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The result was redirect to Peace (film). Arbitrarily0 (talk) 03:38, 8 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The list of specialisations is rather exhausting for this Keralite polymath - geographer, scientist, web designer, lyricist, composer and feature film director. The difficulty is finding which of these, if any, confer notability on him. The ultimate answer is 'none', although there is potentially an emerging case for future notability if he directs more films than the one, Peace, which has the most attention in the article as it stands. Coverage across the board is interviews, incidental and passing mentions in the main and he doesn't make WP:FILMMAKER or WP:DIRECTOR. He doesn't appear to make WP:NACADEMIC and based on coverage alone arguably fails WP:GNG. It's probably WP:TOOSOON but on the balance, right now, he is not clearly notable. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 06:11, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Actors and filmmakers, Music, Science, India, and Kerala. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 06:11, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: The page annoys me from the first line. Elsevier is not a journal, it is a publisher of academic journals. The paper mentioned in the first sentence is in Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology. Even if we keep it there is going to have to be some fundamental cleanup. JMWt (talk) 07:16, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Further thoughts; I don't think he meets WP:NACADEMIC as he only published a couple of papers more than 5 years ago. Whether he is notable for films needs more investigation. It seems like he has some fairly solid articles on the page in decent publications, but some of these sound a bit like regurgitated press releases - issued to gain a bit of PR. But it is possible that there are more in-depth articles given that his background is unusual. JMWt (talk) 07:29, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I'm not finding much other than reviews of the film. So I'm thinking, unless anyone can find better refs, that the best thing to do is merge with Peace (film). I have some doubts about that page too, as it is quite hard to tell whether it is more than a reasonably well-received first film by a director. JMWt (talk) 07:39, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
An alternative to deletion may be a redirect to Peace (film)... Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 07:48, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Redirect to Peace (film). That's what his name is connected to. All the rest is painfully promotional puffery with no coverage independent of the director role. --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 08:30, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - This person is an happening director of Malayalam films and clearly very notable, but I am not familiar with his scientist tag. 182.77.38.23 (talk) 07:46, 18 October 2022 (UTC) — 182.77.38.23 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 07:00, 24 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep - The person is a notable film maker with a couple of projects with adequate references; the page looks okay now and his project scientist job too is having citations.49.37.215.224 (talk) 07:06, 26 October 2022 (UTC) — 49.37.215.224 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 07:07, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete Research work is routine and WP:NOTCV, and he does not meet WP:NFILMMAKER. LizardJr8 (talk) 22:58, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - Sanfeer is now a notable director of Mollywood with three projects going on including Tamil. His status as a scientist is not relevant here.Cpsathar (talk) 13:21, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. 0xDeadbeef→∞ (talk to me) 10:29, 6 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - not seeing significant coverage, fails WP:GNG, and not seeing how his research work would contribute to notability either. 0xDeadbeef→∞ (talk to me) 10:32, 6 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - Sanfeer is a notable film director of Kerala.Omkaaram (talk) 06:22, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete I don't see secondary coverage of the subject. This reads like a puff piece supported by original research. Statements like "[he is] known for his contributions to geography through peer-reviewed publications" should go. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 07:58, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Redirect to Peace (film) It appears that his primary notability comes from his association there. If he continues his film career, or makes significant contributions in some of the other areas he seems to be interested in, his article might be revisited. Joyous! | Talk 01:12, 8 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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