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Iconic Characters in Motion Pictures - Part 1
When ever you watch any great movie there is a particular character that stay’s with you for ever and some times that character is so powerful that it changes the way you act in real life. Here are some of those characters that I can never forget in my life
1) Derek Vinyard (American History X): If there is powerful character in motion pictures this is definetly one of them, you get to see two totally different characters as movie unfolds. First one a Nazi Skinhead,brilliant student is exploited by single minded christ disciple builds an army to take over people of different colors around him and the second one is of caring brother who will give his life to make things better for his family. You see a stong minded person changing in due course of time and his experience in prison plays an important role in changing him. Here are some quotes from the movie
Cameron: This is stupid. Go cool off, get laid, do something, come back when you’re ready to talk.
Derek Vinyard: Yeah, but it really doesn’t matter if I do does it, ’cause you got a whole crop already lined up you fuckin’ chicken hawk!
Cameron: Excuse me?
Derek Vinyard: You prey on people Cam. I lost three years of my life for your fuckin’ phony cause, but I’m onto you now you fuckin’ snake.
Cameron: Hey watch it Derek, this isn’t some fuckin’ country club where you can walk in and outta here…
Derek Vinyard: Shut up! Shut Up! Shut the fuck up, I came here for one reason, to tell you that I’m out, and Danny’s out too and if you come near him again, I will feed you your fucking heart.
There are some scenes which you will never forget
a) Derek Killing a black guy on crub infront of his house- This scene will make you think twice before killing any thing.
b) Prison Inmates raping Derek in bathroom- scares the hell out of you and you feel pity for the life of Inmates.
2) Vijay (Pyaasa): The first time I saw this movie some how I couldnt stop my self asking why the hell is the world so bitchy? You dont know whether to pity vijay for his failure in life or get angry at him for allowing people to get away with what they did to him. Pyaasa is my favourite bollywood movie of all time. Some times I feel I never would want to get to know these kind of people on real life this definetly makes you feel strong when you look at failure. You could never imagine how a loser can win every ones heart with his honesty. Pyaasa should deserve hell lot more credit than it gets, especially Gurudutt for playing Vijay. Here are some of the quotes from the movie
Vijay: Apne shauk ke liye pyaar karti hai aur apne aaram ke liye pyar bechti hai.
[Love, for her, is a hobby that she can barter for material pleasures]
Vijay: To phir mein yahan kya kar raha hun. Mein kyon zinda hun, Gulabo?
[What am I doing here? Why an I alive, Gulabo?]
3) Vito Corleone (The God Father): Even though this character is played by two different people for me Marlon Brando is Vito Corleone. If there is any one who desereves Power and respect from people I think its Vito Corleone. From the moment he appears on screen every one wants to be Vito Corleone and you want to be a Gangster. You could never imagine a Gangster being respected by people from different walks of life. His life it self is a great story that you want every one to get to know. He teaches you how to do handle family matters and treat your family and thats the essence of a any family no matter where you from. Here are some of the quotes of the one and only DON.
Don Corleone:” A man who dosent spend time with his family can never be a real man”
Don Corleone: What have I ever done to make you treat me so disrespectfully? If you’d come to me in friendship, then this scum that ruined your daughter would be suffering this very day. And if by chance an honest man like yourself should make enemies, then they would become my enemies. And then they would fear you.
Don Corleone: You talk about vengeance. Is vengeance going to bring your son back to you? Or my boy to me?
Don Corleone: I spent my whole life trying not to be careless. Women and children can be careless. But not men.
Don Corleone: I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.
I would want all of you to add some more characters to this list………………
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Characters that changed my life ???
1. Ace Ventura
2. The four friends Mahadevan, Govindankutty, Thomaskutty, Appukkuttan in “In Harihar Nagar”
3. Kashi in Ghatak
Theres another character that changed my life. But it’s not from a movie. It’s Mankind from WWF.
Vijay Dinanath Chavan…poora naam. The baap of all iconic characters!
Thats comming up in part 2 and tiger from HUM.
also add…anand (Rajesh Khanna)
Satyakam (Dharmendra, Thakur Baldev singh(sholay),
Major rajput( nana paptekar-prahaar), Badshah Khan(Khuda Gawah)…
some more in next comment and waiting for your next list.
also add..
captain jack sparrow- pirates of caribbean
ACP Ajay Rathod- Sarfarosh
ACP Anant Shrivastav- Khakee
Munna bhai- Lage raho munnabhai
shahenshah, mogambo, soorma bhopali/jailor/gabbar, pinky, teja, baburao ganpat apte, circuit/munna, anarkali/salim, sarkar, bhiku matre, chandrakant nagre, aaaaaaaaaakaaaaaaaaaashhhh, SRK in darr/DDLJ, kamal in michael-madana-kamarajan/nayakan/anbe sivam/soooo many others, rajnikanth (enuf said), aamir’s raghu jaitley, salman’s prem in MPK… the list goes on….
oh.. and all of fardeen and zayed’s roles… they’re icons of what NEVER to be as an actor
- yeda anna
- Anna Pillai
- Chaman Jinga
- Ramu kaka
- Masterji
- Lamboo Aata
- Pote
- Chutiya
- Ibu Hatela
- Bulla
no mention of Gabbar Singh?
mera comment padh le oz [my comment read take]
My fave chars that I try to imitate and reflect. Their mannerisms - not their ideals.
