Telugucinema.com
{{Short description|Entertainment website on Telugu cinema}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox website
| name = Telugucinema.com
| logo = Telugucinema-logo-v80.png
| caption = Website logo
| type = Film news and reviews
| language = English, Telugu
| owner =
| author =
| founder = Prasad V. Potluri
| editor = Jalapathy Gudelli
| industry = Internet services
| revenue =
| url = {{URL|https://telugucinema.com/|Telugucinema.com}}
| commercial = Yes
| registration = Free/subscription
| launch_date = 1997
| current_status = Active
}}
Telugucinema.com is an entertainment website focused on the Telugu film industry. Founded in 1997 by Prasad V. Potluri in Pittsburgh, United States, it is recognised as the first website exclusively dedicated to Telugu cinema.{{cite news |last=Chowdhary |first=Y. Sunita |date=3 April 2006 |title=Log in, drink in the cinema |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/log-in-drink-in-the-cinema/article3190187.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117103343/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/log-in-drink-in-the-cinema/article3190187.ece |archive-date=2014-11-17 |access-date=14 November 2014 |newspaper=The Hindu |quote=Telugucinema.com is another site that is a big hit. This first Telugu film site established eight years ago by Prasad Potluri in Pittsburgh, has loyal visitors.}}{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://telugucinema.com/about-us |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823182918/https://telugucinema.com/about-us |archive-date=2022-08-23 |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Telugucinema.com |language=en-US}} The site is known for its long-form articles on classic films and film personalities, as well as its extensive archive of interviews with industry figures.
The site offers content such as film news, box office reports, trailers, interviews, and photo galleries.{{Cite book |last=Pillai |first=Swarnavel Eswaran |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HreICwAAQBAJ&dq=Telugucinema.com&pg=PA18 |title=Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema |date=27 January 2015 |publisher=SAGE Publications India |isbn=978-93-5150-212-8 |pages=18 |language=en |access-date=2022-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827124906/https://books.google.com/books?id=HreICwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA18&dq=Telugucinema.com&hl=en |archive-date=2022-08-27 |url-status=live}}{{Cite book |last=Roy |first=Anjali Gera |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R-mICwAAQBAJ&dq=Telugucinema.com&pg=PT283 |title=The Magic of Bollywood: At Home and Abroad |date=11 July 2012 |publisher=SAGE Publications India |isbn=978-81-321-1683-7 |language=en}} It is regarded as one of the most popular platforms covering the Telugu film industry. Jalapathy Gudelli currently serves as the publisher, editor, and chief critic of the website.
History
Telugucinema.com is a website dedicated to covering the Telugu film industry. It was established in 1997 by Prasad V. Potluri in Pittsburgh, United States. In 2006, the site faced warnings against publishing film reviews, as distributors claimed that reviews posted after preview shows were impacting box office collections. Despite this, the website now has an extensive archive of film reviews.{{Cite web |title=Reviews |url=https://telugucinema.com/category/reviews |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622150551/https://telugucinema.com/category/reviews |archive-date=2022-06-22 |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Telugucinema.com |language=en-US}}
Features
Telugucinema.com is particularly known for its long-form articles on notable film personalities, retrospectives of classic films, and significant events in the Telugu film industry. The site also offers a wide range of content, including film news, reviews, box office collections, trailers, interviews, movie schedules, and photo galleries.
Team
The current publisher, editor, and chief critic of the website is Jalapathy Gudelli, a seasoned journalist and film critic with over 20 years of experience.{{Cite web |title=Jalapathy Gudelli |url=https://telugucinema.com/author/jalapathygudelli |access-date=2022-08-24 |website=Telugucinema.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311040643/https://telugucinema.com/author/jalapathygudelli |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=21 April 2021 |title=Telugu cinema on the horns of a dilemma |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2021/apr/21/telugu-cinema-on-the-horns-of-a-dilemma-2292568.html |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=The New Indian Express |archive-date=2021-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611214016/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2021/apr/21/telugu-cinema-on-the-horns-of-a-dilemma-2292568.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Adivi |first=Sashidhar |date=18 July 2019 |title=Is Vijay Deverakonda jealous of Kabir Singh? |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/170719/is-vijay-deverakonda-jealous-of-kabir-singh.html |access-date=27 August 2022 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021075114/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/170719/is-vijay-deverakonda-jealous-of-kabir-singh.html |url-status=live }} Other contributors include Sri Atluri and M. Patnaik.
Reception
In April 2006, Y. Sunita Chowdhary of The Hindu described Telugucinema.com as "a big hit" with a loyal visitor base. Anjali Gera Roy, a professor at IIT Kharagpur, in her 2012 book The Magic of Bollywood: At Home and Abroad, identified the site as one of the most successful websites dedicated to Indian cinema in a specific language. Swarnavel Eswaran Pillai, an associate professor at Michigan State University, in his 2015 book Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema, praised the site for creating a space for serious cinema discussion.