QUOTE - Take life by the CRACK and lick the CRAP out of it!!

There are some movies that you watch and forget and there are some movies that impact you for a week at most , but there are some movies that change the way you think , that inspire you , that makes you feel you can do anything , such that you are so motivated you feel you can even delete your recycle bin , become Englands Royal heir , set bridges on fire , speak better english than Inzamum-ul-Haq to name a few .

Well , No , I'm not talking about any super humans like Vijayakanth or Balayyas movies , if you are wondering , sure captain vijayakanth is such a messiah and life saver that he can do a by-pass surgery with just his mobile phone or our ballistic ballaya can stop trains with his bare hands , but well I'm actually talking about movies which is meant for people with possible a heart and brain .

MY LIST OF TOP  5 MOTIVATIONAL MOVIES

5- ROCKY

Well, what can I say about rocky, pure genius . Sylvestre stallone was a stellar figure in the 1980s for his rocky series . Girls just went ga-ga over his robot like body . The script for rocky was written in just 3 days by Stallone. It all started when he went to a Chuck Wepner - Mohammad Ali boxing match . Wepner was expected to stand no more than three rounds but he  fought hard ,tough and till the end. Wepner even managed to Knock out Mohammad Ali in the 9th round , which stunned everyone in the crowd . But for the next six rounds he was beaten up mercilessly and Ali eventually knocked him out in the last round with 19 seconds remaining . This inspired Stallone so much and turned out to be the script for ROCKY 1. He wanted an unprecedented $350,000 for the rights of the story and also refused to sell the rights to producers unless they accepted him to be the protagonist of the movie . There are six parts to the  the rocky series, each one is gold .

The vijay starrer Badri was a rip from rocky. Vijay tries to do training just like sylvester stallone in this movie and there is a song where a man keeps shouting " EUREKA " that tries to match " Eye of the Tiger " . Ya, ofcourse, Vijay can even catch Osama bin laden with his captain cycle , so no comments on why he thought he could do a repeat of sylvestre stallone!

Fun Fact -He had only $106 in the bank, didnt have any vehicle and was trying to sell his dog because he couldn't afford to feed it

Eye of the Tiger - Well, what a song . It has stood the test of time and is still considered the most inspirational song globally . I couldn't believe I was hearing this song in a Tamil Drama as the background score , how on earth did they get the copyrights? . I bet everybody would have heard this song atleast once in their lifetime . Sends the blood surging into everypart of your body and you feel like shouting " Yaa I have the eye of the tiger , even though Im blind " . 

Comments - Blood warming movie . If you ever feel down and low and you need inspiration from somewhere to beat up your school bully or your office boss who fired you, go watch this movie and I say with certainty , You will beat that bad guy up the very next day and tell him " Now who is the boss? "

4 - Life is Beautiful - This movie is inspirational in its own way . None of the fighting or blood warming music that you will find in rocky , but this is unique and invigorating in its own way . If you want to laugh and cry in the same movie , then La Vita E belle (LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL ) is for you . It is set in a time of war, a loving father is taken to a concentration camp by nazi along with his son. Roberto Benigni's and the kids acting is beyond words in the english dictionary

Story - The first half of this very different film is completely hilarious. It portrays the life of a a fun loving Italian Jew named Guido, chasing after the woman of his dreams, Dora , who is about to be forced into an unhappy marriage. The comedy is so genuine and incandescent, even if you don't enjoy some of the slapstick comedy you cannot help , but admire the child like innocence of the movie. Eventually, through a series of humorous coincidences, he wins Dora over, and get married . The second half of the story jumps ahead to about 5-7 years later when Benigni and his wife have a little boy. Being Jewish, the man and his boy are then taken away from his little town to a concentration camp by the Nazis. The wife voluntarily goes, just to be with the other two.

The rest of the movie shows how the father protects his son by pretending it's all a game. The second half, of course, is what most of us remember best and is very inspiring, a haunting tale with a few scenes that stay in your memory .

