# Cinema Express
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{{short description|Indian Tamil-language entertainment fortnightly magazine, since 1980}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox magazine
| title = Cinema Express
| logo = Cinema Express logo.png
| image_file = Cinema Express 16 February 2016 issue.jpg
| image_caption = Magazine cover of ''Cinema Express'' 16 February 2016 featuring actress [Anjali](/source/Anjali_(actress))
| editor =
| frequency = Fortnightly
| circulation =
| category = Cinema news
| company = [The New Indian Express Group](/source/The_New_Indian_Express)
| founded = 1980
| firstdate = {{Start date|df=y|1980|01|18}}
| finaldate = {{End date|df=y|2016|02|16}}
| country = India
| based = [Chennai](/source/Chennai)
| language = Tamil
| website = {{URL|http://www.cinemaexpress.com/}}
| issn =
}}
'''''Cinema Express''''' was an Indian [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language)-language [entertainment](/source/entertainment) [fortnightly](/source/fortnightly) [magazine](/source/magazine) published from [Chennai](/source/Chennai), Tamil Nadu. It was a part of [Indian Express Group](/source/Indian_Express_Limited), which also publishes ''[Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika](/source/Samakalika_Malayalam_Vaarika)'' weekly as well as ''[Dinamani](/source/Dinamani)'' and ''[Kannada Prabha](/source/Kannada_Prabha)'' newspapers.
''Cinema Express'' also honoured artistic excellence of professionals in the [Indian film](/source/Indian_film) industry through the [Cinema Express Awards](/source/Cinema_Express_Awards).[{{cite news |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/112784/ |title=Cinema Express awards presented |work=The Indian Express |date=24 August 1998 |accessdate=4 October 2016 |archive-date=29 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629114826/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/cinema-express-awards-presented-2/ |url-status=live }}][{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/oct/15meera.htm |title=Movies: Meena wins award for best actress |work=Rediff.com |date=15 October 2001 |accessdate=4 October 2016 |archive-date=18 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018134128/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/oct/15meera.htm |url-status=live }}] The published version was discontinued in February 2016. The ''Cinema Express'' name is now used for the division that covers the film industry.
==History==
''Cinema Express'' came out with their first issue on 10 January 1980 and had the last on 16 February 2016.[{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/new-indian-express-group-shuts-36-year-old-fortnightly-magazine-116022200333_1.html|title=The New Indian Express Group shuts 36-year-old fortnightly Cinema Express|work=Business Standard|date=22 February 2016|accessdate=19 September 2016|archive-date=19 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919085423/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/new-indian-express-group-shuts-36-year-old-fortnightly-magazine-116022200333_1.html|url-status=live}}] The magazine was priced at [₹](/source/Indian_Rupee)15 when publication ceased.[{{cite journal|title=Cinema Express|date=16 February 2016| language=Tamil|journal=The New Indian Express Group}}] Afterwards, the Indian Express Group adapted the name ''Cinema Express'' for the division that publishes information related to cinema.[{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Avinash |date=2018-09-18 |title=Cinema Express columnist wins gender sensitivity award |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/Sep/18/cinema-express-columnist-wins-gender-sensitivity-award-1873293.html |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=[The New Indian Express](/source/The_New_Indian_Express) |language=en|archive-date=2026-04-16|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260416071451/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/Sep/18/cinema-express-columnist-wins-gender-sensitivity-award-1873293.html}}]
==See also==
*[Cinema Express Awards](/source/Cinema_Express_Awards)
*[Cinema Express Awards – 1988](/source/Cinema_Express_Awards_%E2%80%93_1988)
*[Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil](/source/Cinema_Express_Award_for_Best_Film_%E2%80%93_Tamil)
*[Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Tamil](/source/Cinema_Express_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil)
*[Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil](/source/Cinema_Express_Award_for_Best_Actress_%E2%80%93_Tamil)
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.cinemaexpress.com/ ''Cinema Express'' Website]
*[http://epaper.cinemaexpress.com/ Epaper] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128173333/http://www.epaper.cinemaexpress.com/ |date=28 November 2020 }}
Category:1980 establishments in Tamil Nadu
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Category:Defunct magazines published in India
Category:Film magazines published in India
Category:Biweekly magazines published in India
Category:Magazines established in 1980
Category:Magazines disestablished in 2016
Category:Mass media in Chennai
Category:Tamil-language magazines
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