Question: Which film has the director died first, Close To My Heart or Jayam Manade?

So Dear to My Heart is a 1948 American feature film produced by Walt Disney, whose world premiere was in Chicago, Illinois on November 29, 1948, released by RKO Radio Pictures. Like 1946's" Song of the South", the film combines animation and live action. It is based on the 1943 Sterling North book" Midnight and Jeremiah". The book was revised by North to parallel the film's storyline amendments and then re-issued under the same title as the film. " So Dear to My Heart" was the final film appearance of Harry Carey. <SEP> He made a number films in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi languages. His first film was Palletooru( 1952). He was assistant director in Shavukar and later directed Pitchi Pullaiah, Jayam Manade starring N. T. Rama Rao. He worked with both N.T. Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao in films Charana Dasi and Parivartana( 1954). His Hindi films like Suraj and Izzat remain popular. His Tamil film with M. G. Ramachandran was Padagotti which is considered as classic. He directed Gemini Ganesan in Nalla Theerpu, Ellorum Innattu Mannar and Kathirundha Kangal. He was born in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was first attracted towards Communist movement and was part of Praja Natya Mandali. Tatineni Prakash Rao( 24 November 1924 – 1 July 1992) was an Indian filmmaker. Later he moved to Madras to join film industry like many others who did not the like the turn of events in the communist movement. He started his career as an assistant to L. V. Prasad, another famous film maker. He also worked with K. V. Reddy for some time. His son TLV Prasad entered into Limca Book of World Records for his ability in churning out movies continuously. His grandson Tatineni Satya also entered into film industry with the film Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu. <SEP> Thulasi is a 1987 Tamil romantic drama film directed by Ameerjan. The film features Murali and Seetha in lead roles. The film, produced by P. S. V. Hariharan, had musical score by Sampath Selvam and was released on 27 November 1987. The music director died before the release of the film. <SEP> It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi in the lead roles and music composed by Ghantasala. Jayam Manade is a 1956 Telugu language swashbuckler film, produced by Sundarlal Nahatha under the Rajasri Productions banner and directed by Tatineni Prakash Rao. The film was dubbed into Tamil with the title Vetri Veeran. Ku. Sa. Krishnamoorthi wrote the dialogues and lyrics while the music was composed by T. M. Ibrahim, though the tunes were almost the same as Telugu. <SEP> Close to My Heart is a 1951 Warner Bros. drama directed by William Keighley, written by James R. Webb( based on his novel" A Baby for Midge"), and starring Ray Milland and Gene Tierney. <SEP> William Jackson Keighley( August 4, 1889, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – June 24, 1984, New York, New York) was an American stage actor and Hollywood film director. After graduating from the Ludlum School of Dramatic Art, Keighley began acting at the age of 23. By the 1910s and 1920s, he was acting and directing on Broadway. With the advent of talking pictures, he relocated to Hollywood. He eventually signed with Warner Bros., where he proved adept at directing in a wide variety of genres. He was the initial director of" The Adventures of Robin Hood", starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, but was replaced by Michael Curtiz. During World War II, he supervised the First Motion Picture Unit of the U.S. Army Air Forces. He retired in 1953 and moved to Paris with his actress wife Genevieve Tobin. In retirement he became an award- winning, renowned still photographer. He died of a stroke.