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Shihab Thangal Hospital

Shihab Thangal Hospital (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Fails GNG and NORG. Thilsebatti (talk) 08:44, 1 July 2026 (UTC)

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MES College of Engineering

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Fails NSCHOOL. Only a primary source provided. LibStar (talk) 16:53, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

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• Comment: this previously came to AfD in January in the bundled nomination Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/St. Gregorious College of Engineering, Devalokam, which failed after a month as "no consensus". (No opinion.) WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 23:41, 28 June 2026 (UTC)
• Delete: Found no SIGCOV in additional searches to warrant standalone notability. Ping me if appropriate sources are found. BhikhariInformer‬ 📮 ^{(Ping me or else I won't see it)} 12:12, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

Madeenathul Uloom Arabic College

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Community consensus has changed since last AfD 10 years ago giving no inherent notability. Unreferenced and fails NSCHOOL. LibStar (talk) 16:30, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

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• Delete: Found no SIGCOV in additional searches to warrant standalone notability. BhikhariInformer‬ 📮 ^{(Ping me or else I won't see it)} 12:11, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

St. Gregorious College of Engineering, Devalokam

St. Gregorious College of Engineering, Devalokam (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Fails NSCHOOL. Only a primary source provided. LibStar (talk) 15:29, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

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• Comment: the first nomination from January was a bundled nomination that ultimately failed as "no consensus". (No opinion.) WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 23:33, 28 June 2026 (UTC)
• Delete: Nowhere near meeting any of the notability guidelines. SIGCOV is nil. BhikhariInformer‬ 📮 ^{(Ping me or else I won't see it)} 12:09, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

Gayathri Ashok

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Only significant role is in the movie Member Rameshan 9aam Ward while other roles being minor. Fails NACTOR. Sources are of WP:NEWSORGINDIA in nature. Fails GNG. Thilsebatti (talk) 12:05, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

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"Only significant role is in the movie Member Rameshan 9aam Ward while other roles being minor." is inaccurate, She has at least two significant roles in notable productions, the one that the nominator acknowledges and "The Young Girl" (despite the generic name for the role it is one of the lead roles) in Footage. See reviews mentioning her performance in that film, for example: https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/malayalam/footage-film-review-an-experimental-film-that-offers-a-thrilling-experience-review-112738184/amp, https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/malayalam/footage-malayalam-movie-review/ etc. Therefore a WP:NACTRESS pass, not a fail. So Keep. ~2026-35976-24 (talk) 21:22, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

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• Keep. In addition to Footage and Member Rameshan 9aam Ward, she also played a lead in Ladoo. meets NACTOR. Jishara (talk) 13:48, 30 June 2026 (UTC)

Century College of Nursing, Poinachi

Century College of Nursing, Poinachi (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Fails NSCHOOL. Only primary sources provided. LibStar (talk) 17:47, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

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• Delete: Found nothing with SIGCOV in additional searches. BhikhariInformer‬ 📮 ^{(Ping me or else I won't see it)} 16:05, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

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Shaji Ajohn

Shaji Ajohn (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Fails NFILMMAKER. Sources are about projects associated with the subject but not him. No significant coverage. Thilsebatti (talk) 05:18, 13 June 2026 (UTC)

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Keep – The subject has received significant coverage in reliable independent sources. These include the Deccan Chronicle feature "A role fit for the Raja" (21 April 2018), which focuses on the subject and his role in Aalorukkam, and The New Indian Express feature "One-minute-long messages" (7 November 2014), which provides substantial coverage of the subject's media initiatives and includes extensive discussion of his work. Additional independent coverage exists in Deccan Chronicle, Onmanorama and Deepika regarding his acting and documentary work. The available sourcing goes beyond routine announcements and demonstrates coverage of the subject himself.

