''Cinema Express'' was an Indian Tamil-language

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fortnightly magazine published from

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. It was a part of

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, which also publishes ''

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'' weekly as well as '' Dinamani'' and '' Kannada Prabha'' newspapers. The ''Cinema Express'' brand is now used for the film industry coverage of ''

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'' regardless of language. ''Cinema Express'' also honoured artistic excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry through the Cinema Express Awards. The published version was discontinued in February 2016, in favour of an online magazine.

History

''Cinema Express'' came out with their first issue on 10 January 1980 and had the last on 16 February 2016. The magazine was priced at Rs.15 when publication ceased. Afterwards, The New Indian Express Group used the name ''Cinema Express'' for the online magazine that publishes information related to cinema.https://www.facebook.com/pg/XpressCinema/about/?ref=page_internal

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