Talk:Venmurasu

Venmurasu Genre
1) Genre terms for literature works are not set in stone. Words like 'Mythic realism/Magic realism' are just convenient handles coined by European or Latin American editors or academics. They need not and must not be binding on works from other regions of the world.

2) Venmurasu's author Jeyamohan, himself a well-known literary critic, prefers to use the term 'Puranic Realism' to describe this work. As explained in main article, Puranic Realism is a term that captures the Puranic fantasy element woven with realistic/naturalistic descriptions. As befitting an epic, there are elements of all styles and genres across different books of the Venmurasu series.

I request that we continue to use the term Puranic Realism to describe Venmurasu uniquely from the Indian milieu — Preceding unsigned comment added by Madhusam (talk • contribs) 23:24, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

Marketing copy
This entire article reads like marketing copy, and is not at all neutral.

Kirkmc (talk) 16:13, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

The article has sections on theme, outline and publication that are factual and cited. The sections on style and critics opinions are fully cited using public sources and linked. Would appreciate hearing your opinion on what is required to make it 'neutral'

Madhusam (talk) 15:24, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

Criteria for Primary and Secondary Sources
Can you please specify the criteria for what constitutes an important literary work? As per your previous comments, it seems like coverage in a major media outlet about the work (and not just the author) is an important criteria.

If so, then this article alone will satisfy the criteria: (1) This is an article about the work (Venmurasu) and not just the author (Jeyamohan) (2) Swarajya is a major news outlet in India. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarajya_(magazine) (3) The novel release function was attended by some of the top personalities (Kamal Haasan and Ilaiyaraja) of Tamil Nadu, thereby providing enough credibility and legitimacy for the endeavor. It is also covered by one of the largest networks in Southern India (Star Vijay), which has a 12 million viewership; The video url of the book release function posted here was not just a *mere* Youtube link; It is a web stream capture of the TV broadcast of this major TV network (please see the Logo of the TV network on the top-right hand corner of the video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zctRnEVukXg

See links below: Swarajya Article: https://swarajyamag.com/culture/venmurasu-a-sublime-literary-masterpiece-in-the-making

Star Vijay TV viewership - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Vijay http://www.televisionpost.com/television/sun-tv-leads-viewership-charts-across-genres-barc/ http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/44063_BARC-releases-first-set-of-TV-ratings

Media personalities/stars who attended the function and released the book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja

It will be good if you can provide an explanation of why this article and the magazine (Swarajya) does not fit the Wikipedia criteria? More links to news media coverage were provided by other Wiki users. Only if the clear criteria is provided, readers can provide adequate sources.

Badabheem (talk)badabheem —Preceding undated comment added 19:47, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

This book is now out of print.
This book is now out of print. Thus, should not be at the top of the list of longest books, self-published authors or getting discriminated against on the basis of holding back the power of press. This book is not the longstanding, and a print copy is nonexistent. Longestnovelforlife (talk) 02:14, 13 February 2023 (UTC)


 * The book is absolutely available in print as of 2023. The original publisher Kizhakku Publications and the current publisher Vishnupuram publications continue to post sales during the Chennai book fair and online
 * 1) https://dialforbooks.in/product-category/venmurasu/
 * 2) https://www.vishnupurampublications.com/product-category/books/%e0%ae%b5%e0%af%86%e0%ae%a3%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%ae%e0%af%81%e0%ae%b0%e0%ae%9a%e0%af%81/ Madhusam (talk) 12:29, 13 February 2023 (UTC)