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 […]
Sean Roldan turns 38.
Raghavendra Raja Rao is better known by his stage name – Sean Roldan. He was born on 27 December 1987. He showed an early interest in music and ventured into his own compositions after learning Carnatic music. He made his entry to films through Vaayai Moodi Pesavum after the project was dropped by Anirudh Ravichander. […]
Vinu Chakravarthy – the unsung hero of Tamil Cinema
Vinu Chakravarthy remains an unsung hero of Tamil cinema. He was born on 15 December 1945 in Usilampatti. The eldest of three children, he began his working career in a 6-month stint as a Reserve sub-inspector before joining Southern Railways. Vinu showed an early interest in films and joined Kannada filmmaker Puttana Kannagal as a […]
Tamannaah Bhatia turns 36
Tamannaah Bhatia was born in Mumbai on 21 December 1989. After making her debut in Hindi, Tamannaah’s third film was the Tamil Ravikrishna starrer, Kedi, closely followed by a role opposite S.J. Surya in Vyabari. After her critically acclaimed role in Kalloori and notable roles in Netru Indru Naallai (opposite Ravikrishna) and Padikaadhavan (opposite Dhanush), […]
Andrea Jeremiah turns 41 today.
Playback singer, actress and musician Andrea Jeremiah was born on 21 December 1985 in an Anglo-Indian family. She learnt classical piano when she was 8. Two years later, she was part of a successful music troupe called Young Stars. She made her debut as a recording artist through the song Kannum Kannum Nokia from Anniyan. […]
A glimpse into the making of “Hey Ram” one of India’s first Pan-Indian films
Hey Ram released in the year 2000 to mixed reviews and a subdued response from audiences. Over the years, the film – like many other Kamal Haasan starrers – soon gained traction as an all-time classic. Shah Rukh Khan in his Tamil debut The magnificence behind Kamal Haasan’s epic masterpiece, Hey Ram – the first […]
Veteran actress Sowcar Janaki turns 94
Sankaramanchi Janaki was born on 12 December 1931. She made her acting debut in 1950 in the Telugu film Shavukaru. She was thereafter known as “Sowcar” Janaki. She made her debut to the Tamil screen in 1952 through the T.R. Sundaram directorial, Vallaiyapathi which was penned by the famous poet and writer, Bharathidasan. She went […]