Ilaiyaraaja and producers of Tamil movies Good Bad Ugly, Dude reach compromise after payment of ₹50 lakh

Ilaiyaraaja. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Mythri Movie Makers, the producers of Ajith Kumar-starrer Good Bad Ugly and Pradeep Ranganathan-starrer Dude, have entered into a compromise with acclaimed musician R. Ilaiyaraaja over the use of his old songs in the two movies released this year. The compromise has been reached on payment of…

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Manav Kaul and Mahesh Mathai interview: On making ‘Real Kashmir Football Club’ and representing the voice of the valley

Manav Kaul and Mahesh Mathai | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It seldom happens that an actor’s own life is projected through the characters they portray on-screen. With Manav Kaul, that has happened twice recently. In Baramulla, which was released on Netflix last month, the actor played a cop investigating a series of kidnappings in the…

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Spade Pirates and their hard-rocking path to freedom

Spade Pirates are more than a Bengaluru-based grunge band; they are a philosophy, a protest, and a deep commitment to the DIY (Do-It-Yourself) ethos that defines punk rock. For songwriter and guitarist Ace, drummer Rohit Oommen, and bassist Anirudh Varma, their raw, aggressive sound is the vehicle for a core mission: inspiring original thought and absolute individual freedom in a world that…

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The woozy beauty of ‘Lullaby for the Mountains’: On Béla Tarr, Armenian landscapes, and the cinema of drifting

Lullaby for the Mountains is a debut that runs on trust. Shot on location and backed by Béla Tarr as executive producer, it has travelled from Sheffield DocFest to its Asian premiere at the International Film Festival of India 2025 as the lone Armenian selection. The wordless, 79-minute drift, divided into 15 chapters, follows a…

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Rashmika Mandanna slams misuse of AI: ‘The internet is no longer a mirror of truth’

Rashmika Mandanna | Photo Credit: rashmika_mandanna/Instagram Actor Rashmika Mandanna has come down strongly upon the misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create morphed videos and urged for a “strict and unforgiving” punishment for those who create vulgarity with the technology. Rashmika took to X on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 and wrote a short note criticising…

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