Comments - All in all, a brilliant movie, irrespective of the Holocaust tragedy, I think the movie has stood over it, and shifted the emphasis to humans in quite a brilliant way....Roberto BENIGNI deserves all the credit for it.Well, a last word, the movie is Italian so dont forget to download the english subtitles.

3- Schinders list - Well ,again a movie about the holocaust . But what a movie . I generally hate movies in black and white so delayed watching this movie for long , but unbelieveable movie !! I knew the holocaust was one of the worst crisis the world has ever been through , but never expected it to be this bad! A masterclass !! Steven Spielberg stated that it took him ten years to even become comfortable with making his  1993's Academy Award-winning Schindler's List . If you ever think our Indian movie villians are horrible and  evil think again, because the Nazi officer, Amon Goeth in this movie reaches the epitome of evilness ever potrayed and the sad part is he really existed .

Story -Oskar Schindler is played by Liam Neeson, a German businessman who sees a chance at some nice war profits using some incredibly cheap labor from people working in the concentration camps. He's willing to start a factory in occupied Poland with the war prisoners. Schindler hears of a man who ran a factory among the Jews, Itzak Stern played by Ben Kingsley. Stern agrees to work for Schindler and with him recruiting the labor force, Neeson gets his factory going. With that comes responsibility for these people. He fights for them, the original ones and some added to his growing work force. Over the 3 hour film, Neeson gradually changes and his concern for his workers becomes humanitarian. He plays a dangerous game, especially with concentration camp commandor Ralph Fiennes being a tough cookie and is a man who delights in the total power he's been handed and kills people for fun .

Neeson creates a list called the SCHINDERS LIST and the people who are in that list escapes the wrath of the Nazis. He uses all his money to save as many people and saved the lives of more than 1100 Jews during the Holocaust .It is the triumph of one man who made a difference and the drama of those who survived one of the darkest chapters in human history because of what he did.

FACTS: Schindler's List was nominated for 12 Academy Awards and won seven including Best Picture and Best Director for Steven Spielberg. Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes were nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. Imdb rating is 8.9, that says it all.

Comments - Steven Spielberg has directed a lot of the best films in history, such as: E.T,Close Encounters Of The 3rd Kind,Jaws,Jurassic Park,Saving Private Ryan,Poltergeist to name a few but but in my opinion "Schindler's List" is the most important masterpiece Spielberg has ever made. The acting is breathtaking and the black and white motive is outstanding. It tells the horrible story of the jews in europe of the 1940's. A riveting story .

2- Shawshank Redemption - Rated the best movie in Imdb with 9.2/10 and 496,508 votes, should I say more . Its a story of freedom and creativity and hope . I went through the first 100 comments of this movie in IMDB to alteast find a single bad comment and I didnt find any . Tells you the power of friendship . Quite simply, no other film comes close to this one in regards to screenplay, casting and plot development. Every letter uttered in the movie has a real conviction and meaning to it and the performances in this movie are nothing short of magnificent .

STORY -It is a film set in a US Prison, the story of Andy Dufresne who is sent to Shawshank (Prison) for a crime that he never committed and sentenced to life imprisonment . Here, he meets Ellis "Red" Redding , played by Morgan Freeman an aged convict , who unlike the majority of the prisoners, accepts that he is a guilty man. Andy undertakes a constant quest to become a free man once more, even if it means breaking the laws and the way he does it is no fairy tale that you can possibly think of. The prison is a brutal place, and Andy is frequently beaten and sexually assaulted by a gang of homosexual inmates called "The Sisters".

Two things, however, help him to survive. One is his friendship with convict, Red, who has a reputation for being able to acquire almost any item from outside, for a price and to smuggle them into the prison. The other is his financial expertise, which he puts to good use, he becomes the tax and financial adviser to the prison guards and even the Warden himself. As a reward for these services, Andy is given a privileged job in the prison library and protection from molestation. To avenge their attacks on Andy , the leader of the "Sisters" is so badly beaten by the guards that he is crippled for life.

