Cine News Digest – 09 Oct 2025
Inbanithi Udhayanidhi to make his acting debut Inbanithi Udhayanidhi is to make his debut as a lead star in a forthcoming film to be written and directed by Mari Selvaraj. The son of actor-turned-politician Udhayanidhi Stalin, Inbanithi is the grandson of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin and the great-grandson of former Chief Minister M. […]
OPINION PIECE: Vijay and his Political Conundrum
There has been much discussion and debate about the recent tragedy at Karur when 41 people – including 10 children – lost their lives during a stampede that occurred at a political rally organised by Vijay’s political party Thamilagam Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). It was the perfect storm of bad decisions for Vijay and his team […]
Pulamaipithan – From MGR to Vijay in a 47-year career through thousands of songs, the lyricist who remains under-appreciated.
From MGR’s Kudiyiruntha Kohyil to Vijay’s Theri, Lyricist Pulamaipithan was able to capture to moods, trends and styles of the day through thousands of songs that captured people’s hearts. He was born in Irugur in Coimbatore on 06 October 1935 as Ramasamy. He moved to Chennai in 1964 with the intention of joining the film […]
Sibi Sathyaraj turns 43 today
Sibi Sathyaraj – also known as Sibiraj – is the son of actor Sathyaraj. Sibi made his acting debut, playing the male lead in Selva’s 2003 film Student Number 1. The film failed at the box-office, and Sibi then co-starred with his father in four successive films. Sathyaraj then produced the film Lee directed by […]
Sathyaraj still shines after 47 years in the Tamil Film Industry.
Sathyaraj is the star of more than 250 films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada. He is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards and three Tamil Nadu state awards. Sathyaraj was born as Rangaraj in Coimbatore on 03 October 1954. After completing his BSc, he left Coimbatore to join the film industry as an […]
Review of Netflix Webseries: “The Game: You Never Play Alone”
Rajesh M Selva, the director of Kamalhaasan’s Thoongavanam and Vikram’s Kadaram Kondaan is the director of The Game – You Never play Alone the first Tamil Netflix series for 2025. The series has Shraddha Srinath in the lead role, supported by Santhosh Prathap, Chandini Thamilarasan, Sukanya Vasudevan, Dheeraj Kher, Syama Harini, Subhash Selvam, Bala Hassan […]
Review of “Indra”
Indra is an engaging psychological thriller that follows a tense pace while incorporating a wide range of social and socio-political issues without ever attempting to pontificate on these issues. Vasanth Ravi plays the male lead opposite Mehreen Pirzada. The supporting cast includes Telugu megastar Sunil, former child actress Anikha Surendran, Kalyan, Jeeva Ravi, Nizhalgall Ravi […]
Vote for your favourite song to feature in the Sigaram Tamil Top 20
Each week, there are many new songs that release, not all of which reach the Sigaram Tamil Top 20. If you have not already heard these songs, take a listen and then vote for your favourite song. Click here to play all or to select a specific song Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Top 20 Tamil Songs for week ending 03 Oct 2025
This Week Title Film/Album Singer/s Lyric Music Last Week 1 Venum Macha Peace Oh God Beautiful Sivakarthikeyan Vignesh Ramakrishna J.C. Joe 2 2 Pani Malare Kaantha Pradeepkumar & Priyanka NK Kutty Revathy Jhanu Chanthar 3 3 Thangapoovey Madharaasi Ravi G Vivek Anirudh Ravichander 5 4 Vizhi Veekura Independent Sai Abhyankar & Sai Smriti with Arjun, […]
Spoiler-free Review of “Idli Kadai”
On watching Dhanush’s fourth directorial, Idli Kadai, a lot of superlatives come to mind. The sustained intensity of the film makes it difficult to separate the contributions of Dhanush as an actor, director, scriptwriter, screenplay writer and lyricist. The key factor in the success of Idli Kadai is the simplicity of the story and its […]