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Time of India
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
45 and ripped: Nishanth Sagar's new fitness pic sparks buzz; Unni Mukundan REACTS
(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) No one can forget the Malayalam actor Nishanth Sagar who breathed life into several characters, the most notable one being his antagonist role in 'Joker'. Now the actor is turning heads once again—this time, with a stunning display of fitness. A recent Instagram photo of the 45-year-old flaunting his chiseled six-pack abs has gone viral among fans and film lovers. The viral pic; Unni Mukundan reacts Captured post-workout, the actor looks lean, focused, and youthful The picture comes as a pleasant surprise for many who remember Nishanth from his early 2000s film appearances, where he played both lead and supporting roles. The post was soon flooded with comments. The 'Marco' actor Unni Mukundan commented, "Interview l ingane allelo etta paranje! (This was not what you said in the interview). For the unversed, Unni Mukundan's comment is in reference to Nishanth's recent interview where he said that he is currently not working out and the muscles seem to be a burden for him. One fan commented, "Amazing ! This is some motivation." Another comment read, "Those of us who watched the Joker movie in our youth are now old. He is still the same." A third one wrote, "There is no going back from this come back… welcome boss." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Up to 70% off | Shop Sale Libas Undo Theliv Sahitam - Official Trailer A comeback Despite a temporary break from cinema, Nishanth never truly disappeared—he quietly evolved, stayed connected with the craft, and is now making a steady return with meaningful roles. Recent appearances in 'Anveshippin Kandethum', 'Chathuram', and 'Rekha Chithram', received good responses from the audiences. Away from the spotlight, Nishanth is also a devoted husband and father. Married to Vrinda, he shares a close bond with his two children. His elder daughter, Nanda, is already following in his footsteps, having made her acting debut in 'Alappuzha Gymkhana' which was directed by Khalid Rahman.
The National
2 days ago
- Sport
- The National
The move Marco Tilio rejected to head for Rapid Vienna
The 23-year-old Australian international has been given the green light to move to Austria on loan, with Rapid reportedly having an obligation to buy if he reaches a set number of appearances. He spent last season back in his homeland and Melbourne City conceded they couldn't persuade Tilio to return Down Under. Melbourne City Director of Football, Michael Petrillo stated: "Marco has been a tremendous player for our Club - not just for what he's produced on the pitch, but also for the way he's conducted himself as a professional. Read more: "He's played a major role across two successful stints with City and we've all enjoyed watching him develop into one of the country's brightest attacking talents. "While we were keen to extend his stay and continued discussions with Celtic, we fully support Marco's ambition to once again challenge himself in Europe. "We thank him for everything he's contributed to Melbourne City and wish him every success in the next stage of his career."
Glasgow Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Celtic winger Marco Tilio 'set' for Rapid Vienna move
After contributing five goals and five assists in a temporary spell at Melbourne City last season, the 23-year-old played less than 30 minutes in the Parkhead club's 4-0 pre-season win over Newcastle United on Saturday. He has made only two senior appearances for Celtic since his summer 2023 signing from Melbourne City. Read more: Sky Sports Austria claims that Tilio is 'set' to join Rapid in a loan deal that includes an option for a permanent transfer, though talks of a full move are said to be ongoing. Melbourne City manager Aurelio Vidmar recently weighed in on the winger's future. He said [NewsWire]: "It's clear with Marco that he's been pretty keen to go back to Europe. "He was involved in a friendly game last weekend, so it's highly likely we won't have the return of Marco, but we just don't know where that's going to end. "He's part of Celtic's property. "We don't own the player, so we'll see where that goes. "There'll be ongoing discussions until we actually know what's happening before we make the next move." Tilio's potential move to the Austrian Bundesliga could give the young player more first-team opportunities.
