TOP 20 TAMIL Songs for Week Ending 08 August 2025
This Week Title Film/Album Singer/s Lyric Music Last Week 1 Om Thiruvannamalai Pottri Independent Yatheeshwar Raja Yatheeshwar Raja Yatheeshwar Raja 3 2 Jilelama Kiss Adithya RK & Priya Mali Vishnu Edavan Jen Martin 4 3 Chikutu Coolie Anirudh Ravichander, Arivu, T. Rajhender Viveka Anirudh Ravichander 6 4 En Magane Kuberaa Sinduri Vishal Viveka Devi Sri […]
Remembering J.P. Chandrababu on his 98th Birth Anniversary
Joseph Panmayadas Chandrababu Rodriguez was born on 5 August 1927. He was born into a wealthy Christian family but, because his father ran an independent newspaper, their assets were seized by the British government, forcing them into exile in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The family returned to Chennai in 1943 and Chandrababu found himself drawn to […]
“Maareesan” Film Review
Despite a painfully slow-paced first half, Maareesan stands out as a memorable and hard-hitting film that has multiple messages for society. While the core story is clear enough – eventually, the film deals with a myriad of emotions of ordinary people, often holding up mirrors to the audiences at the most awkward times. These are […]
Cine News Digest – 03 August 2025
Rajinikanth’ Coolie set to release worldwide on 14 August Coolie Fever has gripped the film world in the last week with the official audio launch that also marked Rajinikanth’s 50th year in cinema. The star-studded film will see Rajinikanth sharing screen space with Nagarjunna, Sathyaraj, Soubin Shahir, Upendra, Shruthi Haasan, Kaali Venkat and Charlie, with […]
DSP turns 46 today.
Gandham Sriprasad is better known as Devi Sri Prasad or DSP. He was born on 02 August 1979 in Vedurupaka in Andhra Pradesh. He made his entry onto the music scene with an independent album for which he partnered with S.P. Charan, the son of S.P. Balasubramaniyam. He made his debut as a music composer […]
Comedy actor Madhan Bob, who appeared in over 600 films, passes away at 71
Popular comedy actor, Madhan Bob, who starred in more than 600 films, has passed away at the age of 71. He had been fighting cancer for a few years. Born as S. Krishnamurthy, he took on the name Madhan Bob for the screen. He delighted audiences with his unique brand of humour and was also […]
TOP 20 Tamil Songs for Week Ending 01 August 2025
There has been a flood of new songs, some popular and trending within minutes of release, and others taking a day or two to gain popularity. This creates a problem for the Top 20 as songs need to move out faster than it used to. A huge thank you to the Sigaram readers who regularly […]
Tamil Cinema wins 5 awards at the 71st National Film Awards
Ramkumar Balakrishnan’s 2023 debut directorial Parking has won three national awards – Best Tamil Film, Best Screenplay for Ramkumar Balakrishnan and Best Actor in a supporting role for M.S. Bhaskar. The Harish Kalyan-Indhuja Ravichandran starrer tells the relatable story of how the relationship between neighbours Eshwar (Harish Kalyan) and Illamparuthi (M.S. Bhaskar) change when one […]
Remembering Actor-Writer-Director Manivannan on his 72nd Birth Anniversary
Manivannan was born on 31 July 1963 in Coimbatore district. He was involved in more than 400 films – first as writer, then as director and then as an actor. Altough he is best known to audiences as an actor, he directed exactly 50 films in a career that spanned 33 years, with three posthumous […]
Radha Ravi, son of M.R. Radha, turned 72 today
Radha Ravi is the son of legendary actor M.R. Radha. His elder brother, M.R. R, Vasu was a prolific actor in the 1970s. His half-sister is M.R. Radhika – now Radhika Sarathkumar and his other half-sister is Nirosha. He made his debut to the screen in a Kannada film produced by actor Bharath’s father. It […]