Naan Avanillai (1974 film)
Naan Avanillai is a 1974 Tamil- language film starring Gemini Ganesan in the lead role.
Produced by Ganesan himself, it was directed by K. Balachander.
It was adapted from the 1962 Marathi language play" To Mee Navhech", written by Pralhad Keshav Atre.
The film deals with a man who woos and marries several women while he takes on as many different identities.
" Naan Avanillai" was released on 7 June 1974.
The film was not commercially successful, but received critical acclaim, and Ganesan's performance won him the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor.
It was later remade into a 2007 Tamil film with the same title and a 2008 Kannada film titled" Buddhivantha".
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K. Balachander
Kailasam Balachander( 9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian filmmaker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil film industry.
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.
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.

Question: Are both director of film Naan Avanillai (1974 Film) and director of film The Sinister Man from the same country?
Answer: no