Summary of Cinematic Highlights of 2025
Although 2025 was a cinematic year characterised by many pockets of excellence, the year was not a momentous one for Tamil cinema. Four of the most anticipated films of 2025 – Rajinikanth’s Coolie, Kamal Haasan’s Thug Life, Ajith Kumar’s Vidaa Muyarchi and Suriya’s Retro did record success, but did not shatter records. The fifth film […]
Spoiler-free Review of “Parasakthi”
Sivakarthikeyan’s Parasakthi is a deeply moving look at a turbulent but critical time in Tamil Nadu history. Based on the life of student activist Rajendran, Sudha Kongara’s Parasakthi is a fictionalized representation of the events that dominated Tamil Nadu news in 1965 – a series of events that have become sharply relevant in the recent […]
Sigaram Song of the Year 2025
Ms A look at the music of 2025 The list of Tamil songs that have trended on multimedia platforms and enjoyed extended play on radio and TV channels is a curious one that shows a mixture of modern styles and traditional rhythmic structures and conventions. The encouraging trend is the increasing number of new music […]
Top 20 Tamil Songs for week ending 16 Jan 2026
This Week Title Film/Album Singer/s Lyric Music Last Week 1 Mannichiru Sirai Sathyaprakash & Aanandi Joshi Justin Prabhakaran Justin Prabhakaran 2 2 Ratnamala Parasakthi DG.V. Prakash Kumar Jayashree Mathivaran G.V. Prakash Kumar 4 3 Thalapathy Katcheri Jana Nayagan Thalapathy Vijay, Anirudh Ravichander & Arivu Arivu Anirudh Ravichander 1 4 Chendipoova Angammal K.S. Chithra Muthamil Mohammed […]
MGR’s contribution to Tamil Cinema
Today marks the 109th birth anniversary of M.G. Ramachandran, the actor-turned-politician who transformed Tamil commercial cinema and revolutionized Tamil politics. From his debut in Ellis R Dungan’s Sathi Leelavathi in 1936, to his first lead role in A.S.A Sami’s Rajakumari in 1947, to the film that established him as a superstar – S.M. Sriramulu Naidu’s […]
Cine News Digest – 11 Jan 2026 (includes latest on release of Vijay’s “Jana Nayagan”
Tourist Family in the running for an Oscar Abishan Jeevinth made his directorial debut at the age of 25 with the critically lauded film Tourist Family. This film is now one of four Indian films – and the only Tamil film – to be in contention for an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. The film […]
Top 20 Tamil Songs for week ending 09 Jan 2026
This Week Title Film/Album Singer/s Lyric Music Last Week 1 Thalapathy Katcheri Jana Nayagan Thalapathy Vijay, Anirudh Ravichander & Arivu Arivu Anirudh Ravichander 3 2 Mannichiru Sirai Sathyaprakash & Aanandi Joshi Justin Prabhakaran Justin Prabhakaran 6 3 Noodhana Noodhana Niram Kapil Kapilan and Sreenisha Jayaseelan Pa. Vijay D. Imman 7 4 Ratnamala Parasakthi DG.V. Prakash […]
Today marks the 86th birthday of K.J. Yesudas
The legendary singer and composer Dr K.J. Yesudas turns 86 today. To read the biographical article published on Sigaram on this day last year, please click the link below. KJ Yesudas turns 85 today At a time when the recording industry was virtually ruled by T.M.Soundararajan, the success of Yesudas as a playback singer was […]
Vijay’s “Jana Nayagan” cleared for release
The Chennai High Court has cleared Jana Nayagan for release with a U/A certificate (equivalent to a PG certificate), clearing the way for the film’s release. This follows an official announcement of postponement earlier this week after the Central Board of Film Certification did not issue a certificate for the film. It is likely that […]
Major Hurdle for Sivakarthikeyan’s 25th film, “Parasakthi”
Sivakarthikeyan’s 25th film – Parasakthi – is also facing uncertainty over its release this weekend. The Central Board of Film Certification has recommended 23 cuts to the film before it can be passed for release. The film’s director. Sudha Kongara, has refused to implement the cuts, maintaining that the film would have a direct impact […]