The Warden devises a scheme under which inmates are put to work on local construction projects. The purpose of this is to prepare them for life after they are released, but in reality he is exploiting their free labour for his own personal profit, and using Andy's financial skills to launder the proceeds. This arrangement seems to work to Andy's advantage, because of the extra privileges he is granted, but things change when a new young prisoner named Tommy Williams is sent to Shawshank.

Tommy has evidence that could secure Andy's release, a former cellmate in another prison has confessed to him that he committed the murders for which Andy was convicted. Tommy confides this secret to the Warden , who fearing that his illegal schemes will be revealed should Andy ever be released, shoots Tommy. Yet, despite his involvement in the Warden's dishonesty, Andy retains a certain integrity; he refuses to give up hope and refuses to allow himself to be beaten by the system. Although he is in prison he has found a sort of freedom.

A key moment comes when he defies the guards to play a Mozart song over the prison loudspeakers for all the inmates to hear . Red faces a different problem. He fears that he has become so institutionalised that he will be unable to survive freedom, as happened to another long-term prisoner who committed suicide shortly after his release. In prison, his role as the "fixer" who can obtain anything, be it a packet of cigarettes, a rock hammer or a poster of Rita Hayworth, makes him the king of the inmates. (These latter two items will play an important role in the plot). On the outside he will be just another ex-con trying to make ends meet in a dead-end job. Paradoxically, he is more free in jail than he will be on the outside. I won't give away the ending, but it involves Andy repaying Red's previous kindnesses by showing him how he can be free in all senses of the word.

Comments - Tell your mom or your wife you are taking the day off and watch Shawshank Redemption and just like RED and DUFRESNE in the movie , Freedom will taste better than ever before , after watching this movie .

1- ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) - Well all the above four movies are blody inspirational and better dont watch all four of them together or you will end up feeling you can even take on a hippopotamas and elephant together in a boxing ring and beat them up , but remember you are no tamil film hero . The top spot goes to this move purely for the test of time it has stood . 64 years . Just 6 years youngers than my grand mother . I had actually seen the above 4 movies before seeing this and I came upon a global movie list of the " Most inspirational movie ever made " . Iexpected shawshank or schinders list to top it , but it was this movie . I thought " Such idiots " people always vote the 1940 movies and I started watching this movie wondering how on earth can there be a better movie than SHAWSHANK . I watched in complete awe as the movie unfolded and when the movie got over I was sure the list was right . I bet this movie can even melt even an IRON BOX . Well , if you are not melted watching it , then you probably must be dead , because YOU DONT HAVE A HEART.

STORY - George Bailey played by James Stewart is a man who puts his friends and family before his own happiness . Whether it is jumping into ice to save his little brother Harry, an act that costs him his hearing in his left ear. Or if it's sacrificing his dream of travelling the world inorder to look after his late father's bank so it can stay in business or so Harry can have a bright future with his wife. He even gives up a lucrative $20,000 a year contract from local miser Mr. Potter played by Lionel Barrymore inorder to save the townsfolk . He builds them a bunch of good quality houses, allowing them to leave Potter's slums and enjoy a good life. His dream was to leave Bedford Falls but because of his own good nature he has never been able to. He settles down with his wife Mary (Donna Reed) and four kids. So when his Uncle Billy `misplaces' $8,000 , George is faced with scandal and prison. He is a man at the end of the rope and he takes it out on everyone, even his own family.

In the end he is told he is worth more dead than alive and decides to commit suicide on Christmas Eve. Only, that's not the end for right at the beginning of the story we know that an angel is watching over George and it is he who saves George from suicide. The angel shows George the good he has done people in his lifetime and how many life he has changed and affected . We discover that if George wasn't there to save his old boss Mr. Gower from accidentally poisoning food through his grief , then he would have become a pauper and drunkard who has to beg for a living . Then we find out that his brother Harry, who is to be given a medal from the President for bravery in WW2, would have died had George not saved him. Bedford Falls would have become Pottersville had George not saved the people from the evil Potter, Mary his wife would have ended up as an old maid because there was nobody to love her .

