Template:Did you know nominations/Kalidas (film)


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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 16:13, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

Kalidas (film)

 * ... that Kalidas (1931) was the first ever sound film to be made in South India?
 * Reviewed: Not a self-nomination

Improved to Good Article status by Kailash29792 (talk). Nominated by Vensatry (talk) at 05:51, 3 March 2014 (UTC).


 * Comment: I support the nom, but is there any other unique feat that looks worth adding? I found none. If u found any, then that can be added, otherwise this "first sound film" theory can do. Kailash29792 (talk) 07:08, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment: I support the nom, but is there any other unique feat that looks worth adding? I found none. If u found any, then that can be added, otherwise this "first sound film" theory can do. Kailash29792 (talk) 07:08, 3 March 2014 (UTC)


 * , I feel this trivia is good enough to add, now that everyone (except the ever-adamant User:Marchoctober) is convinced that Kalidas is the first Southie talkie. Kailash29792 (talk) 05:32, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
 * [[Image:Pictogram voting wait.svg|17px|link=|alt=]] Doing... I'll review this article. Comments tomorrow. —Soham (talk) 16:52, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Forgot to watchlist — down and out with fever as well but I'll continue the review. No need to worry Face-smile.svg —Soham (talk) 07:05, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Convert the budget and collection figures to US dollars per WP:VNE. – Soham (talk) 15:39, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I already did it in the release section. Should I do it in the lead as well? Kailash29792 (talk) 15:47, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Yup. Especially when it is going to appear on the Main Page. – Soham (talk) 15:57, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅. Kailash29792 (talk) 16:40, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment: Since there seems to be an unsettled issue with the fact mentioned in the hook, I suggest the principal contributor of the article to come up with an alternate hook. &mdash; Vensatry (Ping) 05:04, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
 * How about Did you know ALT1: ... that Kalidas was the first ever sound film to be made in Tamil cinema? Kailash29792 (talk) 05:10, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Suits me. But there few other criteria's I have to check the article on. – Soham (talk) 12:45, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
 * A lot of ambiguity is present in the article. In the section, Production, it is stated that it is the first "Tamil sound film" but in the very section there is a subsection titled, First Tamil sound film? which contradicts the previous statement stating it is a multilingual film. Thus leaving the reader (in this case, me) confused. Such contradiction and ambiguity should be resolved. It can be resolved by using a neutral tone like—

"There is much confusion as to whether the film is the first sound film produced in South India; or the first Tamil sound film or the first Multilingual film of India. Some film critics note.... [Thing about Ist sound film in South India] [Views about first Tamil film] followed by [Views of critics about first Multilingual film]" – Soham (talk) 08:59, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
 * It is the first sound film in Tamil cinema. Many critics however refuse to call it a pure Tamil film due to the various languages spoken by the characters, instead calling it India's first multilingual film. However, because its fifty songs are in Tamil, it is considered (by S. Theodore Baskaran) a Tamil film only. Kailash29792 (talk) 09:08, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Okay, now explain it in the article. – Soham (talk) 09:45, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Now about the hook accuracy. The hook, about it being "first Tamil talkie or sound film" is supported by 2 sources (directly) and 1 indirectly—
 * 1) The Hindu – . No qualms about it. Solid.
 * 2) The Hindu – . Good.
 * 3) IBNLive – . A bit twisted, not explicitly stating Kalidas to be the first but provides support to the previous two refs, by proving that Bhakta Prahladha released on 7 February 1932, making Kalidas the de-facto "first Tamil sound film".

Phew! – Soham (talk) 13:22, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

Now the criterias—

Y, passed GAR on 2 March 2014. Nominated next day. Y, 1105 words, "readable prose size".
 * New –
 * Long enough –
 * Within policy
 * "is neutral" – Yes check.svg Y no POV pushing present.
 * "cites sources with inline citations" – Yes check.svg Y
 * "is free of close paraphrasing issues, copyright violations and plagiarism" – Yes check.svg Y


 * Hook (ALT1)
 * Format – Within 200 characters, formatted. Yes check.svg Y
 * Content – Yes check.svg Y, hook accuracy proved, cites sources, complies with WP:BLP, is interesting.


 * Other
 * QPQ – Does not apply.
 * Image –
 * Copyright – Okayish. You can't be 100% sure with PD-India ones.
 * Used in the article – Yes check.svg Y
 * "show up well at small size (100 × 100px)" – Nah... At the highest size of 640x960 I can hardly figure out if thats a girl whose arms are amputated or her facial expressions for that matter. At 100 pixels, the only properly visible item of the image is the word "KALIDAS". X mark.svg N.

GTG but passed without image. – Soham (talk) 13:46, 15 March 2014 (UTC)