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Rajith Kumar

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I think the subject does not meet WP:GNG. He didn't win any reality TV shows. So that's also out. It is clear there are no grounds for WP:PROF. And no major lead roles in any films, thus fails WP:NACTOR too. The article is mainly about the controversies and his participation in Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 2). The awards won by the subject is not at all notable. Powerful Karma (talk) 10:43, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

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• Keep. Certainly the subject doesn't pass WP:PROF but he does pass WP:GNG and WP:BIO. Apart from the Big Boss story, the subject's controversial transphobic comments in 2018 received wide national and international coverage, e.g. [1][2][3][4][5]. There was also a story about him in 2013 in The Times of India[6] regarding another controversy. This is not a BIO1E case, and both WP:GNG and WP:BIO are easily satisfied here. Nsk92 (talk) 20:16, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

So he is notable for simply making controversies? There are no grounds on WP:PROF. No victory at Big Boss or no major lead roles so no WP:NACTOR. Do we want to say that he is simply notable for making controversial statements? I feel that is slightly absurd. Yes, media will cover and continuously write about such things giving him coverage, but common sense says that making controversial statements doesn't indicate notability. Nomadicghumakkad (talk) 06:17, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

Per WP:GNG and WP:BIO, one does not have to be notable for anything. All that is required for notability is that the person receive significant coverage from multiple independent reliable sources, and that is the case here. Nsk92 (talk) 11:29, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 13:11, 28 May 2021 (UTC)

• Keep Due to filmography as an actor. Dr. Universe (talk) 04:15, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

  On what basis he pass WP:NACTOR? Have a look at this section. The added items are not films, those are talk shows and short films. He has not acted in a single film yet. Thus the subject fails WP:NACTOR Powerful Karma (talk) 01:29, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

• Delete: According to the arguments by nom. As a reply to above comment, he does not have any notable roles in multiple number of movies, failing WP:NACTOR. Pillechan (പിള്ളേച്ചനോട് പറ) 09:36, 30 May 2021 (UTC)