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The Madras Mystery – Fall of a Superstar marks Nazriya Nazim’s return to Tamil after over a decade. Streaming on SonyLIV from November 6, 2025, this period crime drama revisits the infamous Lakshmikanthan murder case of the 1940s, blending scandal, cinema, and suspense in colonial Madras.

Researchers reconstructed lifelike faces from 2,500-year-old skulls found at Kondagai, Tamil Nadu. Linked to Keeladi’s Iron Age city, the portraits highlight advanced water systems, early Tamil script, and brick houses. The reconstructions provide a rare human link to South India’s sophisticated ancient urban culture.

Sarkeet is a Malayalam drama starring Asif Ali, Divya Prabha, and Deepak Parambol. Directed by Thamar KV, it explores the challenges of parenting, migrant struggles, and empathy. The film premieres on Manorama Max on September 26, 2025, offering an emotional watch for family audiences.

NASA’s Artemis II mission will send astronauts beyond low Earth orbit as both scientists and volunteer test subjects. The crew will conduct health, radiation, and lunar studies, providing vital data to protect future explorers. Results will guide safety protocols for lunar and Mars missions, advancing human readiness for long-duration deep space exploration.

Astronomers have, for the first time, measured the recoil speed and direction of a newborn black hole using gravitational waves. Data from the 2019 event GW190412 revealed the remnant shot away at 50 km/s. This breakthrough shows gravitational waves can reconstruct full 3D motion, offering new ways to connect black hole mergers with light signals.