Song Review: Kadhal Fail
Song : Kadhal Fail Film/Album : Nilavukku Enmel Ennadi Kobam Singers : Dhanush Lyricist : Dhanush Music : GV Prakash Kumar Impact of the song A catchy song dealing with failed love in a manner that captures the feelings without getting too emotional. The lighting and choreography also lessen the impact of the pathos, making the […]
History of Tamil Cinema – Part 2
In Part 1 we discussed the pioneers of Indian Cinema and the progression from silent films to the release of the first film with sound in 1931. PK Nagalingam was renamed Raja Sandow after the German bodybuilder, Eugen Sandow, because of the former’s muscular build. He was the first director to introduce socio-political themes in […]
Song Review: Idhayam from “Once More”
Song : Idhayam Film/Album : Once More Singers : Vineeth Sreenivassan Lyricist : Vignesh Srikanth Music : Hesham Abdul Wahab Impact of the song A lilting melodious song that matches the delightful video depicting growing love. There are numerous layers in the instrumentation and the richness of the instrumentation sweeten the overall […]
CINE NEWS DIGEST – 23 Nov 2024
A week of contrasts for A.R. Rahman Only a day after the shocking news of the separation of AR Rahman and his wife Saira Banu, came the announcement that the Oscar Winner had won the 2024 Hollywood Music in Media award for Best Original Score in a foreign language film for the Malayalam film Aaadujeevitham: […]
The Dhanush-Nayanthara Clash: A personal view
Whilst there had been an editorial decision by Sigaram to stay away from stories pertaining to the personal lives of the stars (including gossip), the events of the last week has necessitated a response, mainly because the current discussions on social media has hinged around a vague or no understanding of the facts. I will […]
Song Review: Yennai Izhukkuthadi from Kadhalikka Neramillai
Song : Yennai Izhukkuthadi Film/Album : Kadhalikka Neramillai Singers : A.R. Rahman & Dhee Lyricist : Vivek Music : A.R. Rahman Impact of the song This is an energetic, catchy song with strong shades of Irumbile from Endhiran in the Pallavi. The modern beat and catchy rhythm is sure to make this an instant hit, […]
Song Review: Dhinam Dhinamum from Viduthalai Part 2
Song : Dhinam Dhinamum Film/Album : Viduthalai Part 2 Singers : Illaiyaraja & Ananya Bhat Lyricist : Illaiyaraja Music : Illaiyaraja Impact of the song From the opening seconds of the song, the emotional weight is so strong that the resultant melody comes only as a confirmation of what is promised in the introduction. This […]
HITLER (Tamil) review
Writer and director Dhana was the Chief associate director for Ponniyin Selvan 1 & 2 after making his directorial debut with Vaanam Kottatum which Dhana had co-written with his mentor, Maniratnam. One would therefore expect that, Hitler, Dhana’s second film as director would adopt modern sensibilities with strong characters and a clipped screenplay. Unfortunately, the […]
Top 20 Tamil songs: Week ending 22 Nov 2024
Title Film/Album Singer/s Lyric Music Last Week 1 Golden Sparrow Nilavukku Enmel Ennadi Kobam Sublahshini, GV Prakash, Dhanush & Arivu Arivu GV Prakash Kumar 2 2 Toxic Kaadhal Independent Arun Raj & Archana Arun Raj Arun Raj 5 3 Hey Minnale Amaran Saicharan & Shwetha Mohan Karthik Netha GV Prakash Kumar 6 4 Poda […]
History of Tamil Cinema – Part 1
Although Tamil cinema is said to have begun with the release of the 1931 film, Kalidas, it is more accurate to state that Kalidas was the first South Indian talkie. The film had dialogue in Tamil and Telugu and starred the renowned T.P. Rajalakshmi with P.G. Venketesan and LV Prasad (founder of Prasad Studios) Tamil […]