You can see the initial response on the Reliable Sources Noticeboard here: link1, link2. Based on the discussion, do these sources qualify to be added to WP:ICTFSOURCES? If yes, please add them with any necessary conditions. If not, kindly take the appropriate actions as I will be offline for an indefinite period.

My opinion on the sources:

• Anandabazar: Reliable with respect to Bengali news.

• Asianetnews: Reliable for Malayalam and Kannada box office figures.

Anoop Bhatia (talk) 19:22, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

I think Asianet News is reliable. Can you check their editorial information? DareshMohan (talk) 00:19, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

The issue with Asianet News is its independence (or lack thereof). It is owned by Disney Star. --CNMall41 (talk) 01:00, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

I'd place Asianet is the same category as TOI, but a slight margin towards general reliable. They do have an inclination towards paid reviews, so it must be taken with a pinch of salt. But otherwise, for general BO figures and reviews, they are alright. Extra caution to be taken when the movies are produced by Disney, their parent company. That can make them a primary source in that case. Thanks. — — Benison (Beni · talk) 02:16, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

So, due to a single editor repeatedly recreating this article, this "probably notable" (see AfC comment), will never be accepted? Check the career section, I tried rewriting to make it neutral. Wouldn't he pass WP:NACTOR for his roles in films from 2022-2024? DareshMohan (talk) 10:51, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

This definitely meets NACTOR. Since there were many UPEs involved in its creation, if a good-standing user like you were to submit this at AfC, I would be happy to accept it. – DreamRimmer (talk) 11:02, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

Same here - wouldn't mind seeing at least some the quotes from reviewers replaced with a short summary, especially with multiple quotes on a film. Sometimes, simply saying his performance was highlighted by reviewers can be enough. There's a bit of a worry of cherry-picking on the reviews and a review of the film reviews (hopefully the film article has more!) could be in order. Couple of things need to be verified - year of birth for example, the sources have month and day but didn't see the year. Couple of junk sources (remove a twitter post that added nothing useful), so a good once-over would be helpful. The sock history around this makes me leery of POV still present, hence the suggestions for reviews. Ravensfire (talk) 02:16, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

And since I totally forgot to do so, compliments to @DareshMohan for their cleanup efforts a few months ago on this article. The version prior to their updates [1] shows some of the issues that the Sadik group of socks leaves. Without their edits, nah, this would have been an easy pass to even consider beyond just stubify and probably need to semi-protect almost immediately. Ravensfire (talk) 02:24, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

This definitely meets WP:NACTOR. I advise anyone to clean up and archive the references. Kailash29792 (talk) 04:19, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

I have archived the references and it's good to go now. — Benison (Beni · talk) 09:06, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, Benison. The mainspace title is salted, so I am requesting its unprotection. Once that is done, I will move it to the mainspace. – DreamRimmer (talk) 09:08, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

Once it is an article, can you make it page protected? I just don't want the comprised editors to take control and revert the article rewrite. @DreamRimmer:. DareshMohan (talk) 18:32, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

@DareshMohan, I don't think admins will protect it, as there hasn't been any recent disruption. If the same sock farm starts vandalising it again in the future, we can request protection then. – DreamRimmer (talk) 18:37, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

 Done Moved to mainspace and patrolled. – DreamRimmer (talk) 03:23, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

I have removed citations directing to this source in the Box Office sections for Srimanthudu, 1: Nenokkadine, and Attarintiki Daredi as per WP:IBTIMES. However, the collections mentioned in the source’s articles and in the movies’ Wikipedia pages are reported by Taran Adarsh, who is a well-known trade analyst. Does this reduce the unreliability of the source? We are the Great (talk) 19:29, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

The page on him says that Adarsh is "best known for giving trade figures and box office updates on social media, as well as his reviews for Bollywood Hungama" and the career section of his page states, "Taran Adarsh started his journalism career at the age of 15 with Trade Guide, a weekly box office magazine. In 1994, Adarsh produced and wrote the Bollywood film-based TV serial Hello Bollywood, starring Shehzad Khan and Kashmera Shah. He continued his work on Trade Guide alongside. He is currently an active film critic, journalist and trade analyst on Bollywood Hungama, a Bollywood entertainment website". The problem is there are only 4 references on his page, and the article is stub-class. Does that mean that his page lacks notability? We are the Great (talk) 19:40, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

WP:IBTIMES is not reliable at all so it does not matter where they get reports from even if they claim that the report was from someone reliable. RangersRus (talk) 15:58, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

No the page Taran Adarsh does not lack notability. Critic passes WP:JOURNALIST. If anything, page can be improved with more information on the critic and his career. RangersRus (talk) 16:03, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

In an recent edit, I noticed Hans India box office collection data on Kalki 2898 AD has been included in it's infobox. But I couldn't find the source in the list on this page.

So, can The Hans India be considered as reliable for box office collections? BhikhariInformer (talk) 15:30, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes it is reliable source and has been discussed before here and here. RangersRus (talk) 15:48, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Okay.

Thanks BhikhariInformer (talk) 18:01, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

This director himself (from his edit summaries) is editing the page himself and removing failure films that make him look bad. Proof: [2] [3]. In fact, see all his contributions here [4]. If he doesn't publicly declare COI, he shouldn't be allowed to edit his own page. Do check out User talk:John mahendran#Why are you hiding your Telugu films? DareshMohan (talk) 19:37, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

An editor has requested that Gautam Raju be moved to Gautham Raju, which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. TiggerJay (talk) 05:06, 14 December 2024 (UTC)