1. John Travolta as Major Vic ‘Deak’ Deakins in Broken Arrow. Oh that grin is enough- arrogance amplified.
2. Harrison Ford as Ryan in Clear and Present Danger “Sorry Mr.President. I dont Dance”
3. Lawrence Fishburne as Morpheus in Matrix - absolutely electrifying and captivating. Every line is a punch line here.
4.Jack Nicholson as Col.Jessops in A Few Good men Need I say any lines here?
5. Michael Douglas as Charles Remington in Ghost and the Darkness
6. Kevin Spacey as Lester Burnham in American Beauty. My fave line ” I am looking for a job with least responsibility”
7. Samuel Jackson as Jules in Pulp Fiction.”Do you know what they call a quarter pound of cheese in europe?”
8. Quintessential John McClaine by Bruce Willis in Die Hard series.
9. Indelible Jack Travis by Bobby De niro in Taxi driver
10. Again De niro as frankenstein in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein.
11. again De niro as Leslie W. ‘Billy’ Sunday in Men of Honour
12. Tom Cruise as Jerry Maguire
13. Morgan freeman as Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding in Shawshank Redemption
14. Arthur Kirkland played by Al Pacino at his loud best in “And Justice for all”
15. Johnny Depp as Edward Scissorhands in Edward Scissorhands.
16. Johnny Smith by Chris Walken in Dead Zone.
17. Special Agent Anthony Hubbard played by Denzel Washington in The Siege.
All these films I saw post 1990s when Star movies ventured into indian market.
In our shores
1. Mohan - a millionaire turned to a leper beggar played brilliantly by M.R.Radha in the iconic play and film “Rathak kanneer” - Can anyone match this performance? Not even Shivaji Ganesan in my mind. Absolutely terrific performance and great character progression
2. Joseph Fernandez and countless other impersonations by Gemini Ganesan in Naan Avan Illai .
3. MGR as Madhurai Veeran in Madhurai Veeran
4. Shivaji Ganesan as Sekhar in Parasakthi.
5. Shivaji Ganesan as the cunning Rajan in Andha Naal
6. Veerapaandiya Kattabomman played by Shivaji in one of the most awe inspiring dialogue delivery and character portrayal.
7. Prestige Padhmanabhan played by Shivaji Ganeshan in Vietnaam Veedu.
8. The best - Barrister Rajinikanth - by Shivaji Ganeshan - Ultimate climax scene.
9. Appar or thirunaavukkarasar brought to life by Shivaji Ganesan in Thiruvarut chelvar.
10. Lord Shiva - again recreated for us by Sivaji Ganesan in Thiruvilayaadal.
11. Unforgettable Dharumi in the same movie by Nagesh - the most versatile comedian
12. Chappani and Parattai played by Kamal and Rajini in Padhinaaru Vayadhinile
13. Prasad - the scheming womaniser played by Rajini in Moondru mudichu.
14. Seenu played by Kamal in Moondram Pirai
15. DSP Alex Pandian - played by Rajini in moondru mugam
16. Balakrishna sasthri played by Kamal in the iconic Saagara Sangamam(Salangai Oli).
17. Appu again by Kamal in Apoorva Sagodharargal.
18. Mayor Indran again by Kamal in Indhrudu Chandrudu.
19. Captain Prabhakaran by VijayKanth(!!!!)
20. Thalaivar Ammavaasai by Sathyaraj in Amaidhippadai - The best - he can give John Travolta a run for his dollars and cents
21. Kaali the winch operator played by Rajini in Mullum Malarum “Rendu kaalum rendu kaiyum illaina kooda indha Kaali gravan pozhachukuvaan saar. Ketta payyan avan” (pointing to himself - Kaali says - even if there is no legs or hands - this guy Kaali will survive. he is a bad guy).
22. Periya thevar by Sivaji in Thevar Magan
23. Sakthi by Kamal in Thevar Magan
24. Maaya thevar played by Nasser in Thevar Magan
“Indha Maayan mookku lesile odayadhuda” (Maayans nose will not be broken that easily”.