Rahuls110895 (talk) 07:24, 13 June 2026 (UTC)

The Deccan Chronicle article is somehow decent, but not enough to meet GNG. For that we need multiple reliable sources. The Indian Express source does not count towards this. You mentioned the availability of additional sources. Could you please show us these additional sources? Thilsebatti (talk) 11:27, 13 June 2026 (UTC)

Setting aside the recent syndicated pieces, the independent, reliable coverage is as follows, with what each actually covers:

• Deccan Chronicle, "A role fit for the Raja" (21 April 2018) – a feature centred on the subject and his casting and role in Aalorukkam; significant coverage of the subject himself, as acknowledged above.
• The New Indian Express, "One-minute-long messages" (7 November 2014) – a feature on the subject's Metromatinee initiative and its "one-minute movie" project, discussing his work in some depth rather than a routine announcement.
• Janayugom (2026) – coverage of the subject's direction of the experimental film Lokamani Sivaraj Ponmakal and its screening at the Independent and Experimental Film Festival, Kozhikode.
• Deepika (24 February 2026) – coverage of his documentary Thiruvarangar – The Deity Singers and its selection for the Thenmala International Film Festival.
• Deccan Chronicle and Onmanorama (online edition of Malayala Manorama), April 2018 – reviews of Aalorukkam that note the subject's supporting performance, establishing the standing of the National Award–winning film in which he held a significant role.

Per WP:BASIC, where the depth of individual sources varies, multiple independent reliable sources may be combined to establish notability. Here there is coverage spanning more than a decade across several established outlets (Deccan Chronicle, The New Indian Express, Janayugom, Deepika, Manorama), addressing both the subject's acting — a significant role in the National Award–winning Aalorukkam (WP:NACTOR) — and his documentary and independent filmmaking. On balance I believe this is enough to support retention rather than deletion. Amal4260 (talk) 14:49, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

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Keep – The subject is covered in multiple independent reliable sources over a period exceeding a decade. Deccan Chronicle published a dedicated feature focused on Shaji Ajohn and his role in the National Award-winning film Aalorukkam. Independent coverage also documents his acting career, including reviews that discuss his performance, and his work as a filmmaker and documentary director.

The available sources cover distinct aspects of the subject's career rather than a single event. They include a biographical feature, coverage of his acting work in a nationally recognised film, and reporting on documentary and feature-film projects that he wrote and directed. Taken together, these sources provide significant independent coverage of the subject himself and satisfy WP:GNG. Notability is assessed through the cumulative weight of reliable independent sources, and the article demonstrates sustained coverage of the subject's work as an actor and filmmaker. Rahuls110895 (talk) 04:12, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Keep. The nomination argues the coverage is about the subject's projects rather than the subject himself, but a source-by-source look shows otherwise:

• Deccan Chronicle, "A role fit for the Raja" (21 April 2018) – a feature centred on Shaji Ajohn and his casting and performance, i.e. direct, in-depth coverage of the subject. The nominator has already accepted this as a credible source.
• The New Indian Express, "One-minute-long messages" (7 November 2014) – substantial coverage of his Metromatinee initiative and its one-minute-film project, well beyond a routine announcement.
• Janayugom (2026) – coverage of his experimental film Lokamani Sivaraj Ponmakal and its screening at the Independent and Experimental Film Festival, Kozhikode.
• Deepika (24 February 2026) – coverage of his documentary Thiruvarangar – The Deity Singers and its selection for the Thenmala International Film Festival.

Per WP:BASIC, where the depth of individual sources varies, multiple independent reliable sources may be combined to establish notability. Here the coverage spans several established outlets and more than a decade, addressing both his acting – a credited role in the National Award–winning Aalorukkam – and his work as a writer-director of documentary and independent films. Taken together this is significant independent coverage of the subject and meets WP:GNG. ~~~~ Appurajnk (talk) 06:40, 22 June 2026 (UTC) ( Blocked sockpuppet of Rahuls110895, see investigation)

Admins please note this is a single purpose account joined after this AFD nomination was made. Thilsebatti (talk) 07:38, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

