File:KULAM 1997.jpeg

This is a poster for the 1997 Malayalam film Kulam.
The poster art copyright is believed to belong to Ushapriya Movie Makers.
Further details: The poster image is a mixture of publicity stills and audio cassette cover image which are edited with Adobe Photoshop 7.0

Ushapriya Movie Makers & Johny Sagariga Cassets & CDs

Kulam (film)

The entire poster: because the image is poster art, a form of product packaging or service marketing, the entire image is needed to identify the product or service, properly convey the meaning and branding intended, and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the image.

The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolution than the original poster. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality, unsuitable as counterfeit artwork, pirate versions or for uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork.

To serve as the primary means of visual identification in infobox of subject article, and in the Marthandavarma (novel), the source novel from which the film is adapted. The image is used for identification in the context of critical commentary of the work, product or service for which it serves as poster art. It makes a significant contribution to the user's understanding of the article, which could not practically be conveyed by words alone.
Additional:Visual identification to support the details mentioned about the film adaptations of Malayalam historical novel Marthandavarma. Image is important to illustrate/provide visual information about topic of discussion.Commentary in the article about the poster art itself: Poster shows actor Viajayaraghavan on the left, Bhanupriya at the center and, Jagathy Sreekumar on the right.Use for this purpose does not compete with the purposes of the original artwork, namely the creator providing graphic design services, and in turn the marketing of the promoted item.

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