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 […]
Cine News Digest – 13 Dec 2025
Mani Ratnam’s next film After the lukewarm response to his last directorial – Kamal Haasan’s Thug Life – Mani Ratnam is to return to direction with an emotional action thriller with Vijay Sethupathi set to play the lead role. Shooting for this film will begin in January and the film is set for release in […]
Spoiler-free Review of “Kaantha”
Dulquer Salman’s latest dual language film Kaantha was first rumoured to be a biopic on Tamil cinema’s first superstar, M.K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar. The film is, however, a fictional account set against the backdrop of Tamil cinema as it neared its golden period. Dulquer Salman plays the hugely successful actor, T.K. Mahadevan who is estranged from […]
TOP 20 Tamil Songs for week ending 12 Dec 2025
This Week Title Film/Album Singer/s Lyric Music Last Week 1 Thooral Megangalil YOLO Haricharan & Vandana Srinivasan Satheeskanth Thambiretnam Sagishna Xavier 2 2 Unakulley Kadavaul Undu Bomb K.S. Chithra, Gayathri, Sarasruthi, Adya and Nasreen Jayra D. Imman 4 3 Cheenikallu Bison Vijay Yesudas & Chinmayi Sripada Nari Selvaraj Nivas K Prasanna 1 4 Ennai Vittu […]