When George begs to live again and is re-united with his family , it surely does bring a tear in your eye . The movie ends with a classy line " EVERYTIME THE BELL RINGS, AN ANGEL GETS HIS WINGS .

Comments - If you think you are a beaten down shit of a person, who is probably not even worth milking the cows in your country or you hate yourself more than your ex-girlfriend , then go watch this . This movie tells you how each person contributes in his own special way to other people happiness and teaches you self worthiness and the beautiful little snowflake you are . A MUST WATCH !!!!

Other Good Inspirational Movies - To kill a mocking bird , Chariots of fire , Saving Private ryan , Pursuit of Happyness , The Diary Of Anne Frank .

Some Inspirational quotes

Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right - Henry Ford

A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song - Maya Angelou

It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself -Ralph Waldo Emerson

24th June 1966 has to be the most memorable day for millions of people in Andhra Pradesh because it was on this day that Vijayshanthi, one of the most gorgeous heroines of all time was born in Andhra Pradesh.

Vijayshanthi made her debut when she was just 13 and by the time she was 17 when Neti Bharatham was released she had already become the undisputed number one actress in Telugu film industry a position she held till she quit movies on her own terms.  What made Vijayshanti special was the fact that she had a very long career as a heroine and that too as number one right from the time she gained recognition in Neti Bharatham in 1983 till she quit films on her own terms after a long career as heroine which is something very rare in India.

Another thing which made Vijayshanthi special was the fact that she was a three in one heroine.  If there was a category of viewers who wanted a movie with heroine in lead role then Vijayshanthi was the first choice and if one wanted to view a typical hero oriented movie with a glamorous heroine playing second fiddle, then there was nobody more glamorous than Vijayshanthi for the role of heroine.  If audience wanted a heroine in title role in an action movie, then nobody could perform the role of a action queen better than Vijayshanthi who is known for performing real stunts.

The extremely talented Vijayshanthi should be credited for planning her career very well.  Though she attained super stardom and critical acclaim very early in her career for her astonishing performance in Neti Bharatham which was a big blockbuster she did not get carried away and get tempted for doing heroine oriented movies for the rest of her career.  She chose to act in movies with her playing second fiddle to hero in typical hero oriented movies.  A very high percentage of her movies with top heroes were huge hits.  Vijayshanthi acted in the most number with Chiranjeevi as her co star and the pair formed such a wonderful onscreen chemistry that all of their movies starting from early eighties till late nineties were huge blockbusters.  The Vijayshanti-Chiranjeevi delivered some huge blockbusters like Challenge and Mahangaramlo Mayagadu in 1984, Kondaveeti Raja, Chanakya Shapadam and Dairyavanthudu in 1986, Yamudiki Mogadu,  Pasivadi Pranam in 1987, Machi Donga and Yuddha Bhoomi in 1988, Gang Leader in 1991.  While the Chiranjeevi Vijaysanthi combination was the perfect recipe for a block buster in terms of commercial success, the pair were equally adept in delivering award winning hits like Swayam Krushi released in 1987. The Chiranjeevi Vijayshanthi pair apart from being a visual beauty and the favourite pair for millions not only brought collective success for themselves, but also individual success making them the highest paid hero and heroines, a status they held on till they quit films on their own terms.

While Vijayshanti and Chiranjeevi formed a terrific combination, she was ease pairing up with any other hero irrespective of the difference in age between her and the hero.  Vijayshanthi formed a successful partnership with Balakrisha too and though she did not attain the same success which she achieved with Chiranjeevi, still the Vijayshanthi Balakrishna pair delivered super hits like Mudulla Krishnayya, Muvva Gopaludu.

