Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dev (Tamil actor)

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The result was keep. There is consensus that Dev meets point #1 of WP:ENT/WP:NACTOR (

"Has had significant roles in multiple notable films, television shows, stage performances, or other productions") with his three film credits. (non-admin closure) — Newslinger talk 08:14, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Dev (Tamil actor)

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Fails notability for an actor. This actor has no significant source about him. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DragoMynaa (talk • contribs) 02:33, August 8, 2019 (UTC)‎

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Keep - Actor is noted for his performance in several critically acclaimed films. Anu Krithiga S (talk) 18:40, 12 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - Fails notability for an actor. At this point in time, he hasn't acted in many movies and does not have any significant fan base. -- DragoMynaa (Talk) 2:09, 12 August 2019 (UTC)

Keep - As per WP:ENT , he qualifies for point 1 and 3.

1 - Credited roles in multiple films - Yes, 3 credits in a supporting/lead character in 3 acclaimed movies qualifies him as a noted actor.

2 - Fan base - Not sure, neither yes nor no.

3 - Unique Contribution - He has produced and co-directed south india's first web series. Yes Manikandan Munuswamy (talk) 16:48, 16 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep as meets NACTOR #1 (and possibly #3). –Davey2010^Talk 16:54, 16 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep as subject meets basic criteria for notability(people):

Subject, under earlier stage name Abhinav, has been covered by Indian national daily India Times.

Subject has acting reviews and interviews with notable South Indian tabloid news websites Galatta and BehindWoods. -Kamsotz^Talk 18:02, 16 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment Discussion page was created without the {{afd2}} template and never transcluded to a daily log. Fixed now--I have no opinion on the nomination itself. @DragoMynaa: For future nominations, please take care to fully follow the instructions at WP:AFDHOWTO. Thank you. --Finngall ^talk 15:58, 1 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per rationale given above. Ktrimi991 (talk) 21:28, 1 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - although article notability does not depend on content, any article that indulges in highly promotional language, such as "critically acclaimed" and "highly positive reviews from critiques and audiences alike" is suspect - very thin sources - blogs and interviews are not reliable sources - at this point I don't think he meets WP:NACTOR: "Has had significant roles in multiple notable films" or WP:BASIC: "received significant coverage in multiple published secondary sources" - Epinoia (talk) 21:51, 8 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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