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Parasakthi Box Office Collections: Siva Karthikeyan starrer opens 27 crore worldwide on first day

Parasakthi Box Office Collections: Siva Karthikeyan starrer opens 27 crore worldwide on first day

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Parasakthi, starring Sivakarthikeyan in the lead role, was released in theatres on January 10, 2026, coinciding with Pongal this year. The historical drama has grossed a total of Rs 27 crore approx worldwide. With this total gross, the Sudha Kongara directorial has opened with solid numbers at the box office. In Tamil Nadu, the film has amassed Rs 12 crore, followed by Karnataka with Rs 1.8 crore. Accounting for collections across India, the movie has collected Rs 14.5 crore domestically. Meanwhile, overseas collections have also opened on a strong note. North America registered an estimated USD 350,000, while the Middle East contributed USD 340,000. The UK and Europe are reported to have collected USD 270,000. Additionally, with collections from Malaysia, Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, and the rest of the world, the film has earned a total of USD 1.36M, which makes the total overseas collections approximately Rs 12.3 crore. With Parasakthi opening during the Pongal week, the film enjoys an extended holiday window and is expected to post solid returns. As Thalapathy Vijay’s Jana Nayagan …

Kaamya Karthikeyan becomes second youngest woman to ski to the South Pole

Kaamya Karthikeyan becomes second youngest woman to ski to the South Pole

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The 18-year-old Kaamya Karthikeyan became the youngest Indian and the second youngest woman in the world to ski to the South Pole on Saturday. Kaamya, the daughter of an Indian naval officer, braved -30° weather as she covered nearly 115km kilometers on foot pulling a sled to achieve the feat. This is not the first time that Kaamya has etched her names in the record books. Last December, she had achieved the feat of becoming the youngest woman to scale the world’s seven highest peaks. She had conquered Mt Kilimanjaro in Africa, Mt Elbrus in Europe, Mt Kosciuszko in Australia, Mt Aconcagua in South America, Mt Denali in North America, Mt Everest in Asia, before ending her feat at Mt Vinson Massif at the age of 17. Kaamya is also a Rashtriya Bal Puraskar Awardee from 2021 and is also a medallist from the Khelo India Winter Games. She is now aiming to accomplish the Explorers Grand Slam, which includes a climb to the highest peaks of all seven continents and ski to both north …

Murali Karthikeyan maintains joint lead

Murali Karthikeyan maintains joint lead

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Indian Grandmaster Murali Karthikeyan continued his strong run at the Asian Continental Chess Championship, notching a vital victory over Russia’s Alexey Grebnev in the fifth round to stay in the lead. With this win, Karthikeyan moved to 4.5 points, keeping him level at the top with Iran’s Bardiya Daneshvar. The Iranian GM defeated India’s P. Iniyan, who was one of the co-leaders going into the round. It was a forgettable day for top seed Nihal Sarin, who suffered his first loss of the tournament at the hands of Russia’s Sergei Lobanov. The defeat leaves Sarin stranded at 3 points, and he now faces an uphill task to climb back into title contention. In the women’s section, Srija Seshadri continued her impressive form with a win against Kazakhstan’s Xeniya Balabayeva. She now shares the top spot with Russia’s Anastasia Bodnaruk, who drew her game against Mongolian Mungunzul Bat-Erdene. Both leaders sit on 4.5 points. Vantika Agarwal kept her hopes alive by registering a win over compatriot B Savitha Shri. With 4 points, she remains close on …

