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A Dose of Pop Culture for the Week of Jan 23

Log onto social media lately, and you may come across grainy photos with an obsolete Snapchat dog filter layered on, captioned as “throwback to one decade ago!” The current trend is all about 2016 nos...

21 Jan 2026 14:56

A Jana Nayagan poster featuring Vijay.

Delay in Clearance for Vijay’s Film Heats Up Tamil Nadu Politics

15 Jan 2026 13:35

The public including parents, children, and tourists participating in the Pongal Open House Activities at the Indian Heritage Centre on Jan 10, 2026. The open house is held on Jan 10, 11, 17, and 18th this year.

The Editor’s Beat: Why Pongal Still Matters

15 Jan 2026 14:15

A therukoothu artiste performs at the Veedhi Virudhu Vizha festival on Jan 4.

Veethi Viruthu Vizha Celebrates Tamil folk Heritage In Chennai

7 Jan 2026 14:45

MR Radha

MR Radha’s Ratha Kanneer Gets New Life at National Film Archive of India

6 Jan 2026 11:43

2026 marks a significant turning point as tabla! delivers on the promises made in late 2025.

The Editor’s Beat: A New Rhythm For tabla!

8 Jan 2026 13:05

R.S. Prasanna directing Aamir Khan during the filming of Sitaare Zameen Par.

Sitaare Zameen Par Filmmaker R. S. Prasanna Tells Stories with Heart

30 Dec 2025 15:17

Tamilarasan Shanmuganandam entered the Singapore Book of Records for the second time, this time for creating the ‘Smallest Image of Thiruvalluvar made from the Thirukkural”.

Singapore Book of Record for the ‘Smallest Image of Thiruvalluvar made from the Thirukkural’

30 Dec 2025 16:44

Tamil period drama Lakshmikanthan Kolai Vazhakku.

Filmmaker Dayal Padmanabhan Revisits a Real Murder in Period Drama

29 Dec 2025 12:06

Sharon Shobana.

Local Singer Sharon Shobana Hits Airwaves in India

31 Dec 2025 10:26

Vijay at the Bukit Jalil Stadium with the 75,000 crowd in the background.

Vijay’s Jana Nayagan Audio Launch in Kuala Lumpur Makes History

28 Dec 2025 18:51

Members of the congregation singing along as pastors Joel and Sandy Jerome lead worship during the Christmas service at Cornerstone Community Church, Tamil.

A ‘Home Away From Home’: Cornerstone Tamil Church Gears Up For Christmas

23 Dec 2025 11:33

Mr Janarthanan Krishnasamy (second from left) receiving the Kannadasan award from former NMP K. Karthikeyan. Others in the frame are ASTW president S. Muthumanickam (left) and its ex-president Naa. Aandeappan.

Kannadasan Award for Tamil Murasu, tabla! Journalist

20 Nov 2025 10:06

(From left) Mr Raja Mohamad, Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam, Mr M. Abdul Jaleel, Mr Mashuthoo Abdul Rahiman, and Ambassador Zainul Abidin Rasheed at the launch of the book ‘Jaleel: The Relentless Mind’.

Community Efforts Raise Tamil’s Stature

19 Nov 2025 11:20

Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth, and Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash interacting with one of tabla!’s founding editors Pradeep Paul at tabla!’s relaunch on Nov 19.

tabla!’s Leaders Map its Growth

18 Nov 2025 15:26

West View Primary School pupils trying out activities that are part of Pongal, a Hindu festival, which teacher Normanisha Sarmani organised in the school.

More Signing Up to Teach Mother Tongue Languages; Still a Challenge to Recruit Local Tamil Teachers

14 Nov 2025 17:32

A still from the movie Autograph.

Cheran’s Autograph Returns to Theatres Digitally Remastered

4 Nov 2025 10:00

The film poster for Jagat.

Malaysian Tamil film Jagat Returns with Sequels

21 Oct 2025 11:53

Posters of Dude, Bison and Diesel which are releasing on Oct 17.

Young Tamil Stars Light Up Deepavali 2025 with Fresh Stories and Bold Genres

15 Oct 2025 13:43

A new 10-episode documentary series titled Tamizh shines a light on the resilience and growth of the Tamil language in Singapore through the decades.

New Documentary Traces Development of Tamil Language in Singapore

18 Sep 2025 17:35

Rehearsals are on full gear for Kopi Kadai, a heartfelt multilingual play, that will run from Sept 18 to 20 at the SOTA Drama Theatre, with shows daily at 3pm and 8pm.

Kopi Kadai: A Theatrical Toast to Coffee Shop Culture

2 Sep 2025 22:22

Tamil Hit Film Kaithi Retold as Malaysia’s Banduan

Tamil Hit Film Kaithi Retold as Malaysia’s Banduan

2 Sep 2025 11:24

Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre’s campus is currently located at 2 Beatty Road and will shift to the former premises of Stamford Primary School by January 2027.

A New Home for the Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre

26 Aug 2025 17:28

Mr Arun Mahizhnan (far right) thanking volunteers and staff who worked on the Encyclopedia of Singapore Tamils. From left: Mr Raja Mohamed, Mr Nithish Senthur, Dr Kalpana Balasubramaniam, Mr Subbiah Nadarajan, Mr Sembian Somasundaram, Mr Ramchander Krishna, Ms Abigail Huang, Mr Azhagiya Pandiyan, Mr Sivanantham Neelakandan, and Ms Zainab Osman.

200 Years of Singapore Tamil Legacy in New Encyclopedia

7 Aug 2025 12:44

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