Question: Which film has the director who is older than the other, Vennira Aadai or The Commitments (Film)? 

<P0-S0> The Commitments is a 1991 musical comedy- drama film based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Roddy Doyle. <P0-S1> It was directed by Alan Parker from a screenplay written by Doyle, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. <P0-S2> Set in the Northside of Dublin, the film tells the story of Jimmy Rabbitte( Robert Arkins), a young music fanatic who assembles a group of working- class youths to form a soul band named" The Commitments". <P0-S3> Producers Lynda Myles and Roger Randall- Cutler acquired the film rights to the novel in 1988, and commissioned Doyle, a first- time screenwriter, to write an adaptation. <P0-S4> Doyle spent one year working on the script before Myles brought in veteran screenwriters Clement and La Frenais to help complete it. <P0-S5> Upon reading the novel, Parker signed on as the film's director in 1989. <P0-S6> An international co-production between Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom," The Commitments" was the first film to be produced by Beacon Pictures, which provided an estimated budget of$ 12–15 million. <P0-S7> The film's young lead actors were mostly inexperienced, and were cast because of their musical backgrounds and resemblance to the characters in the novel. <P0-S8> Principal photography commenced in Dublin, from late August 1990 to October of that year. <P0-S9> Upon release," The Commitments" grossed$ 14.9 million during its North American theatrical run. <P0-S10> Reviewers praised the music, performances and humour, while criticism was aimed at the pacing and direction. <P0-S11> The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing, and won four BAFTA Awards for Best Film, Best Direction, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing. <P0-S12> While only a modest success with North American audiences," The Commitments" has gained cult status and is regarded as one of the best Irish films ever made. <P0-S13> It is the first in a series of films known as" The Barrytown Trilogy", followed by" The Snapper"( 1993) and" The Van"( 1996). <P0-S14> The film resulted in two soundtrack albums, the first reaching# 8 on the" Billboard" 200 album chart and achieved triple- platinum status, while the second album achieved gold status sales. <SEP> <P1-S0> Sir Alan William Parker( born 14 February 1944) is an English filmmaker. <P1-S1> Parker's early career, beginning in his late teens, was spent as a copywriter and director of television advertisements. <P1-S2> After about ten years of filming adverts, many of which won awards for creativity, he began screenwriting and directing films. <P1-S3> Parker is noted for having a wide range of filmmaking styles and working in differing genres. <P1-S4> He has directed musicals, including" Bugsy Malone"( 1976)," Fame"( 1980)," Pink Floyd – The Wall"( 1982)," The Commitments"( 1991) and" Evita"( 1996); true- story dramas, including" Midnight Express"( 1978)," Mississippi Burning"( 1988)," Come See the Paradise"( 1990) and" Angela's Ashes"( 1999); family dramas, including" Shoot the Moon"( 1982), and horrors and thrillers including" Angel Heart"( 1987) and" The Life of David Gale"( 2003). <P1-S5> His films have won nineteen BAFTA awards, ten Golden Globes and six Academy Awards. <P1-S6> Parker was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his services to the British film industry and knighted in 2002. <P1-S7> He has been active in both British cinema and American cinema, along with being a founding member of the Directors Guild of Great Britain and lecturing at various film schools. <P1-S8> In 2013 he received the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, the highest honour the British Film Academy can give a filmmaker. <P1-S9> Parker donated his personal archive to the British Film Institute's National Archive in 2015. <SEP> <P2-S0> Vennira Aadai Nirmala( born as A. B. Shanthi in Kumbakonam) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. <SEP> <P3-S0> Chitthamoor Vijayaraghavalu Reddiar Sridhar( 22 July 1933 – 20 October 2008) was an Indian screenwriter and film director. <P3-S1> He has directed nearly 60 films in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu. <SEP> <P4-S0> Vennira Aadai is a 1965 Tamil- language romance film, directed by C. V. Sridhar. <P4-S1> The film features Jayalalithaa, Sreekanth, Nirmala and Major Sundarrajan in lead roles. <P4-S2> The film, produced by Chithralaya Pictures had musical score by Viswanathan – Ramamoorthy. <P4-S3> The film was remade in Telugu as" Sharada"( 1973), in Hindi as" Dulhan"( 1975) and in Kannada as" Deepa"( 1977). <P4-S4> This movie is inspired from the 1962 film" David and Lisa". <SEP> <P5-S0> Robert Arkins is an Irish musician and actor who played the role of Jimmy Rabbitte, the manager of the eponymous soul band, in the internationally successful 1991 film" The Commitments" directed by Alan Parker. <P5-S1> A native of Drumcondra, Dublin, Arkins has been a professional musician from the age of 15. <P5-S2> He left school at 17 to front his band, Housebroken. <P5-S3> He is a vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who counts piano, bass and trumpet in his repertoire. <P5-S4> Housebroken won the Sunday World Bandslam competition in 1988, after only having been established for three months. <P5-S5> With no prior acting experience, Arkins heard of the filming of" The Commitments" from his sister. <P5-S6> Following seven auditions, Arkins was cast as" Deco Cuffe", the band's lead singer, but was replaced in that role after Parker discovered newcomer Andrew Strong. <P5-S7> Despite not featuring as a singer in the film Arkins did provide lead vocals for two tracks –" Treat Her Right" and" Slip Away" – on the accompanying soundtrack album. <P5-S8> Following the release of" The Commitments" Arkins moved back into music and signed a record deal with MCA Records in 1993, although he did not finish recording the consequent album. <P5-S9> He has composed and produced work for a number of commercial clients, television projects, and for two short films. <P5-S10> In 1998, he briefly returned to acting, in a short film entitled" What Are You Looking At?" <P5-S11> In 2011, he joined fellow various cast members from" The Commitments" to perform a series of concerts across Ireland, to celebrate the film's 20th anniversary. <P5-S12> This was followed by three dates in the UK in 2012.