William Wyler
William Wyler (born Willi Wyler ; July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter.
Notable works include "Ben-Hur" (1959), "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946), and "Mrs. Miniver" (1942), all of which won Academy Awards for Best Director, as well as Best Picture in their respective years, making him the only director of three Best Picture winners as of 2019.
Wyler received his first Oscar nomination for directing "Dodsworth" in 1936, starring Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton and Mary Astor, "sparking a 20-year run of almost unbroken greatness."
Film historian
Ian Freer calls Wyler a "bona fide perfectionist", whose penchant for retakes and an attempt to hone every last nuance, "became the stuff of legend.
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His ability to direct a string of classic literary adaptations into huge box-office and critical successes made him one of "Hollywood's most bankable moviemakers" during the 1930s and 1940s and into the '60s.
Through his talent for staging, editing, and camera movement, he turned dynamic theatrical spaces into cinematic ones.
He helped propel a number of actors to stardom, finding and directing Audrey Hepburn in her Hollywood debut film, "Roman Holiday" (1953), and directing Barbra Streisand in her debut film, "Funny Girl" (1968).
Both of these performances won Academy Awards.
He directed Olivia de Havilland to her second Oscar in "The Heiress" (1949) and Laurence Olivier in "Wuthering Heights" (1939), for his first Oscar nomination.
Olivier credited Wyler with teaching him how to act for the screen.
And Bette Davis, who received three Oscar nominations under his direction and won her second Oscar in "Jezebel" (1938), said Wyler made her a "far, far better actress" than she had ever been.
Other popular Wyler films include: "Hell's Heroes" (1929), "Dodsworth" (1936), "The Westerner" (1940), "The Letter" (1940), "Friendly Persuasion" (1956), "The Big Country" (1958), "The Children's Hour" (1961) and "How to Steal a Million" (1966).
Anushree (Kannada actress)
Anushree is an Indian television presenter and actress who appears in Kannada films.
She started her career as a television host in Kannada television and went on to become an actress, mostly appearing in Kannada language films.
She won Karnataka State Film Awards for Murali Meets Meera.
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.
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.
Avinash Chebbi
Avinash Chebbi is a playback and orchestra singer from Karnataka, India.
He has sung two songs in Kannada; the first song was from the movie "Murali Meets Meera".
The second song was from Sidlingu.
Both of his songs are of 'melody' genre.
Avinash has also sung for the Animation Short AAi(2014)AAi animation short which was written and composed by his protégé, Anirvan bhattachrya
Prajwal Devaraj
Prajwal Devaraj( born 4 July 1987) is an Indian film actor who mainly works in Kannada film industry.
He made his debut with the Kannada film" Sixer"( 2007) for which he won the Best Debut actor award at the Suvarna Film Awards.
This was followed by the gangster drama" Geleya"( 2007) which was a box- office success.
His other notable films include" Meravanige"( 2008)," Gulama"( 2009)," Murali Meets Meera"( 2011)," Super Shastri"( 2013) and" Galaate"( 2013) and thus has established himself as one of the leading contemporary actors in Kannada cinema.
Mahesh Rao
Mahesh Rao( born 14 February 1982) is an Indian Kannada film director, screenwriter& lyricist.
He is most predominantly known for the movies Dheemaku, Murali meets Meera( 2011)& Bhadra( 2011).
His next movie is with Yash& Radhika Pandit which is in pre-production stage to be produced by K.Manju.
Murali Meets Meera
Murali Meets Meera is a 2011 Kannada film in the romance genre starring Prajwal Devaraj and Reema Vohra in the lead roles.
The film has been directed and written by director Mahesh Rao and produced by Yogish Hunsur.
Abhiman Roy has composed the soundtrack and the background score.
The film released on 22 April 2011.
Wale Adebanwi
Wale Adebanwi( born 1969) is a Nigerian- born first Black Rhodes Professor at St Antony's College, Oxford.
Hard Fists
Hard Fists is a 1927 American silent western film directed by William Wyler and starring Art Acord, Louise Lorraine and Gilbert Holmes.
The film's sets were designed by the art director David S. Garber.

Question: Which film whose director was born first, Hard Fists or Murali Meets Meera?
Answer: Hard Fists