Keep — Assessed cumulatively under WP:BASIC and WP:NACTOR, the subject clears the bar. The strongest source is the Deccan Chronicle feature "A role fit for the Raja" (21 April 2018), which is centred on Shaji Ajohn himself and his casting and role in Aalorukkam — and which the nominator has already accepted as a credible, in-depth source about the subject. That role was a significant supporting part in Aalorukkam, winner of the [[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues]], with his performance noted in independent reviews in the Deccan Chronicle and Onmanorama; this speaks directly to WP:NACTOR criterion 1 (a significant role in a notable film). Alongside this, The New Indian Express "One-minute-long messages" (7 November 2014) covers his Metromatinee media initiative in some depth rather than as a routine announcement, and his work as a writer-director is independently documented across Janayugom (the experimental feature Lokamani Sivaraj Ponmakal) and Deepika and Kerala Kaumudi (the documentary Thiruvarangar – The Deity Singers, including its best-documentary award at the 2025 Kohinoor Film Festival).

I'll be candid that the festival and screening reports are coverage of the films rather than of the person, so the case here is the WP:BASIC one: independent, reliable coverage spanning more than a decade across several established outlets — Deccan Chronicle, The New Indian Express, Janayugom, Deepika, Kerala Kaumudi and Onmanorama — addressing both a nationally recognised acting role and a sustained body of directing work. Taken together this is enough to support retention.Amal4260 (talk) 22:18, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

I didn't check the rest and have no opinion but NACTOR#1 is not "a significant role in a notable film" (which would rather warrant a redirect to the cast of that film imv) but " significant roles in multiple notable productions" (please note the plural and the adjective multiple, which leave no room for ambiguity). Thank you. ~2026-35976-24 (talk) 21:20, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

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• Delete: The only good source is the first one in the article. The rest are either unrelated or trivial mentions that have been synthesized into content in the article along with PR material. Evaluating under SNGs is difficult because his films don't have articles, so their notability cannot be verified. His role also does not seem to be significant. No objection to recreating it with one more good source, but in its current state, it is not enough Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 20:52, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

Susmitha Prabhakaran

Susmitha Prabhakaran (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Does not meet WP:NACTOR or WP:GNG. Most of the references are just brief mentions and there is WP:NEWSORGINDIA concerns. Thilsebatti (talk) 04:57, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

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Delete. Reads more like a promotional article. Madeleine (talk) 23:57, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

Delete - Definitely not notable, the article was also created by a user who has faced controversy due to their disruptive editing. Malgosha (talk) 05:30, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

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Keep per nom Dinitrify (talk) 11:02, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

@Dinitrify You may consider rechecking this discussion as nomination is clearly for deletion not keeping, so I dont know why you have !voted for keep per nom. AristocrSirr22 (talk) 11:10, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

Delete: Clearly failing WP:SIGCOV, WP:GNG and WP:BLP. I am not able to find a single source providing in depth reliable coverage. AristocrSirr22 (talk) 11:07, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

Delete Can't find evidence of notability outside of the PR-news ecosystem. CoffeeCrumbs (talk) 14:31, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

• Keep. Does actually verifiably meet WP:NACTOR through lead roles in Neeyum Njanum (TV series) and Sukhamo Devi (TV series).--~2026-34615-72 (talk) 04:56, 13 June 2026 (UTC)
• Delete: Not enough in-depth coverage in solid sources to show notability. Ravensfire (talk) 18:36, 19 June 2026 (UTC) Ravensfire (talk) 18:36, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

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• Delete Failing WP:GNG, WP:NACTRESS. Last of The Time (talk) 08:30, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

Hanan Shaah

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Promotional article about a non notable social media personality. Sources are routine or either paid. Fails GNG. Thilsebatti (talk) 03:14, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

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Delete fails WP:GNG amd lack of secondary sources Dinitrify (talk) 10:51, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

• Keep: This article has now been improved. EduExplorer47 (talk) 07:28, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

  The nomination does not qualify for a speedy keep closure per WP:CSK. Please amend your !vote or risk having it discarded. Owen× ☎ 15:29, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

• Comment — before !voting, it would help to see the three strongest independent sources that make the WP:GNG case here. Happy to review and weigh in once those are presented. EmilyR34 (talk) 02:22, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

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* Delete Not ready for pimetime. Yesterday, all my dreams... (talk) 05:55, 26 June 2026 (UTC)