Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thangalaan


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The result was delete. Aoidh (talk) 03:09, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

Thangalaan

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WP:TOOSOON article about an as yet unreleased film, not properly sourced as the subject of sufficient production coverage to meet WP:NFF instead of regular WP:NFILM criteria. As written, this is referenced entirely to the film's IMDb page and a YouTube copy of its trailer, which are not support for notability at all -- the notability test for films hinges on third-party coverage about the film in media, such as reviews by professional film critics, news coverage about the production, and on and so forth. Obviously no prejudice against recreation if and when it does get released, but a film's own self-created web presence isn't the kind of sourcing we need to make it notable enough for inclusion. Bearcat (talk) 19:48, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Film and India. Bearcat (talk) 19:48, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep Principal photography has begun (the filming is almost complete).So even as a future film, acceptable. And sources would tend to prove this film is already notable: Telangana Today [Https://telanganatoday.com/thangalaan-video-glimpse-will-release-for-chiyaan-vikrams-birthday https://telanganatoday.com/thangalaan-video-glimpse-will-release-for-chiyaan-vikrams-birthday]; The Indian Expresshttps://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/pa-ranjith-to-share-a-glimpse-of-vikrams-character-from-thangalaan-april-17-new-poster-8547036/], among others....—  MY, OH, MY ! 15:14, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Films are not automatically notable the moment principal photography has commenced — WP:NFF is a secondary path for extremely high profile films that generate such a deluge of production coverage that even if they failed they'd still be permanently notable as failed productions anyway, not the primary notability criterion for all films. Basically, very few films short of the Marvel or Star Wars franchises are ever supposed to get "as soon as principal photography has commenced" notability under NFF — the vast majority of films have to meet "has been released and reviewed by professional film critics" notability under regular plain old NFILM criteria. Bearcat (talk) 21:46, 10 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom, Fails GNG and NFILM. Nothing from IS RS with SIGCOV addressing the subject directly and indepth. Sources in article are IMDB asnd promo. Sources above are all promo. Per NFILM, "Additionally, films that have already begun shooting, but have not yet been publicly released (theatres or video), should generally not have their own articles unless the production itself is notable". There is nothing to indicate notability for the production. WP is not a WP:CRYSTALBALL, and there is no indication this will ever meet guidelines.  // Timothy :: talk  01:22, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete Lacks non-WP:ROUTINE coverage to meet WP:GNG. MrsSnoozyTurtle 01:18, 16 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom, without prejudice to restoration if the film actually gains coverage in reliable sources at some point in the future. BD2412  T 02:15, 16 April 2023 (UTC)


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