Singers Sunil Koshy and Sai Kaustuv Dasgupta ‘Chamakta Sitaara’ is a new song composed by musician Sunil Koshy and lyricist Sahil Sultanpuri for World Disability Day 2025. Born out of a collaboration between From Mug to Mike, an initiative for “bathroom singers” helmed by Sunil, and IIM Bangalore, the aim of the track was not…
Freedom at Midnight season 2 poster | Photo Credit: Sony LIV The season 2 of Nikkhil Advani’s historical-drama series, Freedom at Midnight will be released on Sony LIV on January 9 next year, the makers announced on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. Based on the book by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins, the show recounts the…
Artists part of the ‘Kutty Kutchery Festival 2025’ line-up | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement December is here. It is that time of the year when sweaters and monkey caps make an appearance to battle chilly Chennai evenings. It is also that time of the year when Carnatic music and classical dance play out in various…
Actor-filmmaker Lal | Photo Credit: Instagram page Senior actor-director Lal on Tuesday (December 9, 2025) said he hoped that the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court will award maximum punishment to the six persons found guilty in the sensational Kerala actor rape case. “I welcome the verdict as the court has found that they are guilty,” said…
Vivek Moozhikulam presented a well-planned kutcheri. | Photo Credit: Courtesy: Mudhra Vivek Moozhikulam designed his two-hour concert for Mudhra in such a way that a leisurely raga is followed by one that is sprightly. This interspersion worked particularly well in the first half of his concert at Mudhra, giving his accompanists ample chance to display…
Rajinikanth and Ramya Krishnan i ‘Padayappa’ Weekends are incomplete without watching Rajinikanth films on television. For many Tamil households, in Tamil Nadu or elsewhere in the world, a relaxing day would invariably mean catching a Superstar film on the telly. The man could be taking on a dreaded don (Baasha) or his own mother-in-law (Maapilai),…
Actor NTR Jr. in a movie still Actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, popularly known as NTR Junior, on Monday (December 9, 2025) approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora directed the social media platforms and e-commerce sites to treat the actor’s suit as a complaint under…
Manav Kaul and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub in the series | Photo Credit: Sony LIV There is a gentle, alluring urgency present in Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Manav Kaul’s, Real Kashmir Football Club. Directors Mahesh Mathai and Rajesh Mapuskar cast a sensitive and often informed gaze at what makes and breaks the valley. They look at…
Why do so many films end up feeling predictable? In this episode of Frequently Made Mistakes, we explore how screenplays slip into genre trappings—those familiar beats, tropes, and shortcuts that signal every twist long before it arrives. Source link
In her new book, Mrs Funnybones Returns, Twinkle Khanna delves into issues both personal and political with her trademark wit and candour. In this interview, she talks about a changing India, her writing process, gender issues and the power of laughter at a time of division. Source link
