Edward Yates
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Thalapathi
Thalapathi is a 1991 Indian Tamil- language crime drama film written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by G. Venkateswaran.
It stars Rajinikanth and Mammootty in the lead roles, with Arvind Swamy, Shobana, Srividya, Amrish Puri, Bhanupriya, Nagesh, and Charuhasan playing supporting ones.
The theme is based on the friendship between Karna and Duryodhana of the Hindu epic," Mahabharata".
The score and soundtrack of the film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
The film, which features the last collaboration of Mani Ratnam and Ilaiyaraaja, was dubbed and released in Telugu and in Hindi as" Dalapathi".
The film emerged as a critical acclaim and major commercial success during its theatrical run.
It was later remade in Kannada as" Annavru".
Ben Palmer
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Richard Young (cinematographer)
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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.
Luis Alcoriza
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Alcoriza was born in Spain and established himself in Mexico from 1940.
His 1962 film" Tlayucan" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
His 1987 film" Life Is Most Important" was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.
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National Mechanics
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It was directed by Luis Alcoriza.
Mani Ratnam
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam( born 2 June 1956), commonly known by his screen name Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema.
In 2002, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, acknowledging his contributions to film.
Despite being born into a film family, Mani Ratnam did not develop any interest in films when he was young.
Upon completion of his post graduation in management, he started his career as a consultant.
He entered the film industry through the 1983 Kannada film" Pallavi Anu Pallavi".
The failure of his subsequent films would mean that he was left with fewer offers.
However, his fifth directorial outing," Mouna Ragam"( 1986), established him as a leading filmmaker in Tamil cinema.
He followed that with" Nayakan"( 1987).
Mani Ratnam is well known for his" Terrorism trilogy" consisting of" Roja"( 1992)," Bombay"( 1995), and" Dil Se.."( 1998).
He is married to actress Suhasini and has a son with her.
He has won several film awards and nominations including six National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South and three Bollywood Filmfare Awards.

Question: Which film has the director who was born earlier, Thalapathi or National Mechanics?
Answer: National Mechanics