Kolilakkam
Kolilakkam is a 1981 Malayalam disaster drama film, written and directed by P. N. Sundaram, and starring Jayan.
The film was a box office hit.
The movie was a remake of the 1965 Hindi movie" Waqt".
On 16 November 1980, Jayan was killed in an accident on the set of" Kolilakkam".
The climax scene of the film was being filmed in Sholavaram, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Jayan performed his own stunt that involved him boarding an airborne helicopter from a moving motorbike.
Jayan insisted on another take as he was not satisfied.
During the take, the pilot lost control and crashed the helicopter while Jayan was hanging below, leading to his death.
P. N. Sundaram
P. N. Sundaram( 18 March 1934 – 22 March 2010) was an Indian cinematographer who worked in over 250 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi film industries.
Hailing from a lower middle class family, he struggled in his early years and started working early in life.
Then, he started his career as a camera assistant at the Vijaya Vauhini Studios in the 1950s and later assisted A. Vincent in the field of cinematography.
He was one of the founding members of Film Employees Federation of South India and served as the president of the South Indian Cinematographers Association.
Sundaram has also directed a few films including seven in Malayalam.
During his career he won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer for his work in the 1968 film" Uyarndha Manidhan," and many more, including awards from Jayalalithaa, the then chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
Some of his most notable works include" Uyarndha ManithanThanga PathakkamVietnam Veedu", among many others.
He has also worked with veteran actors and directors like M. G. Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan, Sridevi, P. Madhavan and Kamal Haasan.
Jack Bernhard
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His films include" Decoy"( 1946)," Blonde Ice"( 1948)," Unknown Island"( 1948) and" The Second Face"( 1950).
Abhishek Saxena
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The Phullu movie was released in theaters on 16 June 2017, in which film Sharib Hashmi is the lead role.
Apart from these, he has also directed Patiala Dreamz, this is a Punjabi film.
This film was screened in cinemas in 2014.
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Unknown Island
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Shot in Cinecolor, the film features monsters such as dinosaurs and a giant sloth.
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He is currently the director of the Peabody Essex Museum.
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He was the director of the Hood Museum of Art from 2005 to 2010, and the National Gallery of Australia( Canberra) from 1997- 2004.

Question: Which film has the director who died earlier, Unknown Island or Kolilakkam?
Answer: Unknown Island