This is going to be "living" page, which lists all my favorite movies, books and music:
Movies
Please dont be shocked by my selections, as shotgun murugan says "we are like this only"
English:
Gosford park - fantastic, explores the social customs between the rich and poor, in the backdrop of a murder.
Alfred Hitchcock - The lady vanishes
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Hyderabad Blues
The Verdict - fantastic performance by Paul Newman
The Shawshank Redemption
Gandhi
Monsoon wedding
Tamil:
Roja
Mouna Ragam
Nayakan
Agni Nakshatram
Johny - Unforgettable songs
Michael madana kamarajan - Comedy all the way
Apoorva Raagangal
Pathinaru Vayathinile
Aan Pavam - Laugh riot starring Pandian,Pandiarajan and Seetha,Revathi and V.K.Ramasamy
Chandramukhi
Pushpak - fantastic slient movie - can be in any indian language
Sathi Leelavathi
Avvai Shanmugi
Kannada:
Pallavi Anupallavi -
Mani Ratnam's debut movie in Kannada had a "dream" cast and crew - Anil Kapoor (his debut),Lakshmi,Original Music by Ilayaraja and Cinematography by Balu Mahendra
Nagara havu - Memorable performance by a young Vishnuvardhan
Accident - fantastic movie starring the late Shankarnag, which explored the seemy life of the rich and mighty in 80's Bangalore
Bara - M.S Sathyu's movie about the drought politics in India, good dialogues - especially the "eeker sex"
There are quite a few Dr Rajkumar's and Puttana Kanagal's movies shot in 70's and 80's, I will post the titles when I recollect them
Hindi:
Dil Chahta hai
Books
Music
