Top 20 Tamil Songs for week ending 26 Dec 2025
This is the last Top 20 list for 2025. After a slow start to the year, the frequency of releases of film and non-film songs has increased. More importantly, there is definitely a a move towards a better quality of music. Industry veterans Illaiyaraja and A.R.Rahman continue their reign despite the introduction and increasing popularity […]
Cine News Digest – 25 Dec 2025
Dhanush takes over as producer of his 55th film As indicated in the previous edition of Cine News Digest, Dhanush has an extremely busy year ahead of him. His collaboration with Rajkumar Periyasamy, the director of Sivakarthikeyan’s Amaran, will now be his 55th film, ahead of his biopic on former State President of India, APJ […]
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 […]
Top 20 Tamil Songs for week ending 19 Dec 2025
This Week Title Film/Album Singer/s Lyric Music Last Week 1 Unakulley Kadavul Undu Bomb K.S. Chithra, Gayathri, Sarasruthi, Adya and Nasreen Jayra D. Imman 2 2 Ennai Vittu Ni Christina Kathirvelan Jithin Raj Mohan Rajan N.R. Raghunanthan 4 3 Adi Alaye Parasakthi Sean Roldan & Dhee Ekadesi G.V. Prakash Kumar 6 4 Thooral Megangalil YOLO […]
Vote for Song of the Year 2025
Last year, in its inaugural year, the Sigaram team compiled the list of Top 20 songs for the year. There was no voting system and the criteria used for the selection of songs were as follows: This year, we have introduced a voting system, allowing readers of Sigaram to vote for their favourite songs. The […]
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 […]
Rajinikanth – Caught in a Conundrum
It was a triple celebration for fans of Superstar Rajinikanth this weekend that marked three momentous events: Rajinikanth’s 50th year in the film industry (completed on 15 August this year), his 75th birthday and the re-release of his iconic own production, Padayappa. For Rajinikanth, it was a painfully slow climb to stardom and then superstardom […]