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Top down view of the Discman Welcoming the Sony Walkman DEJ016CK Portable CD Player to my little dainty collection. Just in time for the new year! Commonly referred to as a Discman, this model looks sleek and has a certain allure to it's appearance, showing how the most vintage of things could be so simple.  First  rolled out in 2006, the Discman usually came accompanied with a simple headset. To kickstart the Audio CD Collection in 2025, I'm leaning more towards genres such as R&B , Hip Hop and more exclusively, Malayalam Cinema Songs For a cold night with the absolute gentle feel of solitude hanging about in the air, the Discman will make for a good companionship.      Side view of the Discman (with playback control buttons) The Discman in all it's grandeur! Want to buy a couple of Audio CD's online? please visit my  blog article  for credible references. Take an eyeful of my collection as well!

P.S Avanazhi has been postponed to January 17,2025 Made this blog post immediately after seeing a rerelease announcement for Ustad Hotel on r/InsideMollywood . Happy to see more rereleases incoming with that andvent of the new year.  and   with the event of us possibly witnessing a re-release clash for the first time. Avanazhi (1986) Mammootty's cop flick is gearing for a rerelease on January 17, 2025. Rerelease the right movies, I guess. Would love to witness Rajamanikyam and Big B onscreen. However, keep the churn of rereleases coming. Source: Twitter ForumKeralam Ustad Hotel (2012) Coincidentally, we are about to witness Ustad Hotel's rerelease on the same day. Onions will definitely be cut, witnessing Kareem Ikka's performance onscreen. One of Dulquer's best piece of works from the past decade. The director in Anwar Rasheed is due for a comeback too.  The movie is a treat for foodies and had a good movie arc, that kept maintained momentum with every scene. Kunchacko...

Lately, I have been digging into Internet Mysteries, a lot and thought that it would be cool to document Malayalam Cinema's journey since the dawn of the Internet There's something fascinating about rediscovering relics of old. In the early noughties, Internet domains were just sidelined for marketing purposes. However, it's a wonder to see how these are still storied and leave a legacy, over decades later. Note: This is a list that I will keep updating, with new discoveries. For now, I have a very slim list to go through Mayilpeelikavu The KuBo horror thriller from 1998 has the distinction of being the first movie ever to embrace Internet marketing for pre-release engagement in Malayalam. URL - http://www.kerala.com/mayilpeelikkavu Source: Youtube Malayalam Movie Now However, scouring through the Internet Archive did not provide me with any traces of the film's promotional material existing from older archives. This was really a blow, as it would have been interesting ...

Musings Nestled within the forested tops of the Western Ghats, a Rifle Club lays await - to celebrate life and the thrill of a hunt, dispersed with a flair to lay waste. Rifle Club surely marks Aashiq Abu's small win from the setback of Neelavelicham and the man can make a living out of cinematography, if he can't lay hands on a good script during the offseason. However, a visual treat can't make up for a lacking screenplay or fitting dialogues to create an aura around a movie. Co-written by Syam Pushkaran , Sharfu ( of the  Suhas-Sharfu duo), Dileesh Karunakaran and Aashiq (the first two whose body of work speak for themselves), this screenplay may not be up there as a best piece of work, because of a lack of impactful dialogues, unnecessary elevation of Anurag Kasyhap's villain character and a overall sense of pretentiousness hanging about in the air. Despite the second half being a letdown - the fun vibe, a sense of thrill and the drip maintained throughout the f...