Sigaram

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Damodar is a famous music director and playback singer who has won many awards. Gnanam, the man behind his success, works hard for his breakthrough and he now considers Damodar as his archenemy. Damodar's son Krishna is a drunkard and spoils his life by drinking alcohol. In the past, Krishna was in love with Aparna, but there was a difference of opinion between the two, so they separated.

Later, Sukanya, Damodar's wife, dies by falling off the stairs. Damodar then falls ill and Dr Priya takes care of him. Priya was a fan of Damodar and they were in love when they were young.

Thereafter, Gnanam steals Damodar's records in his studio and becomes one of the top music directors. In the meantime, Damodar gets well and Priya meets Aparna to talk about Krishna. Aparna admitted that she was cheated by her friend and she attempted to commit suicide but she failed to because she cannot forget her lover Krishna. Gnanam then apologises to Damodar for his misdeeds. Finally, Krishna marries Aparna, and Damodar and Priya also marry.

• S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as Damodar
• Radha as Priya
• Rekha as Sukanya
• Anand Babu as Krishna
• Ramya Krishnan as Aparna
• Nizhalgal Ravi as Gnanam
• Charle as Madhavan
• Lalitha Kumari
• Delhi Ganesh as Sachidhanandam
• Nassar in a guest appearance
• Pyramid Natarajan in a guest appearance
• Mano in a guest appearance
• Babloo Prithiveeraj in a guest appearance

Sigaram marked the directorial debut of Ananthu. He said he wrote this script in 1985.{{Cite magazine |date=23 December 1990 |title=சிகரத்தில் பாலு! |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1990-12-23/page/n45/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230831123524/https://archive.org/details/kalki1990-12-23/page/n45/mode/2up |archive-date=31 August 2023 |access-date=28 December 2022 |magazine=Kalki |page=47 |language=Ta |via=Internet Archive}}

The soundtrack was composed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, who also played the lead role, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.{{Cite web |title=Sigaram (1990) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0001926 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107132023/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0001926 |archive-date=7 January 2012 |access-date=4 June 2012 |website=Raaga.com}} The song "Itho Itho En Pallavi" is based on "Priya Priya Vinodave" from the 1987 Kannada film Sowbhagya Lakshmi, composed by Balasubrahmanyam.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} The song "Muthamma Ennai" is based on "Happy Together" by the Turtles,{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Karthik |author-link=Karthik Srinivasan |date=2 January 2019 |title=How The Turtles' Smash Hit 'Happy Together' Was Used Twice In Tamil Cinema |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/how-the-turtles-smash-hit-happy-together-was-used-twice-in-tamil-cinema/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220322090324/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/how-the-turtles-smash-hit-happy-together-was-used-twice-in-tamil-cinema/ |archive-date=22 March 2022 |access-date=31 August 2023 |website=Film Companion}} while the first line of "Vannam Konda" was inspired by the Hindi song "Kabhi Khud Pe" which was composed by Jaidev.{{Cite news |last=Muralidharan |first=Kavitha |date=25 September 2020 |title=Remembering 'Sigaram': SPB's pride as a music composer |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/remembering-sigaram-spb-s-pride-music-composer-133921 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231164904/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/remembering-sigaram-spb-s-pride-music-composer-133921 |archive-date=31 December 2021 |access-date=9 November 2020 |work=The News Minute}} It is set in Pilu, a Hindustani raga.{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Anil |author-link=Anil Srinivasan |date=26 September 2020 |title=SP Balasubrahmanyam remembered: 'There is no death, he is already so much a part of us' |url=https://scroll.in/reel/974130/sp-balasubrahmanyam-remembered-there-is-no-death-he-is-already-so-much-a-part-of-us |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831132416/https://scroll.in/reel/974130/sp-balasubrahmanyam-remembered-there-is-no-death-he-is-already-so-much-a-part-of-us |archive-date=31 August 2023 |access-date=31 August 2023 |website=Scroll.in}}

Sigaram was released on 11 January 1991.{{Cite news |date=11 January 1991 |title=Sikaram |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19910111&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=14 July 2018 |work=The Indian Express |pages=9 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote on 25 January, "The script bristles with {{sic|humo|rous}} as well as tragic sequences, and if there is something to quarrel with it is the way it is structured."{{Cite news |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=25 January 1991 |title=Sigaram |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19910125&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=3 January 2019 |work=The Indian Express |pages=5 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} C. R. K. of Kalki wrote that though the songs were melodious, they were too many.{{Cite magazine |last=சி. ஆர். கே. |date=20 January 1991 |title=சிகரம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1991-01-20/page/n65/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230831124058/https://archive.org/details/kalki1991-01-20/page/n65/mode/2up |archive-date=31 August 2023 |access-date=31 August 2023 |magazine=Kalki |page=64 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}} The film was a commercial success, with Balasubrahmanyam attributing it to Vairamuthu's lyrics and Yesudas' singing.{{Cite news |last=Senthil |first=Anitha |date=1 January 2019 |title=For the love of music |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/sigaram-a-concert-by-sp-balasubrahmanyam-was-a-treat-for-a-tamil-film-buff/article25879428.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317060116/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/sigaram-a-concert-by-sp-balasubrahmanyam-was-a-treat-for-a-tamil-film-buff/article25879428.ece |archive-date=17 March 2022 |access-date=3 January 2019 |work=The Hindu}} Balasubrahmanyam won the Film Fans Association Award for Best Music Director.{{Cite news |date=22 June 1992 |title=Kamal adjudged best actor for role in Guna |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920622&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=11 September 2023 |work=The Indian Express |pages=3 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}}

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