Prem Kahani (2009 film)
Prem Kahani is an Indian Kannada film directed by R. Chandru, starring Ajay Rao and Sheela.
The film's music was composed by Illayaraja.
The movie was released in September 2009.
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Aur Ek Prem Kahani
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Ek Prem Kahani  is a 1996 Indian Hindi film directed by Balu Mahendra.
The film became the debut of several Southern stars, Ramesh Aravind, Sudhir Ahuja, and Heera Rajagopal.
Co-starring in the film were Revathi Menon and Akshay Anand.
The film is a remake of Balu Mahendra's Kannada film "Kokila".
Kokila (1977 film)
Kokila is a 1977 Kannada- language romance film starring Kamal Haasan, Shoba playing the title character along with Roja Ramani and Mohan in other prominent roles.
The film marked the directorial debut of Balu Mahendra, who was a cinematographer working predominantly in South Indian films then.
The film was successful upon release in Karnataka and its neighbouring states, becoming the first Kannada film to be screened for 100 days in Madras( now Chennai).
" Kokila" was remade into Malayalam as" Oomakkuyil" and in Hindi as" Aur Ek Prem Kahani" both by Mahendra himself in 1983 and 1996.
Mahendra won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography and Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay.
Balu Mahendra
Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran (20 May 1939 13 February 2014), commonly known as Balu Mahendra, was a legendary cinematographer, director, screenwriter and film editor who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema.
Born in a Eelam Tamil family, he developed a passion for photography and literature at a young age.
After witnessing the shoot of David Lean's "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957) during a school trip in Sri Lanka, he was drawn towards filmmaking.
He graduated from the London University and started his career as a draughtsman with the Sri Lankan Government.
In 1966, he moved to India and gained admission to the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) to pursue a course in motion picture photography.
Upon completion of his diploma, he entered Malayalam cinema as a cinematographer in the early 1970s.
After working in over 20 films as a cinematographer, Mahendra made his directorial debut in 1977 with the Kannada film "Kokila".
Since then, he directed over 20 films in a span of 36 years.
Along with P. Bharathiraja and J. Mahendran, he is regarded as a trendsetter in Tamil cinema.
During the tail end of his career, he established a film school in Chennai, which offers courses in cinematography, direction and acting.
Following a brief phase of poor health, Mahendra died of cardiac arrest in February 2014.
Widely regarded as an auteur, Mahendra usually scripted and edited his films apart from shooting them.
He was the recipient of six National Film Awards (including two for Best Cinematography), five Filmfare Awards South and several state government awards.
Faisal Saif
Faisal Saif is an Indian film director, film critic and writer.
He began his career as an assistant director with veteran such as" Balu Mahendra" for films like" Aur Ek Prem Kahani" and" Shashilal K. Nair" in films like" Angaar" and" Grahan".
He mostly chooses controversial horror themes and stories for his films and gained notice with the movies" JigyaasaMain Hoon Rajinikanth" and critically acclaimed international film" Islamic Exorcist".
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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.
Olav Aaraas
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He was born in Fredrikstad.
From 1982 to 1993 he was the director of Sogn Folk Museum, from 1993 to 2010 he was the director of Maihaugen and from 2001 he has been the director of the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History.
In 2010 he was decorated with the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.

Question: Where did the director of film Aur Ek Prem Kahani die?
Answer: Chennai