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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

Eight journalists, four states and 1 UT—how ThePrint covered 2026 Assembly elections

Shailaja Bajpai -
As I read through the reports by these journalists, it became clear that ThePrint’s coverage was more about depth than breadth.

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Economy

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

Julian Luk -
The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Defence

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

Debdutta Chakraborty -
By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

National Interest

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

Shekhar Gupta -
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.

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