Question: Which film whose director was born first, Chekka Chivantha Vaanam or Orphans (1998 Film)?

This was the first full- length film directed by Mullan, who later won a Best Actor award at Cannes for" My Name is Joe", and who went on to direct" The Magdalene Sisters" and" Neds". He has said that the film is not autobiographical, but that he wrote the film shortly after the death of his mother, and that each of the four main characters represent an element of what he was feeling at the time. The film was funded by Channel 4 Films, the Scottish Arts Council National Lottery Fund, and the Glasgow Film Fund. The soundtrack includes music by Craig Armstrong, and Billy Connolly singing Mairi's Wedding and two songs he wrote for the film. Orphans is a 1998 Scottish black comedy film written and directed by Peter Mullan and starring Douglas Henshall, Gary Lewis and Rosemarie Stevenson. <SEP> He is best known for his role in Ken Loach's" My Name Is Joe"( 1998), for which he won Best Actor Award at 1998 Cannes Film Festival and" The Claim"( 2000). He is also winner of the World Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Breakout Performances at 2011 Sundance Film Festival for his work on Paddy Considine's" Tyrannosaur"( 2011). Mullan appeared as supporting or guest actor in numerous cult movies, including" Riff- Raff"( 1991)," Braveheart"( 1995)," Trainspotting"( 1996)," Young Adam"( 2003)," Children of Men"( 2006)," War Horse"( 2011) and the" Harry Potter" film series( 2010 – 11). Mullan is an acclaimed art house movie director. He won a Golden Lion at 59th Venice International Film Festival for" The Magdalene Sisters", listed by many critics among the best films of 2003 and nominated for BAFTA Award for Best British Film and European Film Award for best film, and a Golden Shell at San Sebastián International Film Festival for" Neds". He is the only person to win top prizes both for acting( Cannes best actor award) and for the best film( Golden lion for The Magdalene Sisters) at major European film festivals. In television, Mullan appeared in Gerard Lee's and Jane Campion's acclaimed miniseries" Top of the Lake" as Matt Mitcham, head of the Mitcham family and father of Tui Mitcham, whose disappearance is the main topic of the series. He was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for his work in the series. He played a lead role in the 2008 ITV series" The Fixer". Beginning in 2017, he has appeared in both seasons of the Netflix series" Ozark" opposite Jason Bateman and Laura Linney. Since 2016, Mullan has starred in the BBC Two sitcom" Mum". In 2018, he stars in the second season of HBO's" Westworld." Peter Mullan( born 2 November 1959) is a Scottish actor and filmmaker. Mullan is also politically active, supporting left- wing causes and protests. <SEP> Arvind Swami( born 18 June 1970) is an Indian film actor, model, entrepreneur and television presenter known for his work in Tamil cinema. He was introduced as an actor by Mani Ratnam with the film" Thalapathi"( 1991) and subsequently starred in successful films such as" Roja"( 1992)," Bombay"( 1995)," Minsaara Kanavu"( 1997)" Thani Oruvan"( 2015)," Bogan"( 2017) and" Chekka Chivantha Vaanam"( 2018). Swami also starred in other regional film industries, including Telugu and Malayalam films where he has done films such as" Mounam"( 1995)," Daddy"( 1992) and" Devaraagam"( 1996). He has also appeared in Bollywood, making his appearance in" Saat Rang Ke Sapne"( 1998). Swamy spent a decade in businesses ranging from software engineering, construction, international trade to global outsourcing, before returning to act with works such as" Kadal"( 2013)," Thani Oruvan"( 2015)," Dear Dad"( 2016)," Dhruva"( 2016)," Bogan"( 2017) and" Chekka Chivantha Vaanam"( 2018). He briefly worked as a television presenter as the host of the third season of" Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi"( 2012–2016) on Star Vijay. <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). Mani Ratnam is well known for his" Terrorism trilogy" consisting of" Roja"( 1992)," Bombay"( 1995), and" Dil Se.."( 1998). 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. 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> Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven is a 2019 Indian Tamil- language action comedy film directed by Sundar C and produced by Lyca Productions. The film stars Silambarasan, Catherine Tresa, and Megha Akash in the lead roles alongside Ramya Krishnan, Prabhu, Nassar, Mahat Raghavendra, and Yogi Babu, among others, in supporting roles. Hiphop Tamizha composes the film's music. This film is a remake of the Telugu film" Attarintiki Daredi"( 2013) starring Pawan Kalyan and Samantha Akkineni. The title of the film is taken from a dialogue by Silambarasan in the film" Chekka Chivantha Vaanam"( 2018). <SEP> Produced by Mani Ratnam under the banner Madras Talkies, alongside with Lyca Productions, the film features an ensemble cast of actors Vijay Sethupathi, Silambarasan, Aravind Swami, Arun Vijay, Jyothika, Aditi Rao Hydari, Aishwarya Rajesh and Dayana Erappa, play lead roles while Prakash Raj, Jayasudha, Thiagarajan and Mansoor Ali Khan play supporting roles. "Chekka Chivantha Vaanam" tells the story of three brothers who engage in a power struggle for control over their deceased father's criminal empire. The project was kick-started with A. R. Rahman and Santhosh Sivan as the music composer and the cinematographer respectively. The team spent nearly six months for choosing the cast and crew respectively, with subsequent changes. Chekka Chivantha Vaanam  is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Mani Ratnam, co-written with Siva Ananth. Principal photography of the film was commenced on February 2018 and filming continuously took place on Chennai, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Serbia. The title was announced on 9 February 2018, alongside with a poster release. The soundtrack and background score was composed by A. R. Rahman, while Santosh Sivan handled the cinematography and Sreekar Prasad edited the film. The film was released on 27 September 2018 to positive reception from critics and audiences, praising the direction and performances of the cast, but criticising for lacking strong women characters. It was dubbed in Telugu as "Nawab", and was released on the same day. Chekka Chivantha Vaanam won two awards at the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, and one award each at the Behindwoods Gold Medal Film Festival, and Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards, while it was nominated for the 8th South Indian International Movie Awards.