Times
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Times
My Grand Tour: a novel way to see Rome and an eye-opening art class
I wake half-dressed and groaning in a palazzo in Rome, feeling so ruined that I might need Unesco protection. My eyes are bloodshot, my shirt stained and I've no memory of last night, though I'm still clutching an empty bottle of Umbrian wine. It's plugged with a roll of parchment, which I unroll to reveal a sketch of a naked man in an alarming pose. My heart sinks as my memory mends. The day before I'd arrived from Switzerland and checked into the Villa Spalletti Trivelli hotel, a neoclassical pile still owned by aristocrats. Making straight for the bar in the Tapestry Lounge, I sipped prosecco in heirloom opulence and reflected on my Grand Tour so far: fencing in Paris, dining on Lake Geneva, hiking through the Alps. Now, shoulders feeling broader, I was in the Eternal City, where Grand Tourists brought their classics books to life, visiting ancient sites, versifying in Latin and receiving artistic instruction. That night, in the spirit of noble self-improvement, I too would take my place at the easel. So I wandered down to a Renaissance palace opposite Piazza Navona, a ten-minute walk west from the Pantheon. My artist-mentor, Marco, buzzed me into a foyer where fluted columns lead to a marble staircase. I climbed it, past a statue of Mercury, god of messages and mischief, and entered Marco's studio. It was immediately clear that I'd misunderstood the nature of the class. A mustachioed man in a dressing gown stood on a raised platform, two women giggled while drinking wine and suggestive murals profaned the 17th-century walls — including one of a tongue licking a strawberry. 'So, you are the English tourist!' Marco announced, giving my outfit (blazer from Cordings of Piccadilly, cravat and chinos) an ocular pat-down. He poured wine and waved me towards a sketchpad-strewn table. I introduced myself to the women, Umay and Imane, local student friends who had signed up to the class for larks. 'And why are you here?' Imane asked me, though I was distracted. To my horror Moustache Man had disrobed, revealing a rather lavish endowment. 'Sorry,' I answered, still looking at it. 'I'm touring Europe. I'm on my … third leg.' Marco's first instruction: 'You need to follow your feeling.' Gladly, I thought: right out the door. I drained my glass as the model began to strike poses. First, contrapposto — classic. The women began to sketch. I stared muselessly at the page. Seeing me struggle, Marco told me to map the model's body with shapes. I spent ten minutes drawing a crash-test dummy — an oval for the head, circles for the joints — gulping wine as I went. The women, meanwhile, were discussing how to represent light and shadow. But as the model perched on a stool, the wine took effect. My inner Leonardo rose and my pencil sprang to life. I drew his torso, limbs and old chap, then proudly showed Marco my work. He wasn't sure about the resemblance. I assured him it was an abstract masterpiece (classes from £60; Class over, I hadn't improved a jot. Slurring my goodbyes I stumbled down the staircase. Mercury, having had his fun, dispatched me back to my villa. Italy was the cultural centrepiece of the Grand Tour. But I'd reached a crossroads and, like many tourists before me, taken a wrong turn. In about 1720 the poet John Breval had a bit of how's your Holy Father with a nun in Milan. Horace Walpole sniffed in 1743 that Lord Middlesex and Francis Dashwood, chiefs of the Society of Dilettanti, were 'seldom sober the whole time they were in Italy'. And in 1819 Lord Byron repaid Count Guiccioli's hospitality by sleeping with his wife, Teresa. Unlike Byron, though, I'm out of bed, stashing the sketch in my suitcase and vowing to drink wine only at Holy Communion. I'm packing for the Appian Way; Rome is no place to nurse a sore head, especially today — five minutes' drive from my hotel, at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Pope Francis is to be buried, and I need to escape before the city becomes gridlocked. I climb into a taxi and we set off down Via Agostino Depretis … and straight into purgatory. Carabinieri wave like frantic conductors as cars trumpet their horns, street vendors peddle thuribles as though they were knock-off Prada handbags, teenagers take gloomy selfies and the whole scene is haloed by choral song. • Jack Ling's Grand Tour part one: The most unusual way to see Paris Somehow my driver finds a road that doesn't lead to Rome and 20 minutes later drops me at a stables. I'm introduced to my chestnut horse, Almy, and my guide, Sandro, leads us on to the Appian Way — an arrow-straight road of volcanic basalt fanned by Roman pines and lined with crumbling ruins. This 2,300-year-old superhighway once carried generals and pilgrims to Brindisi, 300 miles southeast, on the Adriatic coast. Grand Tourists used it to continue their travels on horseback. But Almy has seen it all before, wandering off the road to graze on wild artichokes. 