Question: In between J Puttanna Kanagal and John Cassavetes, who acted in many Hollywood films, notably "Rosemary's Baby"?
Context: The following is the list of Award winners for the Karnataka State Puttanna Kanagal award.  Kanagal was among the front runners in Kannada cinema's most successful film directors.  In his memory and honor, this award is presented to the directors every year during the Karnataka State Awards function. Kanagal is a village in Mysore district, Karnataka.  It is in periyapatna taluk 30 km from Taluk place.  It is very close to Coorg and Hassan district.  It is located on the bank of the Cauvery River.  It is also birthplace of legendary Kannada film director Puttanna Kanagal, and his brother, lyricist Kanagal Prabhakara Shasthry.  Villagers are mainly farmers though many of the younger generation are working in other fields such as medical, engineering, teaching, police, army, and industries. Masanada Hoovu (Kannada: ಮಸಣದ ಹೂವು ) ("Graveyard Flower") is a 1984 Indian Kannada language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal, based on T. R. Subba Rao's novel of the same name.  It stars Jayanthi, Ambarish and Aparna in lead roles.  It was Puttanna Kanagal's last as a director.  His friend, director K. S. L. Swamy, completed the film.  "Masanada Hoove" won multiple awards at the 1985-86 Karnataka State Film Awards including Best Actress (Jayanthi) and Best Supporting Actor. Vijaya Bhaskar (; 1924–2002) was an Indian music director and composer who composed music for several mainstream and experimental feature films in the Kannada film industry.  Scoring music for over 600 feature films, Bhaskar worked in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Tulu and Konkani language films as well.  He was a part of all of popular Kannada film director KSL Swamy's (Ravi) movies and was also known for his association with acclaimed directors Puttanna Kanagal and Adoor Gopalakrishnan. Kappu Bilupu (Kannada: ಕಪ್ಪು ಬಿಳುಪು, which means Black and White ) is a 1969 Indian Kannada language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal.  Based on a novel of the same name by Aryambha Pattabhi, this movie revolves around the contrasting behaviors of an identical, yet distinct pair of twins.  The film starred Kalpana in dual roles.  Puttanna himself remade the movie in Tamil as "Irulum Oliyum" and in Telugu as "Iddaru Ammayilu". P. H. Vishwanath (Kannada: ಪಿ.  ಎಚ್.  ವಿಶ್ವನಾಥ್ ) is an Indian film director, writer and a producer who works in Kannada cinema.  Apart from films, Vishwanath has directed several documentaries and tele-series.  He started his film career as an assistant director to Puttanna Kanagal with "Dharmasere" (1979) being his first release.  Following this, he assisted for many films directed by Kanagal, Joe Simon, Hunsur Krishnamurthy and T. S. Nagabharana. Puttanna Kanagal (born Shubraveshti Ramaswamiah Seetharama Sharma, 1 December 1933 – 5 June 1985), fondly called the 'Chitra Bramha' (God of Films, Kannada) was an Indian filmmaker and is considered as one of Kannada's cinema's greatest filmmakers. S. Shivaram (born 1938), popularly known simply as Shivaram or Shivaramanna, is an Indian actor, producer and director whose Kannada cinema career has spanned six decades.  He has played roles including lead hero performances, character roles, comedic roles, as well as supporting parts.  He teamed up with his elder brother, S. Ramanathan and produced several films under the name Rashi Brothers apart from directing "Hrudaya Sangama" in 1972.  The brothers together produced few Bollywood films as well.  As an actor, Shivaram has the distinction of working with many stalwart directors out of which his association with Puttanna Kanagal is much remembered. Runamukthalu (Kannada: ಋಣ ಮುಕ್ತಳು ) is a 1984 Indian Kannada language film directed and co-produced by Puttanna Kanagal starring Bharathi, Padmavasanthi and Ramakrishna.  The film is based on the novel "Runa" written by Anupama Niranjana.  The film was produced under the banner "Kanagal Creations". John Nicholas Cassavetes ( ; December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was a Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter.  Cassavetes was a pioneer of American independent film, writing and directing over a dozen movies, which he partially self-financed, and pioneered the use of improvisation and a realistic cinéma vérité style.  He also acted in many Hollywood films, notably "Rosemary's Baby" (1968) and "The Dirty Dozen" (1967).  He studied acting with Don Richardson, using an acting technique based on muscle memory.  His income from acting made it possible for him to direct his own films independently.
Answer: John Nicholas Cassavetes