Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kaduvakulam Antony


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Logan Talk Contributions 01:55, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Kaduvakulam Antony

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This person does not seem to be notable at all and surely fails WP:GNG. The article is very poorly written and has no references. I cannot find any information about the subject on Google. It is suspected that this article may be an autobiography (see page history) or possibly even a hoax. Andrew vdBK ( talk ) 14:45, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 15:17, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 15:17, 3 January 2011 (UTC) *
 * Comment. Cannot be an autobiography; Kaduvakulam Antony died about 10 years ago. Salih  ( talk ) 15:40, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * More results on google can be found using the alternate spelling "Kaduvakkulam Antony". Salih  ( talk ) 15:51, 3 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Tentative KeepIf in fact he appeared in 300 professional films in his country, he is likely to have sufficient coverage to satisfy WP:BIO. An actor with a 300 film resume in the US would be unlikely to have his bio article deleted. I found 2 books (snippet view only) in which he is listed as a cast member in Indian films from the 1970's: and . IMDB shows him in 4 films. They are not generally considered a reliable source. I found nothing at Google News Archive, but they may not have good coverage of papers in his country. Perhaps someone can check better for non_English coverage and let us know its significance, such as . Edison (talk) 19:53, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. Well known Malayalam film actor of yester years who won an award for the best comedy actor for his very first film in 1961. An article about him in Malayalam is available here, thanks to Edison. Salih  ( talk ) 03:43, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep One need not be notable only in the West to be detemined notable per applicable criteria, as notable to India/Kerala is perfectly fine for en.Wikipedia. The actor's legthy career meets WP:ENT. Winning an award notable to Malayalam film (even if not to Hollywood) in 1961 meets WP:ANYBIO.  That he has made it into Malayalam enduring record through books, and was considered notable enough by Malayalam press for them to write obits about him, is indicative that non-English and/or hardcopy Malayalam sources exist. A reasonable presumption toward notability has been declared and shown. All the article needs is sources added to verify its informations... which appears an addressable issue that does not require deletion.   Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 22:37, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll do the cleanups and sourcing if the article survives the AfD. Salih  ( talk ) 04:03, 5 January 2011 (UTC)


 * KeepAs per User:Salih.Hillcountries (talk) 11:14, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep per Salih's reasoning--Sodabottle (talk) 16:27, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
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