T. V. Chandran
T. V. Chandran( born 23 November 1950) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor, predominantly working in Malayalam cinema.
Born in a Malayali family in Telicherry, Chandran worked as a Reserve Bank of India employee before entering into the film industry.
He started his film career as an assistant director to P. A. Backer.
He also acted the lead role in Backer's highly acclaimed political drama" Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol"( 1975).
He made his directorial debut with the unreleased feature" Krishnan Kutty"( 1981), and followed this with the Tamil film" Hemavin Kadhalargal"( 1985).
Chandran came into prominence after" Alicinte Anveshanam"( 1989), which was nominated for the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.
This was followed with" Ponthan Mada"( 1993), his most famous film to- date.
Chandran is most known for his art- house films which have references to history and undertones of politics and feminism.
He is also known for his trilogy on 2002 Gujarat riots, consisting of" Kathavasheshan"( 2004)," Vilapangalkappuram"( 2008) and" Bhoomiyude Avakashikal"( 2012).
Other highly acclaimed films include" Mangamma"( 1997)," Dany"( 2001) and( 2003).
Chandran is widely regarded as one of the finest directors in Indian cinema and is widely credited with having revolutionised parallel cinema with his complex- structured art- house films.
Chandran has won several film awards including six National Film Awards and ten Kerala State Film Awards.
In addition to these, he is a recipient of a number of awards at various International film festivals.
Richard Young (cinematographer)
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Kathavasheshan
Kathavasheshan  is a 2004
Malayalam mystery drama film written and directed by T. V. Chandran, starring Dileep and Jyothirmayi in the lead roles.
Veteran Bengali actress Gita Dey made a special appearance.
Abhishek Saxena
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Apart from these, he has also directed Patiala Dreamz, this is a Punjabi film.
This film was screened in cinemas in 2014.
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Terror Island
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It is a starring vehicle for illusionist Harry Houdini here costarring with Lila Lee.
This film listed as 7 reels by the AFI but two reels are lost/ missing with only 5 reels remaining.
The film had the working title of" Salvage".

Question: Which film has the director who was born earlier, Kathavasheshan or Terror Island?
Answer: Terror Island