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.
The Man with a Cloak
The Man with a Cloak is a 1951 American film noir crime- thriller- drama directed by Fletcher Markle and starring Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern, and Leslie Caron, and based on" The Gentleman from Paris", a short story by John Dickson Carr.
The Man from Nowhere (1961 film)
The Man from Nowhere is a 1961 Soviet comedy film directed by Eldar Ryazanov.
Eradu Rekhegalu
Eradu Rekhegalu is a 1984 Indian Kannada language drama film, directed by K. Balachander.
The film stars Saritha, Srinath and Geetha in lead roles.
Produced by Chandulal Jain, the film is a remake of 1969 Tamil hit" Iru Kodugal", starring Gemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki and Jayanthi.
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.
The story revolves around a man who circumstantially gets to marry two women and faces an emotional roller- coaster.
The film was made in Telugu as" Collector Janaki" and in Hindi as" Sanjog".
John Hunt (gentleman)
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The Gentleman from Texas
The Gentleman from Texas is a 1946 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by J. Benton Cheney.
The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Claudia Drake, Raymond Hatton, Reno Browne, Christine McIntyre and Tris Coffin.
The film was released on June 8, 1946, by Monogram Pictures.
William Castle
William Castle( April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.
Orphaned at 11, Castle dropped out of high school at 15 to work in the theater.
He came to the attention of Columbia Pictures for his talent for promotion and was hired.
He learned the trade of filmmaking and became a director, acquiring a reputation for the ability to churn out competent B-movies quickly and on budget.
He eventually struck out on his own, producing and directing thrillers, which, despite their low budgets, were effectively promoted with gimmicks, a trademark for which he is best known.
He was also the producer for" Rosemary's Baby".
The Gentleman from Maxim's
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The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer and Walter Reimann.
The Gentleman from Nowhere
The Gentleman from Nowhere is a 1948 American crime- drama film directed by William Castle.
The Gentleman from America
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It also featured Boris Karloff in an uncredited role.
It is not known whether the film currently survives, which suggests that it is a lost film.

Question: Which film has the director died first, Eradu Rekhegalu or The Gentleman From Nowhere?
Answer: The Gentleman From Nowhere