Aval Oru Thodar Kathai
Aval Oru Thodar Kathai is a 1974 Tamil film directed by K. Balachander.
The story revolves around a working middle class woman, who sacrifices her life and desires to support her large family.
The lead role was played by Sujatha in her first Tamil film, which was also her first starring role.
Kamal Haasan, Vijayakumar, Jaiganesh, M. G. Soman and Sripriya played key roles.
The film was shot in black- and white.
The film is considered to be one of Balachander's as well as Sujatha's best films.
Several directors like Mani Ratnam, K. Bhagyaraj and K. S. Ravikumar named" Aval Oru Thodar Kathai" as one of their favourite films.
It ran for 25 weeks and was remade or dubbed in five other Indian languages.
M. G. Soman
M. G. Soman( 1941 – 1997) was an Indian actor who appeared in numerous Malayalam films.
He was one among the leading actors in Malayalam cinema during the late 70's and early 80's.
He has also done roles in Tamil films" Aval Oru Thodar Kathai"( 1974)," Naalai Namadhe"( 1975)," Kumaara Vijayam"( 1976) and" Airport"( 1993).
Lady Whirlwind
Lady Whirlwind a.k.a." Deep Thrust" is a 1972 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Huang Feng, starring Angela Mao.
Anthuleni Katha
Anthuleni Katha is a 1976 Telugu language film directed by K. Balachander, starring Jaya Prada in the lead role, with Rajinikanth, Sripriya and Phataphat Jayalaxmi in supporting roles.
Kamal Haasan played an extended cameo.
The film is a remake of the 1974 Tamil film" Aval Oru Thodar Kathai", which was also directed by Balachander.
This is Jaya Prada's first starring role, reprising the role played by Sujatha in the original and is considered to be one of her best films.
This was also Rajinikanth's first major role.
This film was shot in black- and- white.
Jai Ganesh
Jai Ganesh (Tamil: ஜெய்கணேஷ்) was an Indian Tamil film actor, who mostly acted in supporting roles and was perhaps best known for his role in films like "Aval Oru Thodar Kathai" and "Attukara Alamelu".
His most popular roles have been as a supporting actor or even as a villain in films like "Thaayillamal Naan IllaiAthisaya Piravi" and few more.
He was born in 1946.
He was introduced into the film industry by director K. Balachander in "Aval Oru Thodar Kathai".
From then on, he acted in many films as hero and also as character actor.
Some of his famous films in 1970s are "NeeyaPilot PremnathVattathukkul Sathuram" and "Vanakathukuriya Kathaliyae"& Azhage unnai Aradhikkiren.
Jai Ganesh died of cancer on 11 February 2001, at the age of 55.
He acted in lot of movies as hero as well as in supporting roles with famous actors including Sivaji Ganesan, Jaishankar, Sivakumar, Muthuraman, Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Vijayakanth, Sathyaraj, Karthik, Ajith Kumar, Vijay and Master Raghu.
Huang Feng
Huang Feng( 黃楓)( born 7 January 1919) is a Hong Kong based film director, screenwriter, actor and a centenarian.
Idhu Oru Thodar Kathai
Idhu Oru Thodar Kathai is a 1987 Tamil- language Indian feature film directed by Anu Mohan.
The film stars Mohan, Amala and Rekha in the lead roles.
Sujatha (actress)
Sujatha( 10 December 1952 – 6 April 2011) was an Indian actress who performed in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films, who was best known for restraint and subtlety in portrayal of varied emotions.
Sujatha was introduced to the Tamil film industry by veteran director K. Balachander and producer P.R. Govindarajan as a protagonist in" Aval Oru Thodar Kathai"( 1974).
She paired with Kamal Haasan in many of her films.
She also acted with leading actors N.T.R, Sivaji Ganesan, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Ananthnag, Srinath, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishnam Raju, Sobhan Babu and Krishna.
She died of cardiac arrest in Chennai.
K. Balachander
Kailasam Balachander( 9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian filmmaker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil film industry.
He was well known for his distinct film- making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of unconventional themes and hard- hitting contemporary subject matter.
Balachander's films are well known for their portrayal of women as bold personalities and central characters.
Popularly referred to as" Iyakkunar Sigaram"( lit." the director who scaled the peak"), his films are usually centred on unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes.
He started his film career in 1964 as a screenwriter and graduated to a director with" Neerkumizhi"( 1965).
In a career that spanned 50 years, he had contributed to nearly 100 feature films either as a screenwriter or director, thus becoming one of the most prolific filmmakers in the country.
Known among his colleagues as a tough task master, he was credited with having nurtured numerous actors, notably Nagesh, Sujatha, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, Jayaprada, Sridevi, Jayasudha, Saritha, Renuka, Nassar, Prakash Raj, Ramesh Aravind and Vivek.
In his film career, Balachander had won nine National Film Awards and 13 Filmfare Awards.
He was honored with the Padma Shri( 1987), India's fourth highest civilian award, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema.
He also made films under his production house, Kavithalaya Productions.
Apart from Tamil, he made films in other languages such as Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.
Towards the tail end of his career, he directed a few TV serials and made a few film appearances as well.
Jeevan Dhaara
Jeevan Dhaara is a 1982 Indian Bollywood film directed by Tatineni Rama Rao.
The film is a remake of the 1974 Tamil film" Aval Oru Thodar Kathai".
The film stars Rekha, Raj Babbar, Amol Palekar, Sulochana Latkar, Simple Kapadia and Rakesh Roshan.
The movie belongs to" Art Cinema" genre, also known as Parallel Cinema.
Rekha received a nomination for Filmfare Best Actress Award, the only nomination for the film.
She is credited with the film's box office success.

Question: Which film has the director born earlier, Aval Oru Thodar Kathai or Lady Whirlwind?
Answer: Lady Whirlwind