Cinema Express was an Indian Tamil-language entertainment fortnightly magazine published from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was a part of The New Indian Express Group, which also publishes Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika weekly as well as Dinamani and Kannada Prabha newspapers. The Cinema Express brand is now used for the film industry coverage of The New Indian Express regardless of language.[1]
 Cover of Cinema Express 16 February 2016 featuring actress Anjali | |
| Categories | Cinema news |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Fortnightly |
| Founded | 1980 |
| First issue | 18 January 1980 |
| Final issue | 16 February 2016 |
| Company | The New Indian Express Group |
| Country | India |
| Based in | Chennai |
| Language | Tamil |
| Website | www |
Cinema Express also honoured artistic excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry through the Cinema Express Awards.[2][3] The published version was discontinued in February 2016, in favour of an online magazine.
History
editCinema Express came out with their first issue on 10 January 1980 and had the last on 16 February 2016.[4] The magazine was priced at ₹15 when publication ceased.[5] Afterwards, The New Indian Express Group used the name Cinema Express for the online magazine that publishes information related to cinema.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cinema Express". KooApp. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Cinema Express awards presented". Indianexpress.com. 24 August 1998. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Movies: Meena wins award for best actress". Rediff.com. 15 October 2001. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "The New Indian Express Group shuts 36-year-old fortnightly Cinema Express". Business Standard. 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Cinema Express". The New Indian Express Group (in Tamil). 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
External links
edit- Cinema Express Website
- Epaper Archived 28 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine