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The result was Keep. Ekabhishek^talk 03:48, 21 June 2014 (UTC) reply

Swami Ayyappan (2012 film)

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Does not meet general notability guidelines or WP:MOVIE notability guidelines rahaeli ( talk) 06:32, 6 June 2014 (UTC) reply

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Keep per meeting WP:NF. Sorry User:Rahaeli, and even though the article as first nominated was in poor shape, it develops with some WP:AFTER that the film HAS received the requisite coverage to meet inclusion criteria. Even won film awards notable to Indian animation. Some improvements have already been made. Schmidt, ^{Michael Q.} 01:14, 7 June 2014 (UTC) reply

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Weak keep. I think there is just barely enough significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources to meet GNG. There are glaring omissions in this coverage, such as whether the film was ever released, or if there are any specific plans for its release (television release plans from June 2012 were vague on details, theatrical release plans from December 2012 were similarly vague). I'm not persuaded that the awards for its promo(s) should be considered "major" awards, as per WP:NF's alternate notability criteria, unless promo awards are more significant in India than they are in the US. There may be more substantial coverage in non-English-language media, but I haven't come across any. Sources I considered:
- Staff (2012-06-20). "Toonz animation film on Swami Ayyappan". The Hindu BusinessLine.
- Staff (2012-06-20). "Ayyappan now in toon avatar". The Hindu.
- Staff (2012-06-23). "Toonz, Animagic collaborate to 'animate' Lord Ayyappa". India Tech Online.
- Jobalia, Khushali (2012-07-02). "Toonz, Animagic in final stage of completing TV feature 'Swami Ayyappan'". AnimationXpress.com.
- Staff (2012-12-06). "Toonz all set to Release 'Swami Ayyappan'". Technopark Today. [Very brief]
- Jayan, Arun (2012-12-17). "Toon 'Swami Ayyappan' all set to hit theatres". The New Indian Express.
- Staff (2013-08-28). "Swami Ayyappan promo wins award". The Hindu BusinessLine.
- Staff (2013-08-29). "Toonz film wins award". The Hindu.
- Press Trust of India (PTI) (2013-10-04). "Toonz coming out with animated film on Lord Ayyapa". Asianet India. (Same story also carried on Z News).
- Boatwala, Zeenia (2014-03-15). "Winners of FICCI BAF 2014 Awards Announced: Chhota Bheem Bags Character of the Year Award". AnimationXpress.com.

Note that the following are primary source press releases, widely published in other publications, and do not establish notability:

"Toonz to release animated film on Swami Ayyappan" (Press release). Indo Asian News Service via Deccan Herald. 2012-12-04. {{ cite press release}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= ( help) [Note: same press release appears on in.com, www.prathidhwani.org, SiFy, etc.]
"Toonz's film 'Swami Ayyappan' wins award" (Press release). Indo Asian News Service via Yahoo! Movies India. 2013-08-28. [Note: same press release appears on Pink Villa, Indians In Kuwait, SiFy, etc.]

This seems based on primary source material as well:

Dube, Mukesh (2013-03-25). "Film on "Swami Ayyappan" by Toonz Animation". Animation Galaxy. [Brief - 2 paragraphs]

-- Agyle ( talk) 06:48, 7 June 2014 (UTC) reply

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 01:00, 14 June 2014 (UTC) reply

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