Vidyullekha Raman
Vidyullekha Raman( born 4 November 1991), also known as Vidyu Raman, is an Indian film actress and theatre performer.
The daughter of actor Mohan Raman, Vidyullekha made her debut in Gautham Menon's 2012 Neethaane En Ponvasantham.
Henry Moore (cricketer)
Henry Walter Moore( 1849 – 20 August 1916) was an English- born first- class cricketer who spent most of his life in New Zealand.
Henry Hathaway
Henry Hathaway( March 13, 1898 – February 11, 1985) was an American film director and producer.
He is best known as a director of Westerns, especially starring Randolph Scott and John Wayne.
He directed Gary Cooper in seven films.
Wale Adebanwi
Wale Adebanwi( born 1969) is a Nigerian- born first Black Rhodes Professor at St Antony's College, Oxford.
Gautham Menon
Gautham Vasudev Menon( born 25 February 1973), also known as GVM, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema.
He has also directed Telugu and Hindi films, which are remakes of his own Tamil films.
Many of his films have been critically acclaimed, most notably his romantic films" Minnale"( 2001)," Vaaranam Aayiram"( 2008)," Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa"( 2010) and his thrillers" Kaakha Kaakha"( 2003)," Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu"( 2006) and" Yennai Arindhaal"( 2015).
" Vaaranam Aayiram" won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.
Menon produces films through his Photon Kathaas film production company.
His production" Thanga Meengal"( 2013) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.
Shoot Out
Shoot Out is a 1971 American Technicolor Western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Gregory Peck.
The film is adapted from Will James's 1930 novel," The Lone Cowboy".
The film was produced, directed, and written by the team that delivered the Oscar- winning film" True Grit".
This was the second- to- last of the 65 films directed by Hathaway.
Neethaane En Ponvasantham
Neethaane En Ponvasantham is a 2012 Indian Tamil- language romantic drama film co written, co produced and directed by Gautham Menon, featuring Jiiva and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead roles.
The film is based on a story written by Reshma Ghatala, who produced the film alongside Elred Kumar, Jayaraman, Venkat Somasundaram and Menon.
The film's background score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja which went on to become a chartbuster, while cinematography was handled by M. S. Prabhu and Om Prakash.
The audio rights were acquired by Sony Music and the soundtrack album sold a record 8.5 million units through various platforms on its release.
" Neethaane En Ponvasantham" tells the love story of Varun( Jiiva) and Nithya( Samantha) through three stages of their life; their school days, college life and then in their late twenties.
The venture was simultaneously shot in Telugu as" Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu", which features Nani playing Jiiva's role, while the team also briefly filmed an incomplete Hindi version with Aditya Roy Kapoor, with Samantha playing the leading female role in all three versions.
The film was released on 14 December 2012, receiving positive to mixed reviews from critics, before enduring a good run at the box office.
The film was praised for its ravishing music and the chemistry between the lead actors; Jiiva and Samantha were appreciated for their performances, although the film's screenplay was criticised.
At the end of its theatrical run" Neethane En Ponvasantham" received a number of awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress for Samantha.
Dhanya Balakrishna
Dhanya Balakrishna( born August 6, 1991) is a South Indian actress who has appeared mostly in Telugu films along with Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films.
After making her debut in A. R. Murugadoss's" 7 am Arivu"( 2011), she appeared in ventures including Gautham Menon's" Neethaane En Ponvasantham"( 2012), Atlee's" Raja Rani"( 2013) and Srikanth Addala's Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu( 2013).
Dhanya made her debut as female lead in Telugu with" Chinni Chinni Aasa"( 2013).
Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu
Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu (English: "My Heart's Gone Somewhere") is a 2012 Indian Telugu musical romantic drama film co written, co produced and directed by Gautham Menon, featuring Nani and Samantha in the lead roles.
The film, featuring film score and soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja and cinematography by M. S. Prabhu, was simultaneously shot in Tamil as "Neethaane En Ponvasantham" with actor Jiiva.
It received mixed reviews
The film was a box office success and was declared a hit.
Hartley Lobban
Hartley W Lobban (9 May 1926 – 15 October 2004) was a Jamaican-born first-class cricketer who played 17 matches for Worcestershire in the early 1950s.

Question: Which film whose director was born first, Shoot Out or Neethaane En Ponvasantham?
Answer: Shoot Out