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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
TopicMani Ratnam

Topic: Mani Ratnam

How Delhi HC defined ‘originality’, holding AR Rahman & ‘PS-2’ makers guilty of copyright infringement

Khadija Khan -
The court found a song in Mani Ratnam’s film identical to a classical composition by late musician duo Junior Dagar Brothers, directing the composer & Madras Talkies to pay up over Rs 2 cr.

Thug Life is Kamal Haasan’s peace offering to fans who waited for Mani Ratnam collab

Tina Das -
‘We were in search of better scripts, that’s why it took this long for us to collaborate,' Haasan said. He has co-written Thug Life with Ratnam.

Is Thug Life a sequel to Nayakan? Fans think so after Kamal Haasan-Mani Ratnam film teaser

Triya Gulati -
The teaser for Thug Life—launched in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi—quickly went viral. The Tamil version alone garnered over three million views in just five hours.

Dagar, Rahman & music in the courtroom—Day 1 of Dhrupad maestro’s fight against film giants

Unnati Sharma -
Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar claims that AR Rahman has ‘copied’ his family’s Dhrupad composition, Shiva Stuti, for the song Veera Raja Veera in the Tamil blockbuster Ponniyin Selvan-2.

Mani Ratnam’s PS: II is a gripping game of thrones. But viewers must brave through its slow pace

Nidhima Taneja -
All unanswered questions and loose ends come full circle as Ratnam brings his star-studded cast back on the silver screen.

Ponniyin Selvan-I: There is no guidebook to make a Chola period movie, researchers say

+TFP Sowmiya Ashok -
Mani Ratnam’s PS-1 has motivated senior citizens who had grown up listening to their parents read the novel trek over to cinema theatres after years.

Ponniyin Selvan:1 marks Aishwarya Rai’s return in Mani Ratnam’s Tamil epic adaptation

Nidhima Taneja -
PS: 1 can be a tad overwhelming for someone not well versed with the universe of Ponniyin Selvan. But it still guarantees a grand theatrical experience.

Prakash Raj on playing Karunanidhi in Iruvar: He told me I came close but not enough

Prakash Raj -
We met regularly, and he adored me. I fought with him too, but he always took my criticism in his stride and was open to debate on any subject. 

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Opinion

Arijit Singh is the bridge between 3 generations—Rafi to Ritviz

Triya Gulati -
Arijit Singh has the emotional depth and melody the older generation wants. But he also carries the vulnerability that young people can connect with.

Will Vishal Mishra replace Arijit Singh? Timing & consistency on his side

Hyderabad’s Nizams are a pale shadow of their past. Unlike Scindia & Karan Singh

Economy

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

Vaibhav Pant -
FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

Defence

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

Keshav Padmanabhan -
The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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