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A fact from Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 19 April 2008.

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Is he popularly referred to as AVM? If not then the article should probably refer to him as "Avichi " or "Chettiar".

Lead:"By the time he died in 1979, he had produced 167 films in all Indian languages."- Please mention the languages cause "all Indian languages" is misleading as there are nearly 1,576 Indian languages! KnowledgeHegemonyPart2 (talk) 14:06, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

He is referred to as "A. V. Meiyappan" or simply by his initials as "AVM" and the name of his production company is "AVM Productions". As for the statistics on his films, I've reproduced it from an article; and the article does not mention anything about the languages in which he produced his films.-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 14:34, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Whatever may be the case but such a statement in the lead is going to put off reviewers. KnowledgeHegemonyPart2 (talk) 07:30, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Source

You may find me overtly critical but the all I am rying to do is make this article a success. To be a success at WP:FAC the sourcing should be reliable (A look at Preity Zinta's FAC may help you understand the importance of WP:RS)

Most of the article is sourced from upperstall.com. But the reliabilty of upperstall is a question mark because of this message on its homepage

CONTRIBUTE TO UPPERSTALL, Everyone can contribute to Upperstall. You can either review a newly released film or write an informed piece for either our Classic Films or Luminaries section. All articles must be wholly original, typed in MS-Word, well-formatted, and emailed to submissions@upperstall.com. Our editorial team reserves the right to make certain changes to your article if selected to appear online. Please make sure to send all contact information.

KnowledgeHegemonyPart2 (talk) 07:47, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, there are 42 different articles which have been referenced to write this article. Most of the facts have been from articles which have appeared in The Hindu and chennaionline.com, both of which are reputed for their quality. In most cases, facts carry dual references. And as Upperstall team has stated, the articles are thoroughly reviewed before publication. I would rather expect Upperstall to have experts in their review team, rather than some Tom, Dick or Harry.-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 15:06, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

I agree with all the shortcomings. But then, the article should reach completion before a review and the article has'nt yet been finished. I've been working all alone for sometime with barely any assistance at all. It will be good if anyone could help.-Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 13:43, 21 May 2008 (UTC)