From the times when they spent hours on preserving the audio cassettes, the lives of audiophiles have been made easy. It was a long-drawn process involving meticulous dusting and periodical replaying.

Since the release of ‘Kalidas’, the first Tamil ‘talkie’, in 1931, songs have played a major role, but many recorded between then and 1940 are missing today. In 2011, upset with the poor response ...