Mr Karate
Mr Karate is an Egyptian sports drama film directed by Mohamed Khan and released in 1993, stars Ahmad Zaki as an originally naive out of towner who is brought down by the hardships of life in Cairo.
Broke and unemployed, Zaki's character gets a stint as a garage worker before graduating to the more lucrative, albeit less dignified, profession of illicit parking helper(" monadi").
After an acquaintance with a local retired karate instructor( played by Ibrahim Nasr), Zaki's character is introduced to the world of martial arts through watching a series of old Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan movies which, at first, are picked out by his new friend( Nasr's character) but which he then picks out himself from a nearby video rental store where his love interest in the movie works( played by Nahla Salama).
What starts as a childish fascination, becomes with the help of Nasr, a new awakening for Zaki's character, who develops a resolve to become defenseless no more and trains in art of karate.
In one of his last interviews( if not his last) before his untimely death in March 2005, Ahmad Zaki said the only thing he regretted about" Mr Karate" was its title.
He said it was misleading because it led many moviegoers and critics to believe it was a lighthearted martial arts spoof, when, in fact, it was about the troubles of a simple man trying to survive the vast city that is Cairo, Egypt.
In the interview, Zaki said he had hoped for the movie to be called" Cairo'90."
Soon, Zaki realizes that his newfound karate abilities allows him to help out distressed members in his community, which captures the attention of a local tycoon( who in the film remains obscure and whose exact profession- whether he is a businessman, member of parliament or even a minister- is left to the viewers' imagination).
At the time of its release, the film received mixed reviews, but it did solidify Zaki as an icon and spokesperson for the average Egyptian youth.
It also allowed him to pursue more action- packed movies during the mid-and late- 1990s.
M. Krishnan Nair (director)
M. Krishnan Nair( 2 November 1926 – 10 May 2001 in Thiruvananthapuram) was an Indian film director of Malayalam films.
He directed over 100 films.
He also directed 18 Tamil movie including four films starring M. G. Ramachandran and two Telugu movies, one each with superstars N. T. Rama Rao and Krishna Eminent filmmakers including Hariharan, S. P. Muthuraman and Bharathiraja apprenticed under him as assistant directors.
He was married to K. Sulochana Devi, and had three sons.
His eldest son K. Jayakumar is a poet, lyricist and a former bureaucrat who currently serves as the Vice Chancellor of Malayalam University.
His second son is Harikumar, while his youngest son Sreekumar Krishnan Nair is a film director best known for directing" O' Faby", India's first live- action/ animation hybrid feature film.
Krishnan Nair received the J. C. Daniel Award in 2000.
G. Marthandan
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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.
Drew Esocoff
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Ben Palmer
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Vivahitha
Vivahitha is a 1970 Indian Malayalam film, directed by M. Krishnan Nair and produced by A. L. Sreenivasan.
The film stars Prem Nazir, Sathyan, Padmini and Sukumari in the lead roles.
The film had musical score by G. Devarajan.
The film was a remake of the Hindi film" Gumrah"( 1963).
Mohamed Khan
Mohamed Hamed Hassan Khan( 26 October 1942 – 26 July 2016) was an Egyptian film director, screenwriter, and actor.
He was a pivotal member of the" 1980s generation" in Egyptian cinema, along with directors such as Khairy Beshara, Daoud Abdel Sayed, Atef El- Tayeb, and Yousry Nasrallah.
His main aesthetic credo, in line with directors from his generation, was a reinvigorated realism seeking direct documentation of everyday life in Cairo, beyond the walls of the studio.
Elliot Silverstein
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Brian Kennedy (gallery director)
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He is currently the director of the Peabody Essex Museum.
He was the director of the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio from 2010 to 2019.
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 first, Mr Karate or Vivahitha?
Answer: Vivahitha