question: Jeff Rona's credits include a 2016 Indian epic historical drama film that was written and directed by Jayaraj, and was adapted from What William Shakespeare play?
answer: Macbeth
context: Title: Ponnar Shankar (film)
  Passage: Ponnar Shankar is a 2011 Indian epic historical drama film produced and directed by Thiagarajan.  It is a fictionalised account of the Ponnar Shankar epic, adapted from M. Karunanidhi' s novel of the same name.  It features Thiagarajan's son Prashanth in lead dual roles as warrior princes, portraying the title characters, with actresses Pooja Chopra and Divya Parameshwaran making their film debut as princesses.  The film also features an extensive cast of supporting actors with Prabhu, Rajkiran, Napoleon, Prakash Raj, Jayaram, Sneha and Kushboo amongst others.  The background score and soundtrack of the film, composed by Ilaiyaraaja, was released on 27 March 2011.
  Title: Veeram (2016 film)
  Passage: Veeram (English: "Valour" ) is a 2016 Indian epic historical drama film written and directed by Jayaraj.  It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play, "Macbeth", and is the fifth installment in Jayaraj's Navarasa series.  The film, which also takes inspirations from the Vadakkan Pattukal (Northern Ballads) of North Malabar region in Kerala tells the story of Chandu Chekavar (Kunal Kapoor), an infamous warrior in the 13th century North Malabar.
  Title: List of accolades received by Bajirao Mastani
  Passage: "Bajirao Mastani" is a 2015 Indian epic historical romance film directed and scored by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.  It was a co-production between Bhansali Productions and Eros International.  The film stars Ranveer Singh as Bajirao I, Deepika Padukone as Mastani, and Priyanka Chopra as Kashibai.  Tanvi Azmi, Aditya Pancholi, Vaibbhav Tatwawdi and Milind Soman playing supporting roles.  The screenplay was written by Prakash R. Kapadia, and the cinematography provided by Sudeep Chatterjee.  Based on the Marathi novel "Raau" by Nagnath S. Inamdar, the film narrates the story of the Maratha Peshwa Bajirao and his second wife Mastani.
  Title: Karnan (film)
  Passage: Karnan is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language epic historical drama film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu.  It features Sivaji Ganesan leading an ensemble cast consisting of N. T. Rama Rao, S. A. Ashokan, R. Muthuraman, Devika, Savitri and M. V. Rajamma.  The film is based on the story of Karna, a character from the Hindu epic "Mahabharata".  He is born to an unmarried mother Kunti who abandons him in the Ganges to avoid embarrassment.  The child is discovered and adopted by a charioteer.  Karnan does not want to follow his foster father's profession, and instead, becomes a warrior.  He then befriends Duryodhana, the Kaurava prince, eventually setting the initial grounds of the Kurukshetra War, where he will join Duryodhana to fight against his own half-brothers, the Pandavas.
  Title: Mughal-e-Azam
  Passage: Mughal-e-Azam (English: "The Great Mughal" ) is a 1960 Indian epic historical drama film directed by K. Asif and produced by Shapoorji Pallonji.  Starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, and Durga Khote, it follows the love affair between Mughal Prince Salim (who went on to become Emperor Jahangir) and Anarkali, a court dancer.  Salim's father, Emperor Akbar, disapproves of the relationship, which leads to a war between father and son.
  Title: Ben-Hur (1959 film)
  Passage: Ben-Hur is a 1959 American epic historical drama film, directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Charlton Heston as the title character.  A remake of the 1925 silent film with the same name, "Ben-Hur" was adapted from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel "".  The screenplay is credited to Karl Tunberg, but includes contributions from Maxwell Anderson, S. N. Behrman, Gore Vidal, and Christopher Fry.
  Title: Jeff Rona
  Passage: Jeffrey Carl "Jeff" Rona (born March 3, 1957) is an American composer for film.  He was a member of Hans Zimmer's "Media Ventures".  His credits include "Sharkwater", "Traffic", "God of War III", "Phantom" and "Veeram".
  Title: Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (film)
  Passage: Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical drama film based on the life of Pazhassi Raja, a Hindu king who fought against the British in the 18th century.  The film was directed by Hariharan, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and produced by Gokulam Gopalan.  It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Mammootty, Manoj K. Jayan, Kanika Subramaniam, Sarath Kumar, Padmapriya, Thilakan, Peter Handley Evans, Harry Key, Linda Arsenio and Jagathi Sreekumar.  The music score and soundtrack were created by Ilaiyaraaja, while its sound design is by Resul Pookutty.  The political situation of the time is portrayed from an Indian viewpoint in the film, and the locals are treated sympathetically.
  Title: The Eagle (2011 film)
  Passage: The Eagle is a 2011 epic historical drama film set in Roman Britain directed by Kevin Macdonald, and starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell and Donald Sutherland.  Adapted by Jeremy Brock from Rosemary Sutcliff's historical adventure novel "The Eagle of the Ninth" (1954), the film tells the story of a young Roman officer searching to recover the lost Roman eagle standard of his father's legion in the northern part of Great Britain.  The story is based on the Ninth Spanish Legion's supposed disappearance in Britain.
  Title: Aśoka (film)
  Passage: Aśoka is a 2001 Indian epic historical drama film directed and co-written by Santosh Sivan.  It is a dramatised version of the early life of emperor Asoka, of the Maurya dynasty, who ruled most of the Indian subcontinent in the 3rd century BCE.
citations: Jeff Rona Veeram (2016 film)