Question: Which film has the director who is older than the other, Pallavi Anu Pallavi or A Likely Story? 

It stars Anil Kapoor, Lakshmi and Kiran Vairale portraying the lead roles. The soundtrack and background score by Ilaiyaraaja for this movie is widely considered as one of the greatest works by the Maestro. Pallavi Anupallavi is a 1983 Indian Kannada- language film directed by Mani Ratnam in his directorial debut. The film deals with an unconventional plot of a committed young man falling in love with an older woman, and finding himself and his true desires through the experience. Balu Mahendra and Ilaiyaraaja were the film's cinematographer and music composer, respectively. The film was an average commercial success, but earned critical acclaim from award committees. <SEP> 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). 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. 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. <SEP> Henry Codman Potter( sometimes II or Jr.; November 13, 1904 – August 31, 1977) was an American theatrical producer and director and film director. <SEP> Mouna Ragam is a 1986 Indian Tamil- language romantic drama film written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by G. Venkateswaran. The film stars Mohan and Revathi in the lead roles, with Karthik, V. K. Ramasamy, Ra. Sankaran, Bhaskar, Kanchana, Vani, Kalaiselvi and Sonia in supporting roles. It narrates the life of Divya( Revathi), a free- spirited college girl who is forced into an arranged marriage with Chandrakumar( Mohan) by her father. Divya, secretly mourning her former lover Manohar( Karthik) who was shot dead, did not want to be married. The story follows Divya's inner conflict between holding onto her past and coming to terms with the present and making a life with Chandrakumar. The film's development began when Ratnam began writing a short story tiled" Divya" with no cinematic plans until he finished it. Since production on his directorial debut" Pallavi Anu Pallavi"( 1983) was delayed, he took a break for a month and developed" Divya" into a film script, which would eventually be renamed" Mouna Ragam". Although Ratnam began work on the script during" Pallavi Anu Pallavi", it languished in development hell and ended up becoming his fifth film. " Mouna Ragam" was the first film produced by Venkateswaran's Sujatha Films, and was shot primarily in Madras( now Chennai), with additional filming taking place in Delhi and Agra. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Vaali. P. C. Sreeram was the cinematographer, and the art director was Thota Tharani. The film was edited by B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan. " Mouna Ragam" was released on 15 August 1986, India's Independence Day. Despite opening to modest audiences, it became a box- office success, with a theatrical run of over 175 days, and Mani Ratnam's breakthrough. The film received critical acclaim; it won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil, and Ratnam received the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Director. " Mouna Ragam" also became a breakthrough in Karthik's career despite his role being a cameo. The film introduced techniques such as soft- focus shots, flare filters and backlighting, which became popular in Tamil cinema. It was remade in Hindi in 1992 as" Kasak", and in Kannada in 1999 as" Chandrodaya". <SEP> It starred real- life husband and wife Bill Williams and Barbara Hale. It is also known as A Fascinating Nuisance and Never Say Die. A Likely Story is a 1947 film directed by H. C. Potter. <SEP> Elliot Silverstein( born August 3, 1927, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American director, who is best known for being the director of the movie" Cat Ballou"( 1965).