Who was Dr Samuel Grubb?
Dr Samuel Grubb, a famous dermatologist who retired as Chief of Dermatology at the Madras Meducal College, found greater fame as a choir conductor and gospel singer. Dr Grubb headed the famous quartet called GATT, made up of the four initial letters of its members – Grubb, Allan, Tony and Theophilus. After spending 20 years […]
History of Tamil Cinema – Episode 13
In 1944, India was undergoing a trying time on the political front. The battle for independence was heightening while Indian soldiers were playing important roles for the UK military in the Second World War. As in 1943, the impact on the entertainment industry was a huge one, and the film industry was very severely affected. […]
Sigaram Awards 2025
This is the very first Sigaram Awards – an accolade designed to recognise excellence in Tamil Cinema. Like the film reviews that appear on Sigaram, the selection of awardees remains unbiased, impartial and transparent. The long list of nominees in each category was posted on Sigaram earlier this year and readers were invited to make […]
Top 15 Tamil Films of 2025 (and those that were almost included)
Presented below are the Top 15 Tamils in Ascending Order Presented below are those films that were closely considered for inclusion in the Top 15. These films are presented in random order. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Summary of Cinematic Highlights of 2025
Although 2025 was a cinematic year characterised by many pockets of excellence, the year was not a momentous one for Tamil cinema. Four of the most anticipated films of 2025 – Rajinikanth’s Coolie, Kamal Haasan’s Thug Life, Ajith Kumar’s Vidaa Muyarchi and Suriya’s Retro did record success, but did not shatter records. The fifth film […]
MGR’s contribution to Tamil Cinema
Today marks the 109th birth anniversary of M.G. Ramachandran, the actor-turned-politician who transformed Tamil commercial cinema and revolutionized Tamil politics. From his debut in Ellis R Dungan’s Sathi Leelavathi in 1936, to his first lead role in A.S.A Sami’s Rajakumari in 1947, to the film that established him as a superstar – S.M. Sriramulu Naidu’s […]
Music Composer A.R. Rahman turns 59 today
Allah Rakha Rahman turns 59 today. He is India’s most celebrated music composer and has worked across multiple languages as a music composer and made his debut as a director and writer in the 2017 thriller Le Musk. Rahman has had a relatively quiet year with only three released Tamil albums – Kadhalikka Neramillai, Thug […]
Best of 2025 – What are your choices? Help in deciding the very first Sigaram Awards
Tamil films did not quite set the box-office on fire in 2025 and the elusive Rs 1000-crore mark remains a dream. Despite this, there was notable excellence in various fields, making it a very memorable cinematic year. Presented below are the long lists for some of the categories in our Sigaram Awards. Please share your […]
Coming your way in Sigaram in 2026
2025 Song of the Year We thank those who have sent in your Top 3 selections for the Sigaram Song of the Year 2025. You may submit more than one entry of three songs until 15h00 on 12 January 2026. The Top 25 songs will be posted right here on 13 January 2025. You can […]
Celebrating Prabhu’s Birthday
For readers who missed our article on Prabhu published on 31 Dec 2024, please click on the link below for the article or click on the button below this article. You can access the Special Prabhu playlist by clicking on the button below. Click here to read the article on Prabhu Click here to watch […]