Starring Martin Lawrence,Blue Streak is definitely a worth watching comedy movie.The story goes like this,two thieves Martin and his partner steal a diamond from a jewellery store and his partner cheats him,when the police arrive Martin goes to an under construction building and hides the diamond in a ventillator system and he gats caught.

after serving his time in prison he goes out looking for the diamond and is shocked to see that the building is now a police station.What goes on after this connot be described in words as it is extremely funny and a must watch.

So I definitely recommend you people to watch this movie.

Magadheera is a Telugu film starring Ram Charan Teja and Kajal in the lead. It had been the talk on every film goer’s mouth during the last days of its release and for a couple of months after that. With a budget of approximately INR 450,000,000, the film is indeed a mega-budget one which exhibited “technical brilliance” and “a visual grandeur”. It is the only one of its kind in the Indian film industry to date, especially in Tollywood.  The picture was finally released world wide in the last week of July 2009 after about two years of toil.

Major Cast:

Ram Charan Teja: As Kala Bhairava (in previous birth) AND Harsha(at present)

Kajal Aggarwal: As Mitravindu (in previous birth) AND Indu (at present)

Sri Hari: As Sher Khan(in previous birth) AND Soloman(at present)

Dev Gill:   As Ranadev Bhilla (in previous birth) AND Raghuveer (at present)

Sarath Babu: As Vikram Singh, King of Udaighad

Rao Ramesh: As Aghora- a foreteller

                     Director: RajMauli                      Producer: Allu Aravind

The Plot:

The film opens in the year 1609, when the chief bodyguard of the kingdom of Udaighad, Kalabhairava, and the heir princess Mitravindu who are in deep love with each other, die as result of a war with Sher Khan and RanaDev Bhilla. After 400 years, they are reborn as Harsha, a professional bike racer and Indu, a college student. Their love continues with a brief interruption by Indu’s cousin, Raghuveer, who plays the villain and is Ranadev Bhilla reborn.

Synopsis:

• Harsha falls in love with Indu and discovers that he was, in fact, connected with her even in his previous birth as Kalabhairava.
• In the previous birth, way back in the year 1609, he (as Kalabhairava) was the Chief Bodyguard of Vikram Singh, who was the then ruler of Udayghad.
• Kalabhairava is in love with Princess Mitravindu. However, Ranadev Bhilla, Army Chief and Mitravindu’s cousin, also has his eye on her.
• Due to circumstances, Ranadev gets banished from the kingdom. In order to take revenge and to gain the hand of the princess, he joins hand with Sher Khan, the neighbouring king, and wages war on Udayghad.  
• Kalabhairava, displays his valour by defeating the invading army including Ranadev. But he, along with the princess gets killed in the process.
• The four people Kalabhairava, Mitravindu, Sher Khan and Ranadev Bhilla take rebirth after 400 years as: Harsha, Indu, Soloman and Raghuveer.
• In their present birth, Indu is united with Harsha with the aid of Soloman and Raghuveer is killed.

                                                                         A scene from the movie 'Magadheera'         

Review: 

 Although the plot of the film is not very complicated, it is the general presentation, coupled with the lavish use of arts and 3D-graphics, which has made all the difference. The Visual Effects supervisor, Sanath and the art director Ravinder did a wonderful job at that. The actor Ram Charan, himself being a trained horse rider, has managed to accomplish his part in the second half with ease. Kajal, with her good looks and action, has also done full justice to her role. Great attention was paid to every aspect of the film-the costumes, the artillery, the designs, the art, the graphics, the lighting etc. The comedy touches by Sunil and Brahmanandam in the first half of the film is reasonably good.  The picturisation is also splendid, thanks to the able cameramen and other technicians. A special appearance of the megastar Chiranjeevi is a highlight to the film, though not a part of the actual story.

The music rendered by M.M Keeravani is excellent. One of the songs in the film Panchadara bomma bomma is a musical hit, while another song Dheera Dheera Dheera, though a slow moving one, has good lyrics.

