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.
David R. Ellis
David Richard Ellis( September 8, 1952 – January 7, 2013) was an American film director and stunt performer born in Santa Monica, California in 1952.
His credits included dozens of films and television series including" National Lampoon's Vacation, Baywatch, Lethal Weapon," and" Patriot Games."
He also served as second unit director on blockbuster action films like" Waterworld, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, The Matrix Reloaded," and His feature directorial credits included the action thriller" Snakes on a Plane" and two entries in the" Final Destination" series.
Le Masque de la Méduse
Le masque de la Méduse is a 2009 fantasy horror film directed by Jean Rollin.
The film is a modern-day telling of the Greek mythological tale of the Gorgon and was inspired by the 1964 classic Hammer Horror film of the same name and the 1981 cult classic" Clash of the Titans".
It was Rollin's final film, as the director died in 2010.
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".
Jeffrey Reddick
Jeffrey Reddick( born July 12, 1969) is an American screenwriter and film director, best known for creating the" Final Destination" franchise.
Final Destination 5
Final Destination 5 is a 2011 American 3D supernatural horror film directed by Steven Quale and written by Eric Heisserer.
It is the fifth and final installment in the" Final Destination" film series.
" Final Destination 5" stars Nicholas D'Agosto, Emma Bell, Miles Fisher, Arlen Escarpeta, David Koechner, and Tony Todd.
Despite" The Final Destination" being originally announced as the final film in the franchise, due to its financial success, development of" Final Destination 5" began in 2010.
Filming took place in Vancouver, as with the first three installments.
It was theatrically released in August 12, 2011, and on DVD on December 27, 2011.
The film received mostly positive reviews; this is the first film in the franchise to do so.
Critics praised the plot, CGI, death scenes and tone, especially in comparison to the previous installment.
The film was a financial success and is the second highest- grossing film in the franchise.
The Final Destination
The Final Destination (also known as Final Destination 4 or Final Destination 3D) is a 2009 American 3D supernatural horror film written by Eric Bress and directed by David R. Ellis.
A standalone sequel to "Final Destination 3", it is the fourth installment in the "Final Destination" film series, and stars Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten, and Mykelti Williamson.
Produced by New Line Cinema, the film was released on August 28, 2009 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
It is the first film in the series to be shot in HD 3D, and is currently the highest-grossing "Final Destination" film, earning $186 million worldwide but also received the worst critical reception of the franchise.
The fifth film in the series, "Final Destination 5", was released in August 2011.
Final Destination 2
Final Destination 2 is a 2003 American supernatural horror film directed by David R. Ellis.
The screenplay was written by J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress, based on a story by Gruber, Bress, and series creator Jeffrey Reddick.
It is the sequel to the 2000 film" Final Destination" and the second installment of the" Final Destination" film series.
The film stars Ali Larter, A. J. Cook, and Michael Landes.
After the financial success of" Final Destination", New Line Cinema contacted Reddick regarding plans for a sequel.
Since the original film's crew was unavailable, New Line replaced most of the production team.
Filming took place in Vancouver and Okanagan Lake.
" Final Destination 2" was released on January 31, 2003, as well as on DVD on July 22, 2003, which includes commentaries, deleted scenes, documentaries, and videos.
The film received mixed reviews from critics; in which negative assessments sorted the film as" silly and illogical" and" begins with the same flawed premise" of its precursor, while positive evaluations eulogized the film as" a real jolter for horror fansrecognizes the close relationship between fright and laughter", and" surprisingly good fun for the current crop of horror films".
The film grossed$ 46 million domestically and$ 43 million overseas, earning$ 90 million internationally, making it the lowest- grossing film in the" Final Destination" franchise.
It was also nominated for four awards, including the Saturn Award for Best Horror Film.
A third film," Final Destination 3", was released in February 2006.
Querelle
Querelle is a 1982 West German- French English- language drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Brad Davis, adapted from French author Jean Genet's 1947 novel" Querelle of Brest".
It marked Fassbinder's final film as a writer/ director; it was posthumously released just months after the director died of a drug overdose in June 1982.
Final Destination 3
Final Destination
3 is a 2006 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wong.
A standalone sequel to" Final Destination 2"( 2003), it is the third installment in the" Final Destination" film series.
Wong and Glen Morgan, who worked on the franchise's first film, wrote the screenplay.
" Final Destination 3" stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Ryan Merriman, and takes place five years after the first film.
Winstead plays Wendy Christensen, a high school graduate who has a premonition that a roller coaster she and her classmates are riding will derail.
Although she saves some of them, Death begins hunting the survivors.
Wendy realizes photographs she took at the amusement park contain clues about her classmates' death.
Allies with another survivor and friend Kevin Fischer( Merriman), Wendy tries to use this knowledge to save the rest of them and to ruin Death's scheme.
The film's development began shortly after the release of" Final Destination 2"; Jeffrey Reddick, creator of the franchise and a co-writer of the first two films, did not return for the third one.
Unlike the second film, which was a direct sequel to the first, the producers envisioned" Final Destination 3" as a stand- alone film.
The idea of featuring a roller coaster derailment as the opening- scene disaster came from New Line Cinema executive Richard Bryant.
From the beginning, Wong and Morgan saw control as a major theme in the film.
Casting began in March 2005 and concluded in April.
Like the previous two installments, it was filmed in Vancouver, Canada.
The first two weeks of the three- month shoot were spent filming the roller coaster's derailment.
Following its premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on February 2, 2006, the film was released in cinemas in the United States on February 10, 2006.
The DVD, released on July 25, 2006, includes commentaries, documentaries, a deleted scene and an animated video.
A special- edition DVD called" Thrill Ride Edition" includes a feature called" Choose Their Fate", which acts as an interactive film, allowing viewers to make decisions at specific points in the film that alter the course of the story.
" Final Destination 3" received a mixed critical response.
Some critics called the film formulaic and said it brought nothing new to the franchise, while others praised it for being enjoyable and fulfilling its audience's expectations.
Two death scenes involving tanning beds and a nail gun, respectively, as well as Winstead's performance attracted positive comments from reviewers.
The film was a financial success and, with box office receipts of nearly$ 118 million, the highest- grossing installment in the franchise at the time.
A fourth film," The Final Destination", was released in August 2009.

Question: Which film has the director died earlier, The Final Destination or Eradu Rekhegalu?
Answer: The Final Destination