'Bad horse!' I scold, forgetting the Italian. Sandro instructs me to poke Almy's belly with my stirrups and my steed returns to the way with a frustrated snort. We clop through 'a desert of decay, sombre and desolate beyond all expression', as Charles Dickens put it on his travels to the Appian Way in the 1840s. Here, Sandro says, is the tomb of the 1st-century philosopher-orator Seneca the Younger — a speechless relic half-swallowed by weeds; there, a pale pink villa belonging to the Caetani family, whence came Pope Boniface VIII, the 13th-century pontiff who insisted that salvation required absolute obedience to him. • Jack Ling's Grand Tour part two: The off-piste way to see the Alps 'Hear that?' I whisper to Almy. To my surprise I'm riding better than I expected. 'Where are you from?' Sandro asks, impressed, as we return to the stables. 'England,' I reply. 'Ah, you have it in the blood.' I dismount Almy and, after thanking Sandro for restoring discipline to my tour, take a taxi to the Roma Termini railway station. In my ambition to become a cultivated man I had veered off course with my boozy art class. The Appian Way had set me straight — but it was in Venice, my next stop, where Grand Tourists' morals were tested Ling was a guest of Byway, which has ten nights' B&B from £2,423pp, including rail travel from the UK ( and Villa Spalletti Trivelli, which has room-only doubles from £334 (
News18
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Unni Mukundan To Headline Joshiy's Upcoming Directorial
Last Updated: Legendary filmmaker Joshiy will direct an action film starring Unni Mukundan, produced by Unni Mukundan Films and Einstin Media. Legendary filmmaker Joshiy is all set to direct a high-octane action entertainer next in which actor Unni Mukundan is to play lead. The film is to be produced jointly by Unni Mukundan's production house, Unni Mukundan Films (UMF), and Einstin Media. The announcement, made on the birthday of director Joshiy, is a deep rooted and profound appreciation to one of the most iconic voices in Indian cinema. Sources say that director Joshiy, whose career spans decades and blockbusters that have shaped generations, will helm this film that promises to blend vintage scale with contemporary storytelling firepower. Speaking about associating with director Joshiy, Unni Mukundan remarked, 'Associating with Joshiy sir is not just a dream come true, it's an emotion, one that every actor who grew up watching his films can relate to. This collaboration is our tribute to his unmatched legacy and a chance to create something that blends the soul of classic Malayalam cinema with the pulse of today's audience. At UMF, we believe in stories that leave a mark, and this film is one such landmark for me both personally and professionally." Unni Mukundan's production house, which has been riding high on the successes of the National Award-winning 'Meppadiyaan' and the 100-crore high octane action drama 'Marco', will be seeking to raise the bar even higher this time as it joins hands with a master craftsman whose films have defined the language of Malayalam commercial cinema. Joining director Joshiy will be writer-director Abhilash N. Chandran, known for his powerful character-driven scripts, including the acclaimed 'Porinju Mariam Jose' and 'King Of Kotha'. Sources say that Unni Mukundan, who plays the lead, will be stepping into a never-before-seen, high-powered action avatar, tailor-made for the big screen and crafted to resonate with both loyal fans and new-age audiences. Backing this cinematic spectacle is Einstin Media, a production house known for its bold choices and quality-driven projects. The production house most recently made waves with the critically acclaimed film 'Antony'. Its critically acclaimed 'Purusha Pretham' was celebrated for its dark humour, inventive storytelling, and bold narrative style. Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