 The film is truly a must-see, especially for those who are interested in socio-mythological sort of films. The concept of “punarjanma” (reincarnation) is nicely shown and the emotions of romance, heroism and hatred are well-depicted in this 2-1/2 hour movie.

No wonder that Magadheera became the first Indian film to be screened for 50 days in more than 300 centers and with a gross collection exceeding 100 crores. It has proved that Indian fim industry is capable of producing films on the lines of Hollywood.

Is Indian cinema forgetting Indian culture and its value...??

Every person,who is fond of cinema,knows the proper place of sex and violence in films.If we consider the fact that people in general have undergone a rapid change in thinkingwe will not object to the inclusion of some such scenes in movies.But normally such scenes would not threaten the morality of the viewers if they look for a harmonious part of the story or plot.But one thing should be remembered that the inclusion of these two elements in films should not be exploited for selfish needs without caring for the harm done or being caused to others.That means the portrayal of sex and violence in films should not be with sole motive of earning money.Such a motive reflects lack of honesty and sincerity on the part of the film makers.Scenes of violence and sex cause a lot of social harm by affecting the minds of the young people.western cinema is mostly based on stories of sex abuse and violence.

The indian film industry has also started imitating the West blindly.A stage has been reached now where even putting a ban on such films will be of no use.If people are prevented from watching such films,they can have access to Western movies on internet and satellite T.V.In other words,our cinema is not the only cause of increasing crime and violence.

But the fact is that scenarion has also changed.Previously children were not allowed to see films of every kind.They could see only those movies which had religious and historical themes.the times have changed.To talk about films is no more a taboo.People discuss violence freely and they have easy access to weapons for crimes.Violence and sex have become a part of our life.Why should we worry? What about the other social evils like corruption,prostitution,black money and so on?There are stories of sex,violence,murders etc in our ancient literature.These were not inspired by films.In fact,cinema did not exist at that time.So,we can't blame films as the only reason.We cannot avoid such things and they will always be a part of our life.There is also no point in imposing full responsibility of such social maladies solely on films.

Saying about the effect of hollywood in indian cinema,we should see and understand those films.People in west see these films but we can't say that it has resulted in the increase in crime.If we compare our films with those movies in Hollywood,we will see the difference.The original uncensored western films are available in our metros.If we saw that films we can feel the difference.Our censor board selection is not so appreciable.What is allowed by them in our films cannot be called as sex.The violence shown in our films is not as potent as to encourage crime in the country.Our films are just a counter part in the west.

There is no doubt that the trend of presenting sex and violence in our films has been increasing.New methods of house breaks,robbery and murder are devised and shown in them.The young and unemployed people use these methods sometimes in actual life.Sometimes,crimes are glorified.Robbers,smugglers and murderers are projected as heroes,helping the poor and the down trodden.In some cases,such things are introduced in films to prolong them when actually the story of the film does not call for it.This is used as an inducement to attract more viewers.It is nothing less than commercial exploitation of sex and violence.Those people who go to films regularly and have no source of good earning may begin to immitate film villains,heroes and heroines and start taking part in violence and thus causing serious law and order problems.

But we can't blame the entire indian film industry.Many people doesnot agree.Most of us may have only book or newspaper knowledge about this subject.The main aim of film is to entertain viewers.The inclusion of a few such scenes enhances the entertainment value of the film.Real entertainment can be provided by a film when there is a perfect combination and balance of different ingredients.we can't say that there should be no sex or violence in a film.Industry makes such films because the viewers likes seeing such films.And those are totally against this must not go to see films and that will be a better remedy because we can't avoid it completely.

A well known wise thought is that the knife is meant for cutting fuits and vegetables and the same knife is misused to hurt a human.the knife cannot be blamed for this.Similarly,films with sex and violence are liable to be exploitedfor natural and inhuman acts.Its all about how we percieve those films.

In a case where sex or violence is used in normal and natural course in the story,it is not called exploitation.However,if these are used just to attract more viewers and make more money,it will certainly amount to exploitation.The inclusion of sex and violence in films should be closely related to theme of story.If the culprits involved in gruesome violence and  sex crimes are shown to have been punished severly by courts,it will convey a strong message to the socety.This will not encourage criminal acts in real life.In fact,such an approach will serve as a deterrent to those indulging in immoral and unsocial activities.

