Meera (1945 film)
Meera is a 1945 Indian Tamil- language musical drama film directed by Ellis R. Dungan, produced by T. Sadasivam and written by Kalki Krishnamurthy.
The film stars M. S. Subbulakshmi as the eponymous 16th century mystic and poet, a zealous devotee of Krishna, considering him to be her husband.
Despite getting married to Rana( Chittor Nagaiah), she follows her own way of living which is not acceptable to her husband and his family.
Sadasivam wanted to produce a film that would take his singer wife Subbulakshmi's music even to the common man, so he started looking for a good story; Subbulakshmi chose the story of Meera.
The film began production at Newtone Studio in Madras, but was predominantly filmed on location in North India in places like Jaipur, Vrindavan, Udaipur, Chittor and Dwarka to maintain credibility and historical accuracy.
" Meera" was released on 3 November 1945, Diwali day.
The film became a major critical and commercial success; this led to the creation of a Hindi- dubbed version, which had a few scenes reshot, that was released two years later on 21 November and also achieved success.
Despite the Hindi version making Subbulakshmi a national celebrity, it would be her last film as an actress, after which she decided to focus solely on her musical career.
Old Mother Riley in Business
Old Mother Riley in Business is a 1941 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and Cyril Chamberlain.
It was the sixth in the long- running Old Mother Riley series of films.
Old Mother Riley's pub faces competition from a large chain store nearby, causing her to declare war on it.
Old Mother Riley Headmistress
Old Mother Riley, Headmistress is a low budget black and white 1950 British comedy film, starring Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane.
The 13th film in the Old Mother Riley series, it features the Luton Girls Choir playing many of Mother Riley's pupils.
Old Mother Riley, MP
Old Mother Riley, MP is a 1939 British comedy film starring Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane, which forms part of the Old Mother Riley series of films.
The film's plot centres on Old Mother Riley standing for election to the House of Commons.
John Baxter (director)
John Philip Baxter( 31 December 1896 – 21 January 1975) was a prolific British filmmaker active from the 1930s to the late 1950s.
During that time he produced, wrote, or directed dozens of films.
He directed Deborah Kerr in her first leading role in" Love on the Dole"( 1941), and was the producer- director for the musical- comedy films of Flanagan and Allen during World War II.
Old Mother Riley Detective
Old Mother Riley Detective is a 1943 British comedy film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and Hal Gordon.
It was part of the long running Old Mother Riley series.
Old Mother Riley investigates the disappearance of food during the war, a serious crime because of rationing.
Old Mother Riley in Paris
Old Mother Riley in Paris is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Magda Kun and C. Denier Warren.
It is the second in the Old Mother Riley series of films, and is also known by its re-release title," Old Mother Riley Catches a Quisling".
Old Mother Riley's New Venture
Old Mother Riley's New Venture is a low- budget black- and- white 1949 British comedy film, starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and Chili Bouchier.
It is the twelfth in the long- running Old Mother Riley films, and was the first of the series to play in London's West End; and the first to be released in the U.S., where it opened in 1952, as" Old Mother Riley",( and was re-released there as" A Wild Irish Night").
Ellis R. Dungan
Ellis Roderick Dungan( May 11, 1909 – December 1, 2001) was an American film director, who was well known for working in Indian films, predominantly in Tamil cinema, from 1936 to 1950.
He was an alumnus of the University of Southern California and moved to India in 1935.
During his film career in South India, Dungan directed the debut films of several popular Tamil film actors, such as M. G. Ramachandran in" Sathi Leelavathi", T. S. Balaiya and N. S. Krishnan.
Old Mother Riley's Ghosts
Old Mother Riley's Ghosts is a 1941 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and John Stuart.
It was the 8th in the long- running Old Mother Riley series.
Old Mother Riley inherits a castle in Scotland, but it appears to be haunted.

Question: Which film has the director born earlier, Meera (1945 Film) or Old Mother Riley'S Ghosts?
Answer: Old Mother Riley'S Ghosts