While Vijayshanti was delivering huge blockbusters with big heroes in the eighties, she has consistently delivered block busters on her own with her in the lead role.  Apart from Neti Bharatam, Vande Mataram and Pratighatana released in 1985, Repati Pourallu and Aruna Kiranam in 1986 and Sandhya Ragam released in 1987 were huge block busters. In early nineties with the likes of Chiranjeevi begining to work with heroines like Nagma, Vijayshanthi shifted her focus to action packed roles in heroine oriented movies which continued to bring her success.

While Vijayshanthi was known for fitting into any type of role with ease, she was one of those heroines who fit into any costume with ease.  While she looked ravishing in sarees and half sarees, she looked good in modern dresses an aspect not many heroines of any generation can boast of. Vijayashanthi can also boast of a fact that she was the first regional actress to become a household name in India without acting in hindi movies as her hindi movies are very rare and hard to remember. Vijayshanti can also boast of the fact that she attained stardom in India in an era in which there was no Internet and media hype.

Let us wish Andhra Beauty Vijayshanti, who stole the hearts of millions and gave us magical moments a Very Very Happy and Wonderful Birthday. 

16th June 1947 is a significant day in the history of Indian cinema because it was on this day superstar Mithun Chakraborty, the undisputed number one in late eighties was born.

To begin with Mithun Chakraborty shot into fame for bagging the national award for the best actor for his performance in Mrigaya released in 1976.  However it was Disco Dancer released on 17th December 1982 which made Mithun Chakraboty a big star on par with the likes of Jeetendra, Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachan.  Disco Dancer is one movie which will be remembered by millions of movie fans much in the same vein as Sholay.  If Sholay ended an era of romantic movies, Disco Dancer introduced dancing in India and capitulated Mithun Chakrabory to superstardom.

What made Mithun Chakraborty special was the fact that he was a rare actor who was adept in non commercial national award winning movies like Mrigaya and very much ease at delivering action packed blockbusters like Disco Dancer.  If that was not enough he was equally ease at family oriented movies like Pyar Jhuktha Nahin released in 1984 which hardly had any action.  While Mithun was equally at ease in any type of movies it was his dancing and stunts which caught the imagination of millions.  Mithun churned out hits in succession in late eighties with movies like Dance Dance, Swarag Se Sunder, Commando, Jaal, Jeete Hain Shan Se and a host of other movies. 

There was a time when Mithun Chakrabory could not marry the girl of his choice because his prospective father in law considered Mithun financially unfit to take care of his daughter. The same Mithun went on to become India's most sought after superstar and there was a time in late eighties when he was booked for 15 years which media hyped superstars of the modern era can only dream of.  Mithun Chakraborty also had the distinction of being Indias highest tax payer for five consecutive years. There was a time when top heroines were reluctant to work with Mithun when he was struggling to make a mark in the industry but at the peak of his career in the late eighties these heroines were competing to each other to be paired opposite Mithun.

Once Amitabh took a break from movies after a injury sustained on the sets of Sholay, Mithun Chakraborty took over the mantle of number one.  Mithun held the distinction of being the number one till he decided to take a break from movies in early nineties to take care of his hotel business and after initial failure his hotel business like his movies became a big hit.  However the likes of Shahrukh Khan who made their debuts during the break period took advantage of Mithun's absence to cement their places in Bollywood.

Today on his birthday, let us wish Mithun who introduced Disco Dance in India a very very happy and wonderful birthday.

Sivaji - Prabhu

Sivaji Ganesan fondly remembered as "Nadigar Thilagam" has acted in more than 170 films. He was the first indian actor to be awarded the Chevalier.He acted in Cinema for more than six decades in almost all kind of roles starting from 1952.His first film is "Paraasakthi" and his last film was "Padayappa" with Super Star Rajinikanth. Shivaji died in 2001.