Some may say that art films have deviation from this.But when we say about the total film industry , we cannot differentiate between main stream cinema and off beat cinema.We should consider them generally as Indian cinema.Making of film is itself is an art,so a film can be either good or bad.Commercial films are so called because they aim at making money while offbeat films are more close to life without giving much importance to monetary aspect.However,in india sometimes people watch movies to escape from the realities of every day life.Actually films are not motivating people to commit crimes or dacoity.But it also makes people aware of what is actually going on in the society.Mostly the movies reflect the social problems whether it is untouchability or the terrorism.

The question is that can we use the word 'exploitation' while talking about films which has scenes of violence.This is a hackneyed phrase and is used by many politicians,journalists etc. In connection with films,there is no uniformity in the granting of 'U' or 'A' certificates by our censore boards.Also satellite channels being operated from outside the country also show such films which are seen by minors and adults alike.The real causes are social and economic.

We should therefore,reduce poverty,educate our people and provide employment opportunities to the youth as all such factors cause crime and violence in their own way.If all the citizens get the opportunity for proper education,they will themselves know the difference between right and wrong values in life.Indian films play a pivotal role in social reforms through entertainment and any harm  to society  can be ruled out.Thus,they won't be vulnerable to any kind of exploitation.With these steps,there will be reduction in crime rate and violence.

It means that as  a remedy for the wong perception of films,we should educate our people against the ill effects of such films.In addition,problems like poverty and unemployment need immediate action as these also lead the youth to crime and violence.By these we can avoid the bad effects in the society that can be caused by films.

So,we can't blame the indian films for all the bad things happening in the society.Film is an art,an entertainment media and after all a powerful media.The change of mind is rather required than change in films.If you conceive the films in the correct sense , then there will be no problem.Always think wisely,judge wisely and act wisely.

This 12 minute film created by Japanese filmmaker Kunia Kato is a painterly description of a grandfather's memories with his family. The film is set sometime in the future where an elderly man living on the topmost block of a tail slender building wakes up in the morning in the small room he calls home. Kunio Kato decided to cast a lonely grandfather s the protagonist of his film when he had an image of a house put in a pile. Kato says,' I showed the image to a playwright, Kenya Harata and we shared the world view of the image. Then Mr Harata said, I think there are memories and his  stories of a family at that time behind the houses in a pile and his world led us to begin making a story casting a lonely grandfather as the protagonist.

The old man opens a hole in his floor which reveals a vast body of water underneath and begins fishing. It turns out that most of the world is now submerged underwater and the water level continues to rise. The protagonist living in a house made of blocks seems to spend most of his time adding m ore blocks to his house building a new room on top of the old one to survive the flooding water, He patiently adds the the block brick by brick with the hope of having somewhere to go after the water floods his home. Having done this many times before he seems to have got used to the whole idea of adding new building blocks to his house. One day while taking a break from the  addition of blocks his pipe accidentally fails off getting immersed in the deep water.He dons on a scuba diving suits and dives in search of his lost pipes. This plunge takes him on an  excavation into the literal depths of his memory, As he descends he relieves the moment that have gone by like his daughter's wedding in his room and dinner with his wife. Each time he goes down a level  he enters further into the past tracing his life floor by floor, story by story. Looking back at his life he adopts to the changing circumstances  in his flooded water world.

There are no dialogues in the film and the old man's experiences are depicted through striking colorful hand down animation and 2D computer graphics that tells a metaphorically powerful narrative of a grandfather's melancholic and nostalgic feelings evoked in the film, Kato says,' I drew with pencils all of the materials like the backgrounds, The animation and the shades behind them. I wanted to make the handwritten texture and the picture with strong shading and thats because, I wanted people to feel the grandmother profound life from the screen. The production of the film right from storyboard sketches to its implementation was done with th general screen design.