Dania Ramirez
Dania Jissel Ramirez( born November 8, 1979) is a Dominican- American television and film actress.
Her credits include the roles of Maya Herrera in" Heroes", Alex in" Entourage", and Blanca during the last season of" The Sopranos" on television.
Her film roles include Alex Guerrero in" She Hate Me" and Callisto in the feature film.
She portrayed Rosie Falta on Lifetime's" Devious Maids" from June 2013 until its cancellation in 2016.
In July 2017, Ramirez joined the hit ABC series" Once Upon a Time" for its softly- rebooted seventh season in a starring role as Cinderella.
Sarita Choudhury
Sarita Catherine Louise Choudhury( born 18 August 1966), known as Sarita Choudhury, is a British Indian actress, best known for her roles in the Mira Nair- directed feature films" Mississippi Masala"( 1992)," The Perez Family"( 1995) and( 1996).
In the late 1990s, Choudhury added to her repertoire with supporting roles in the thriller" A Perfect Murder3 A.M", and the John Cassavetes retread" Gloria".
In 2002, she starred in" Just a Kiss".
She played a lesbian virgin in Spike Lee's" She Hate Me" and acted as Anna Ran in" Lady in the Water", a 2006 thriller by M. Night Shyamalan.
She also played Egeria in and co-starred with Tom Hanks in the 2016 film" A Hologram for the King".
She Hate Me
She Hate Me is a 2004 independent comedy-drama film directed by Spike Lee and starring Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Ellen Barkin, Monica Bellucci, Brian Dennehy, Woody Harrelson, Bai Ling and John Turturro.
The film garnered controversy, and, as with many of Lee's films, touches on comedy, drama, and politics.
Unlike many prior works, Spike Lee does not have an acting credit in this film.
The film was shot mostly on location in New York City, including each of the city's five boroughs.
It was nominated for various awards but failed to win. "
She Hate Me" was released in July 2004 and grossed almost half a million dollars at the box office in limited release, with overall revenues of around $1.5 million.
The shooting budget was estimated at $8 million.
Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson" Spike" Lee( born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor.
His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983.
He made his directorial debut with" She's Gotta Have It"( 1986).
He has since written and directed such films as" Do the Right Thing"( 1989)," Jungle Fever"( 1991)," Malcolm X"( 1992)," He Got Game"( 1998)," The Original Kings of Comedy"( 2000)," 25th Hour"( 2002)," Inside Man"( 2006)," Chi- Raq"( 2015), and" BlacKkKlansman"( 2018).
Lee also took starring roles in ten of his films.
Lee's films have explored race relations, colorism in the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues.
He has won numerous accolades for his work, including an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, a Student Academy Award, a BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, two Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, and the Cannes Grand Prix.
He has also received an Academy Honorary Award, an Honorary BAFTA Award, an Honorary César, and the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize.
Marion McCorry
Marion McCorry( born October 10, 1945) is an American film and television actress.
McCorry was born in New York City.
She has studied with Uta Hagen, and has taught at HB Studio in New York City for several years.
McCorry's best known appearance was in the 2004 Spike Lee film" She Hate Me" in the role of Senator Kay Sweeny Jacobs.
She currently teaches drama/ theatre classes in her own acting program and around New York City.
Lady Sovereign
Louise Harman( born 19 December 1985) better known by the stage name Lady Sovereign, is an English rapper and songwriter.
She is best known for the songs" 9 to 5" and" Love Me or Hate Me".
Michael Genet
Michael Genet( born August 25, 1958) is an American actor and screenwriter.
He has guest starred in a number of television series based in the New York City area, they include" The Equalizer New York UndercoverLaw& OrderUgly Betty" and the soap operas" As the World TurnsOne Life to Live".
As a screenwriter, Genet wrote the film" She Hate Me"( 2004), directed by Spike Lee, co-writing the film with Lee.
Genet also appeared in the film playing the older brother of the film's protagonist, played by Anthony Mackie.
Prior to this, he appeared in Lee's 2002 film" 25th Hour".
The next film he wrote" Talk to Me"( 2007), was directed by Kasi Lemmons, co-writing the film with Rick Famuyiwa.
Genet has also appeared in a number of Broadway stage productions.
Matt Corboy
Matt Corboy( born June 4, 1973) is an American actor.
He has appeared in both films and television series.
M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair( born 9 August 1933), popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director.
He is a prolific and versatile writer in modern Malayalam literature, and is one of the masters of post -Independence Indian literature.
He was born in Kudallur, a small village in the present day Anakkara panchayath in Pattambi Taluk, Palakkad district( Palghat), which was under the Malabar District in the Madras Presidency of the British Raj.
He shot into fame at the age of 20 when, as a chemistry undergraduate, he won the prize for the best short story in Malayalam at World Short Story Competition conducted by" The New York Herald Tribune".
His debut novel" NaalukettuAncestral Home"- translated to English as" The Legacy"), wrote at the age of 23, won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958.
His other novels include" ManjuMistKaalamTimeAsuravithu The Prodigal Son"- translated to English as" The Demon Seed") and" Randamoozham The Second Turn").
The deep emotional experiences of his early days have gone into the making of MT's novels.
Most of his works are oriented towards the basic Malayalam family structure and culture and many of them were path- breaking in the history of Malayalam literature.
His three seminal novels on life in the matriarchal family in Kerala are" NaalukettuAsuravithu", and" KaalamRandamoozham", which retells the story of the" Mahabharatha" from the point of view of Bhimasena, is widely credited as his masterpiece.
M. T. Vasudevan Nair is a script writer and director of Malayalam films.
He has directed seven films and written the screenplay for around 54 films.
He won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay four times for:" Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha"( 1989)," Kadavu"( 1991)," Sadayam"( 1992), and" Parinayam"( 1994), which is the most by anyone in the screenplay category.
He was awarded the highest literary award in India, Njnanpeedam, in 1995 for his overall contribution to Malayalam literature.
In 2005, India's third highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan was awarded to him.
He has won numerous other awards and recognition including Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, Vayalar Award, Vallathol Award, Ezhuthachan Award and Mathrubhumi Literary Award.
He was awarded the J.C. Daniel Award for lifetime achievement in Malayalam cinema for the year 2013.
He served as the editor of" Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly" for several years.
Nirmalyam
Nirmalyam( meaning Remains or Yesterday's Offerings) is a 1973 Malayalam film written and directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, and starring P. J. Antony and Shanta Devi. Malayalam actor P. J. Antony won the National Film Award for Best Actor in 1974 for his performance as a" velichappadu"( an oracle or a medium between the Goddess and the worshipper in a Hindu temple) in this movie.
The film received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and Kerala State Film Award for Best Film in 1974.
It is one of the classics in Malayalam cinema.
It is the debut of M. T. Vasudevan Nair as director and also the debut of Sukumaran and Sumithra as actors.
It is the second movie of Ravi Menon, who acted earlier in a Hindi movie.
This movie was a breakthrough in Ravi Menon's acting career.
The movie is an adaptation of the short story" Pallivalum Kalchilambum" by M. T. Vasudevan Nair.

Question: Do both films, Nirmalyam and She Hate Me, have the directors who are from the same country?
Answer: no