Murali Karthikeyan, Pa Iniyan share lead after round-4

Murali Karthikeyan, Pa Iniyan share lead after round-4

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Indian Grandmasters Murali Karthikeyan and P Iniyan registered wins to share joint lead with Iranian Bardiya Daneshvar and Russia’s Aleksey Grebnev after the end of the fourth round of the Asian Individual Chess Championship in Al Ain, UAE, on Saturday. Murali beat Sina Movahed of Iran, whereas Iniyan got the better of Meng Yihan of China. Meanwhile, Pranav Anand played a draw against top seed Nihal Sarin in an all Indian faceoff. Sarin, Pranav, Prraneeth, Srihari, and Harshavardhan have all accumulated three points each. In the women’s section, Srija Sheshadri is the best-performing Indian with 3.5/4 points after four rounds. In the fourth round, Srija drew with Russia’s Olga Girya. Mungunzul Bat-Erdene of Mongolia and Anastasia Bodnaruk of Russia emerged as co-leaders with a perfect record of 4/4 at the competition. As many as 18-Indian Grandmasters are in action in the strongest Asian championship, with top 10 places reserved for the next Chess World Cup. Results: Men Pranav Anand draw Nihal Sarin Murali Karthikeyan beat Sina Movahed A R Saleh Salem draw Prraneeth Vuppala Xu …

Kaamya Karthikeyan becomes the youngest woman to scale world’s seven highest peaks

Kaamya Karthikeyan becomes the youngest woman to scale world’s seven highest peaks

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India’s Kaamya Karthikeyan became the youngest woman ever to scale the world’s seven highest peak earlier this week. Kaamya, 17, achieved the feat when she successfully reached the summit of Vinson Massif – the highest mountain peak in Antarctica – on the Christmas day at 1:50 am IST. “It has been a truly merry holiday season,” Kaamya wrote in an Instagram post. “With this climb, I’ve become the youngest female mountaineer in the world to complete the Seven Summits Challenge by climbing the highest peak in all continents,” she added. Kaamya, a student of the Navy Children School in Mumbai, has conquered Mt Kilimanjaro in Africa, Mt Elbrus in Europe, Mt Kosciuszko in Australia, Mt Aconcagua in South America, Mt Denali in North Amercia, Mt Everest in Asia, before ending her feat at Mt Vinson Massif. Kaamya is a Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awardee from 2021 and was just 16-year-old when she scaled the Everest earlier this year. Kaamya had also starred at the 2024 Khelo India Winter Games, winning a gold medal. As …

Mumbai Navy School Class 12 girl Kaamya Karthikeyan conquers seven highest peaks in world watch Video latest updates – India TV

Mumbai Navy School Class 12 girl Kaamya Karthikeyan conquers seven highest peaks in world watch Video latest updates – India TV

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Image Source : INDIAN NAVY (X) Kaamya Karthikeyan creates history by becoming youngest female in the world to scale seven highest peaks across seven continents. Kaamya Karthikeyan, a Class 12 student at Navy Children School in Mumbai, has made history by becoming the youngest female in the world to scale seven highest peaks across seven continents. The 17-year-old adventurer has conquered Africa (Mt Kilimanjaro), Europe (Mt Elbrus), Australia (Mt Kosciuszko), South America (Mt Aconcagua), North America (Mt Denali), Asia (Mt Everest) and culminating the current climb in Antarctica. The young Everester reached the summit of Mt Vincent Antarctica along with her father, Cdr S Karthikeyan, on December 24 at 1720 hrs Chilean Standard Time to complete the Seven Summits Challenge, the Indian Navy said. The Indian Navy congratulated Kaamya Karthikeyan and her father on accomplishing this momentous milestone. Taking to its official handle on X, SpokespersonNavy posted on X, “Kaamya Karthikeyan, class XII student at @IN_NCS Mumbai, scripts history by becoming the youngest female in the world to scale seven highest peaks across seven continents.” …

Amaran Box Office: Siva Karthikeyan blockbuster sells one crore tickets in Tamil Nadu, Tenth film since 2010

Amaran Box Office: Siva Karthikeyan blockbuster sells one crore tickets in Tamil Nadu, Tenth film since 2010