Prabhu is also a good actor and acted over 125 films. But he did not act in different kinds for roles like his father.  He mostly played a soft hero role. He started his film career in 1982 with the film "Sangili". Prabhu got the title "Ilaya Thilagam".Nowadays he is acting mostly in Character roles.

Muthuraman - Karthik

Muthuraman was popularly known as "Navarasa Thilakam". He was a popular actor during 1960's to 1970's and acted in over 100 films. His first film was "Karpagam" and his last film was "Nenjil Or Aalayam". He died in 1982 while shooting for a film on a cliff.

Karthik attained more popularity than his father and acted in more than 100 films. He is fondly called as
"Navarasa Nayagan". He made his debut in Bharathiraja's film "Alaigal Oivathillai". Nowadays he is not acting much in films but he is currently acting in Maniratnam's Raavan movie.

Thyagarajan - Prashanth

Thyagarajan acted in very few films. He directed and produced few films. He could not shine in the film industry that much.

Prashanth has acted in good number of films compared to his father but he also could not reach the peak. His first film is "Vaigasi Poranthachu". He was 17 years old when this movie was released. Though he acted in less films, he got the opportunity to work with the popular directors like Shankar,Maniratnam, Balu Mahendra etc

Sivakumar - Surya - Karthik

Sivakumar has played many lead and  character roles in tamil cinema. He is well known for his excellent dialogue delivery in Tamil.

Surya is the elder son of Sivakumar and a popular hero in today's tamil film industry. His first film was
"Nerukku Ner". Though Surya could not act well in his first film, he slowly transformed himself to a popular hero. The biggest breakthrough for him is the film "Kaakha Kaakha" which was a blockbuster.

Karthik also called as Karthi,younger son of Sivakumar is a growing hero in Tamil cinema.He became popular in his debut movie itself. The movie was Paruthiveeran.He got filmfare award for this movie.

Vijaya T.Rajendar - Silambarasan


T.Rajendar is well known for the sister sentiment movies he has acted in. Besides acting, he also played the roles of playback singer, lyrics composer, screen play writer, music director, director etc for his films.

Silambarasan is popular known as Simbu in Tamil cinema industry. He started his career as a child artist and transformed himself to a hero. He can also sing well like his father. He has directed the movie "Vallavan" and written screenplay for "Manmadhan" and "Vallavan".

Sathyaraj - Sibiraj


Sathyaraj initially acted in negative roles during the early stages of his film career. Later he turned to a hero and  played comedy,action as well as romantic roles. He has acted in more than 100 films. He is fondly called as "Puratchi Thamizhan" as he is an atheist. His first film was "Kodugal Illaatha Kolangal".

Sibiraj is an upcoming actor in Tamil cinema and acted in less than 10 films till now. He acted along with his father in half of the films.

Nagesh - Anandbabu

Nagesh was an excellent comedy actor in the Tamil cinema industry. He created his own style of comedy in Tamil cinema. He has acted in over 1000 indian films. He also played character roles.As his acting resembled the hollywood actor Jerry Lewis, Nagesh is called "Jerry Lewis of India". His first film was "Manamulla Marudhaaram". He died in 2009 at the age of 75.

Anandbabu could not reach greater heights in Tamil cinema like his father. Neither he could shine well as a hero nor as an character artist. He acted mostly in supporting roles. Anandbabu is a very good dancer.

Vijayakumar - Arun Vijay

Vijayakumar is one of the few senior living actors of tamil cinema. Though he played as a hero in his early movies, he later transformed to an character artist. He is the popular 'Father' of tamil cinema as he had played father role in many movies.

Arun vijay is the only son of actor Vijayakumar. He is an upcoming actor and  acted in over 20 films. He is also a stunt coordinator for his films.

K.Bhagyaraj - Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj

Bhagyaraj is well known for his famiy oriented films. Besides acting, he mostly writes the screenplay and directs his films. He has his own style of his film making. Mostly his films will be witty and dialogues will be very good.

Shanthnoo is the only son of Bhagyaraj and is an upcoming actor.