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{{Infobox website<br />
| name = Idlebrain.com<br />
| screenshot = Idlebrain logo.gif<br />
| caption = Website logo<br />
| url = {{URL|http://idlebrain.com/|Idlebrain.com}}<br />
| commercial = Yes<br />
| type = News, reviews and ratings for [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language films<br />
| industry = Internet services<br />
| registration = Free/subscription<br />
| owner = G. V. Ramana<br />
| author =<br />
| launch_date = December 1999<br />
| current_status = Active<br />
| revenue =<br />
| language = English<br />
}}<br />
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'''Idlebrain.com''' is an Indian news, information and entertainment website. It was founded in 1999 by G. Venkata Ramana, a [[B. Tech]] graduate from [[BITS Pilani]], with the help of his friend Sunil Krishna.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/jeevi.html|title=Interview with Jeevi|magazine=Hyderabad Josh|date=13 October 2008|access-date=14 November 2014|archive-date=17 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217063640/http://idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/jeevi.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The website provides news related to the Indian film industry, particularly news, film reviews and box office reports related to [[Telugu cinema]]. The site logs over 0.1 million visitors a day and each visitor goes through seven to eight pages. According to ''[[The Hindu]]'', most distributors informed Jeevi that his reviews affect the box office performance of films, particularly in overseas.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/log-in-drink-in-the-cinema/article3190187.ece|title=Log in, drink in the cinema|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=3 April 2006|access-date=14 November 2014|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}}</ref> DVD rental prices were also affected due to his reviews, according to a report by [[CNN-IBN]].<ref name="CNN">{{cite web|date=17 August 2009|title=Idlebrain.com: Hobby that turned into a successful venture|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/cnbc-tv18-comments/idlebraincom-hobby-that-turned-intosuccessful-venture_411308.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107052355/http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/cnbc-tv18-comments/idlebraincom-hobby-that-turned-intosuccessful-venture_411308.html|archive-date=2016-11-07|access-date=14 November 2014|publisher=[[Network18 Group|moneycontrol.com]]}}</ref><br />
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The website started with an initial investment of approximately {{INR}}610 and by August 2009, it became a crore rupees enterprise.<ref name="CNN"/><br />
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V. Geetanath of ''The Hindu'' opined that the website "not only colourful, but also has several attractive features" contrary to its name.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2002/08/01/stories/2002080103870200.htm|title=For film buffs, verily|date=1 August 2002|access-date=14 November 2014|archive-date=3 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003194645/https://www.thehindu.com/archive/print/2002/08/01/|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url-status=live}}</ref> About the website, CNBC-TV18's Vishwanath Pilla and Sandeep Shrikanth said "idlebrain.com leaves you feeling like you are standing in front of the most eclectic film hoarding in Hyderabad".<ref name="CNN"/> The website won the Andhra Pradesh Cinegoers’ Association award for the Best Telugu Film website in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/lifetime-achievement-award-for-jayasudha/article1188013.ece|title=Lifetime Achievement Award for Jayasudha|newspaper=The Hindu|date=28 January 2008|access-date=24 January 2015|archive-date=3 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003194645/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Lifetime-Achievement-Award-for-Jayasudha/article15152457.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== External links ==<br />
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[[Category:Indian film websites]]<br />
[[Category:Film review websites]]<br />
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