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Amaran is one of the biggest blockbusters to come out from the Tamil film industry recently. The Siva Karthikeyan starrer is now the eighth highest-grossing Kollywood film of all time worldwide. In its home state of Tamil Nadu, it ranks even higher, standing as the sixth highest-grosser ever. The film has amassed Rs. 158 crore in Tamil Nadu alone and continues to perform in its fifth week. However, this is likely its final week to post significant numbers, as its digital release has already taken place, and it will face stiff competition from Pushpa 2 next week. The film is expected to wrap its box office run in the state at around Rs. 160 crore. Amaran has also sold one crore tickets in Tamil Nadu, joining nine other films since 2010 that have hit this milestone. While inflation often skews the list of top-grossing films toward more recent releases, ticket sales provide a more accurate measure of a film’s true popularity, as they neutralize the impact of rising ticket prices. Selling one crore tickets in …

Amaran Box Office Collections: Siva Karthikeyan film has a stellar second week, to hit 200cr in India today

Amaran Box Office Collections: Siva Karthikeyan film has a stellar second week, to hit 200cr in India today

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Tamil film Amaran had a stellar second week at the Indian box office, collecting Rs. 67.50 crore approx. There was a drop on the last day of the week due to the release of Kanguva, which cost Amaran Rs. 1–1.50 crore in potential earnings. Despite that, the film maintained an exceptional hold with a sub-40 per cent drop, an impressive hold for a South Indian film that tends to be front-loaded. Furthermore, the first week was boosted by the Diwali holidays, making this an even better read.  With a two-week total of Rs. 199.75 crore, Amaran is set to cross the Rs. 200 crore milestone today, a career first for Siva Karthikeyan and the twelfth Kollywood film to do so. The box office collections of Amaran at the Indian box office are as follows: Day Gross Week One (8 Days) Rs. 132.25 cr.     2nd Friday Rs. 8.75 cr. 2nd Saturday Rs. 17.75 cr. 2nd Sunday Rs. 20.25 cr. 2nd Monday Rs. 6.75 cr. 2nd Tuesday Rs. 6.00 cr. 2nd Wednesday Rs. 5.00 cr. 2nd …

Karthikeyan Murali wins gold, Sankalp bags bronze

Karthikeyan Murali wins gold, Sankalp bags bronze

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Indian Grandmaster (GM) Karthikeyan Murali won the Hoogeveen Open 2024, scoring a brilliant 8.5 out of a possible 9 points in Hoogeveen, Netherlands on Saturday. Murali was the highest-rated player in the tournament, and he lived up to the billing by winning the title in a dominating fashion, claiming a big lead of 1.5 points over second-placed Dutch player Nico Zwirs (7/9). He did not lose a single game in the tournament, claiming eight victories and dropping just a half point as he played out a draw in round 5 against fellow Indian and bronze medal winner Sankalp Gupta (6.5/9). Murali claimed his title with a win over Ivo Maris of the Netherlands in the final round. Sankalp missed an opportunity to win the silver medal as he played out a draw in the final round against Italian GM Sabino Brunello. With this performance rating of 2834 at this tournament, Murali has gained a FIDE rating of 15.8 meanwhile with the performance rating of 2570, Sankalp gained a good rating of 6.1. Karthikeyan Murali dominates …

Kaamya Karthikeyan, youngest Indian to summit Mt. Everest

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A sixteen-year-old student from Navi Mumbai, Kaamya Karthikeyan, has created history by becoming the youngest Indian to scale Mt. Everest. Kaamya, a student of the Navy Children School in Mumbai, was joined on the expedition by her father, a naval commander, Commander S.Karthikeyan. The father and daughter duo summited together on Monday. World’s second youngest The feat also makes Kaamya the second youngest in the world to summit the tallest peak in the world. The Indian Navy sent out a congratulatory message on social media platform X to the father and daughter pair for achieving this remarkable feat. “Kaamya has exhibited immense courage & fortitude in summiting the highest peaks in six of the seven continents”, they wrote on X. “Indian Navy wishes young Kaamya the very best in her aspiration to summit the highest peaks of all seven continents, becoming the youngest girl to do so.” What’s next Boyed by her accomplishment, young Kaamya isn’t stopping just yet. She aspires to become the youngest girl to climb the tallest peak in all seven continents. …