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D.
Bitra
Bitra is a tiny, sparsely populated coral island in India’s Lakshadweep archipelago, known as one of the country’s least inhabited inhabited islands.
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E.
Shimsha
Shimsha is a river in southern India that flows through Karnataka and is known for its waterfalls and contribution to the Kaveri river system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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drama film ⓘ feature film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Churning ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
National Dairy Development Board
ⓘ
Operation Flood ⓘ Verghese Kurien ⓘ |
| awarded | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Govind Nihalani ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | considered a landmark film on India’s cooperative movement ⓘ |
| director | Shyam Benegal ⓘ |
| distribution | released theatrically in India ⓘ |
| editedBy | Bhanudas Divakar ⓘ |
| filmmakingStyle | realist cinema ⓘ |
| filmMovement |
Parallel Cinema (India)
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian parallel cinema
|
| fundingModel | crowd-funded by dairy farmers ⓘ |
| genre |
political drama
ⓘ
social drama ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Green Revolution India ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
India’s rural milk cooperative movement
ⓘ
White Revolution ⓘ |
| language | Hindi ⓘ |
| leadCharacterProfession | veterinary doctor ⓘ |
| musicBy | Vanraj Bhatia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being financed by small contributions from farmers
ⓘ
depiction of the White Revolution in narrative form ⓘ |
| numberOfContributors | approximately 500000 farmers ⓘ |
| portrays | formation of a village milk cooperative ⓘ |
| producer | Shyam Benegal ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Blaze Film Enterprises ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 134 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Vijay Tendulkar ⓘ |
| setIn | rural India ⓘ |
| settingState | Gujarat ⓘ |
| stars |
Amrish Puri
ⓘ
Girish Karnad ⓘ Naseeruddin Shah ⓘ Smita Patil ⓘ |
| storyBy | Vijay Tendulkar ⓘ |
| subject |
agrarian reform
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collective action ⓘ dairy cooperatives ⓘ rural development ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between villagers and local elites
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cooperative movement ⓘ empowerment of rural communities ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manthan Description of subject: Manthan is a landmark 1976 Indian film directed by Shyam Benegal that dramatizes the origins of India’s rural milk cooperative movement, inspired by the White Revolution.
Referenced by (15)
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