Question: Which film has the director died earlier, Lonely Wives or Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 Film)?

The screenplay was written by Walter DeLeon, based upon a successful German vaudeville act entitled "Tanzanwaltz", penned by Pordes Milo, Walter Schütt, and Dr. Eric Urban. Lonely Wives is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Russell Mack and produced by E.B. Derr for Pathé Exchange, and was distributed by RKO Pictures after the merger of the two studios; it starred Edward Everett Horton, Esther Ralston, Laura La Plante, and Patsy Ruth Miller. The German production had been translated for the American stage by DeLeon and Mark Swan and, under the same title as the film. <SEP> Ninaithale Inikkum is a 1979 Indian Tamil- language romantic comedy film directed by K. Balachander starring Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Jayaprada, Geetha and Nakul. The story was written by Sujatha Rangarajan. The film was also simultaneously shot in Telugu as Andamaina Anubhavam. A large part of the film was shot in Singapore .. It was Blockbuster at box office and emerged commercial success. This Movie was later dubbed in Hindi as" Pyara Tarana". <SEP> He was well known for his distinct film- making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of unconventional themes and hard- hitting contemporary subject matter. Balachander's films are well known for their portrayal of women as bold personalities and central characters. Popularly referred to as" Iyakkunar Sigaram"( lit." the director who scaled the peak"), his films are usually centred on unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes. He started his film career in 1964 as a screenwriter and graduated to a director with" Neerkumizhi"( 1965). In a career that spanned 50 years, he had contributed to nearly 100 feature films either as a screenwriter or director, thus becoming one of the most prolific filmmakers in the country. Known among his colleagues as a tough task master, he was credited with having nurtured numerous actors, notably Nagesh, Sujatha, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, Jayaprada, Sridevi, Jayasudha, Saritha, Renuka, Nassar, Prakash Raj, Ramesh Aravind and Vivek. In his film career, Balachander had won nine National Film Awards and 13 Filmfare Awards. He was honored with the Padma Shri( 1987), India's fourth highest civilian award, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema. Kailasam Balachander( 9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian filmmaker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil film industry. He also made films under his production house, Kavithalaya Productions. Apart from Tamil, he made films in other languages such as Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. Towards the tail end of his career, he directed a few TV serials and made a few film appearances as well. <SEP> Ninaithale Inikkum( English: Sweet Memories) is a 2009 Indian Tamil- language drama film directed by G. N. R. Kumaravelan. It is a remake of the 2006 Malayalam film" Classmates". Prithviraj Sukumaran reprise his role from the original film, the film co-starred Shakthi Vasudevan, Priyamani, Karthik Kumar and Anuja Iyer, K. Bhagyaraj and Manobala. The score was composed by Vijay Antony. " Ninaithale Inikkum" was released on 4 September 2009 and was commercial success at the box office. The film was produced by Gemini Film Circuit and distributed by Sun Pictures. This movie is a remake of the 2006 Malayalam film" Classmates". In this movie Prithviraj done the same role. This title was taken from a 1979 Tamil film. <SEP> Russell Mack (November 11, 1892 – June 1, 1972) was an American vaudeville performer in the 1910s and a stage actor, film director, and producer in the 1920s and 1930s. <SEP> B. S. Lokanath( c. 1937 – 2011) was an Indian cinematographer who worked in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. He is well known as the cinematographer of K. Balachander and has worked in 55 films with him. During his career, he won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for" Apoorva Raagangal"( 1975) and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer for" Ninaithale Inikkum"( 1979). He died of a heart attack in Chennai on 9 December 2011.