25. Badhri - the terrorist played by Nasser in Kuridhippunal.
26. Aadhi ACP again in Kurudhippunal by Kamal.
27. Raguvaran in Poovizhi vaasalile
28. Raghuvaran again in Shiva as the terrifying Bhavani.
29. Pasupathi as Kothalam in Virumaandi
.. list seems to be endless…
Every role played by Kamal hassan. few roles from mohan lal and mammootty. :d/:d/:d/
OK, here goes my little list(in no particular order of preference):
1. Travis Bickle-De Niro- Taxi Driver(Anytime, anywhere , Thank God for the rain to wash the trash off the sidewalk, You’re only as healthy as you feel(the best stoner line of all times), One of these days I gotta get myself organizized, The days go on and on… they don’t end. All my life needed was a sense of someplace to go. I don’t believe that one should devote his life to morbid self-attention, I believe that one should become a person like other people, I first saw her at Palantine Campaign headquarters at 63rd and Broadway. She was wearing a white dress. She appeared like an angel. Out of this filthy mess, she is alone. They… cannot… touch… her(another favorite stoner line), and ya…you talkin’ to me? :-))
2. Amar Kant Verma - Dil Se
3. Lallan Singh - Yuva
4. Anandam- Iruvar
5. The Unforgettable Duo from Pulp Fiction
6. Lester Bangs - Almost Famous(These are people who want you to write sanctimonious stories about the genius of the rock stars, and they will ruin rock and roll and strangle everything we love about it), actually, ALL CHARACTERS from AF, I am way too possessive about ‘em.
7. Guru Kant Desai- Guru
8. Omi - Omkara
9. Ahuja(Om Puri’s character) in Jaane bhi do yaaro
10. Mastana in Bombay Boys
11. Munna in Rangeela
12. Ravi Patvardhan - My Wife’s Murder
13. Yet Another Unforgettable Duo from Fight Club(ALL THE LINES)
14. Spud - Trainspotting(Only to get my foot in the door. Showing initiative and that like, Whatever you say, I’m sorry. You’re the man. The dude in the chair, your pleaszaa is my leiszaa)
15. Raoul Duke- Fear & loathing in Las Vegas(Look, there’s two women fucking a polar bear!, If the pigs were gathering in Vegas, I felt the drug culture should be represented as well, A drug person can learn to cope with things like seeing their dead grandmother crawling up their leg with a knife in her teeth. But no one should be asked to handle this trip, Last name? I’d rather not say. My brother’s in politics, Dogs fucked the Pope… no fault of mine, ….)
16. Maqbool-Maqbool
17. Ran Vijay Singh – Haasil
18. Yet Another Unforgettable Duo from Andaz Apna Apna
19. Rikki Thukral –Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
20. ya! Forrest Gump-Forrest Gump(My momma always said, “Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”, Her dream had come true. She was a folk singer., That’s all I have to say about that., I gotta pee., We was always taking long walks, and we was always looking for a guy named “Charlie”, Me and Jenny goes together like peas and carrots)
21. Tom in Lock Stock(Listen to this one then; you open a company called the Arse Tickler’s Faggot Fan Club, Seems? Well, this seems to be a complete waste of my time. That, my friend, is 900 nicker in any store you’re lucky enough to find one in. And you’re haggling over 200 pound? What school of finance did you come from Nick? “It’s a deal, it’s a steal, it’s the Sale of the fucking Century!” In fact, fuck it Nick, I think I’ll keep it!,
22. The Dude in…(do I need to say it?!) –God damn you Walter! You fuckin’ asshole! Everything’s a fuckin’ travesty with you, man! And what was all that shit about Vietnam? What the FUCK, has anything got to do with Vietnam? What the fuck are you talking about? Where’s the fucking money Lebowski? Mind if I do a J?
The Dude: Did you ever hear of “The Seattle Seven”?
Maude Lebowski: Mmm.
The Dude: That was me… and six other guys.
OK, I guess more later…lol.
@ V.P thats a long list
@ Tushar Travis Bickel is comming up in part 2.
1.Captain Jack Sparrow (arguably gr8est evr)
2.Gabbar Singh
3.Tyler Durden
4.Forrest Gump
5.Jules Winefield
6.Bhiku Mhatre
7.Sanjay Lal Sharma (reminds so much of me)
8.Nathan Muur (from Spy Game)
9.Vijay (from Deewar)
10.Munnabhai (Rangeela)
..many more really
All those lovely characters from Hrishida’s movies:
- Profs. Parimal & Sukumar and that wonderful Raghav jijaji from Chupke Chupke
- Ramprasad/Lakshmanprasad & Bhavanishankar from Golmaal
- Dhurandhar Bhatavadekar from Rang Birangee
Shakaal from Shaan
Jai & Veeru (and an honourable mention for Jaipaaji & Veerupaaji from Jodi No. 1)
Raju Guide
Rajesh & Khanna from Bombay to Goa (the old one)
Vidyapati & Master Pillai from Padosan
Arjun Malvankar
P K Dubey from Monsoon Wedding
Feluda
Aur videshi chitrapaton se….
E K Hornbeck & Henry Drummond from Inherit the Wind
Harry Callahan
Rocky Balboa
Detective Jimmy Doyle from The French Connection
Sanjuro Kuwabatake from Yojimbo
Erin Brockovich
Jack Torrance from The Shining (Probably the scariest movie character ever)
Alexander DeLarge
The Bride
More later…