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Monday, January 5, 2026
TopicMammootty

Topic: Mammootty

Actor-writer Sreenivasan dies at 69. Malayalam cinema loses its sharpest satirist

The National Award-winning actor had starred in over 225 films across his five-decade career.

Mammootty, Mohanlal reunite after 17 years in espionage thriller Patriot

Mohanlal had a cameo appearance in Mammootty’s film Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty (2013). However, their last film together was Twenty:20, which released in 2008.

Mammootty’s Kaathal shows a language problem. What’s the Malayalam word for gay?

In 'Kaathal - The Core', the purposeful avoidance of homophobic slurs is a breath of fresh air. They are not even used to punctuate the discrimination faced by queer folk.

On Camera

Trump is tying his legacy to whatever happens in Venezuela

A bad turn in Venezuela would raise the same questions that have dogged the unlawful US strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean: Why now, and why at all?

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.