Talk:Bindu (film)

This article was nominated for deletion on 3 February 2020. The result of the discussion was keep.

This page was proposed for deletion by Danielklein (talk · contribs) on 27 January 2020 with the comment:
Notability has not been established since March 2017
It was contested by Atlantic306 (talk · contribs) on 2020-02-02 with the comment:
has reliable sources coverage such as Sri Lankan Sunday Times

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Lack of notability[edit]

As of writing, these are the references provided:

"'Bindu' begins in full bloom". Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
"Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
"Bindu 2009 film by Somaratne Dissanayake". somadissa.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
"Bindu with new concept for Lankan cinema by Somaratne Dissanayake and Renuka Balasuriya at Sandeshaya Sri Lanka". Sandeshaya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
"Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
"ACHIEVEMENTS OF DR. SOMARATNE DISSANAYAKE". somadissa.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

Issues for notability:

Movie listing
List of cast and crew
Primary source
Dead link (the Sandeshaya cinema site appear to no longer have a page on Bindu or බිංදුු) - The Web Archive shows it to be a promotional piece when the film was released
List of film names and dates
Primary source (Lucas International appears to also not be notable)

I tried finding this film with numerous searches, and all results were from Wikipedia, the filmmaker's own site, or unrelated to this film. --Danielklein (talk) 05:30, 27 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Gihan Jayaweera, thank you for adding the following reference, however, it still does not establish notability since it is a promotional piece written before the film came out.

"Bindu - බින්දු". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

--Danielklein (talk) 07:27, 27 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Gihan Jayaweera, it's a massive coincidence that the "review" you linked to was written today, after I asked for references for notability. That review was actually written on or before 30 August 2009 by Ruwini Jayawardana and appeared in the Sri Lankan Sunday Observer. https://web.archive.org/web/20090909113200/http://www.sundayobserver.lk:80/2009/08/30/mag16.asp --Danielklein (talk) 08:38, 27 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The newspaper coverage is from two reliable national newspapers and therefore counts towards WP:GNG imv Atlantic306 (talk) 17:22, 3 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Both newspaper articles are promotional pieces. WP:NRV "No subject is automatically or inherently notable merely because it exists: the evidence must show the topic has gained significant independent coverage or recognition, and that this was not a mere short-term interest, nor a result of promotional activity or 'indiscriminate publicity". The newspapers are reliable but the coverage is promotional, so they do not establish notability. --Danielklein (talk) 12:23, 8 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]