Swayamvaram (1972 film)
Swayamvaram is a 1972 Indian Malayalam- language drama film co-written and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan, starring Madhu and Sharada in the lead roles.
Notable smaller roles were played by Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair, Adoor Bhavani, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, and Bharath Gopi.
The film depicts the life of a couple — Vishwam( Madhu) and Sita( Sharada) — who have married against their parents' wishes and want to start a new life at a new place.
The title is an allusion to the ancient Indian practice of a girl of marriageable age choosing a husband from among a list of suitors.
" Swayamvaram" marked several debuts — directorial of Gopalakrishnan, acting of the Malayalam star Bharath Gopi, and film producing of the Chitralekha Film Cooperative, an organisation cofounded by Gopalakrishnan himself.
The film features an original score by M. B. Sreenivasan, camerawork by Mankada Ravi Varma, and film editing by Ramesan.
Writer- director K. P. Kumaran co-scripted the film with Gopalakrishnan.
It took seven years for Gopalakrishnan to get the project rolling when his initial proposal for a loan to make a film was turned down by the Film Finance Corporation( FFC).
The FFC later partially financed the film when Chitralekha provided the rest.
The film received widespread critical acclaim.
It pioneered the new wave cinema movement in Malayalam cinema and became one of the first Malayalam films to use synchronised sound and outdoor locales.
The film also became the first Indian film to use sound as a leitmotif.
It was shown at various film festivals around the world, and won four National Film Awards at the 20th National Film Awards in 1973, including Best Feature Film, Best Director for Gopalakrishnan, and Best Actress for Sharada.
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Gautham Menon
Gautham Vasudev Menon( born 25 February 1973), also known as GVM, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema.
He has also directed Telugu and Hindi films, which are remakes of his own Tamil films.
Many of his films have been critically acclaimed, most notably his romantic films" Minnale"( 2001)," Vaaranam Aayiram"( 2008)," Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa"( 2010) and his thrillers" Kaakha Kaakha"( 2003)," Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu"( 2006) and" Yennai Arindhaal"( 2015).
" Vaaranam Aayiram" won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.
Menon produces films through his Photon Kathaas film production company.
His production" Thanga Meengal"( 2013) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Adoor Gopalakrishnan is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer.
and is regarded as one of the most notable filmmakers in India.
With the release of his first feature film" Swayamvaram"( 1972), Adoor pioneered the new wave in Malayalam cinema during the 1970s.
In a career spanning over five decades, Adoor has made only 12 feature films to date.
His films are made in the Malayalam language and often depict the society and culture of his native state Kerala.
Nearly all of his films premiered at Venice, Cannes and Toronto International Film Festival.
Along with Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen, Adoor is one of the most recognized Indian film directors in world cinema.
For his films, Adoor has won the National Film Award 16 times, next only to Ray and Sen.
He also won the Kerala State Film Awards a record 17 times.
He was awarded the State honours Padma Shri in 1984 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2006.
He received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2004 for his valuable contributions to Indian cinema.
The University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee have established an archive and research center, the" Adoor Gopalakrishnan Film Archive and Research Center", at their Peck School of Arts where research students will have access to 35 mm prints of the eleven feature films and several documentaries made by Adoor.
Yennai Arindhaal
Yennai Arindhaal is a 2015 Indian Tamil- language action thriller film co-written and directed by Gautham Menon, and produced by A. M. Rathnam under the banner Shri Sai Ram Creations which presented by S. Aishwarya.
The film stars Ajith Kumar, Arun Vijay, Anushka Shetty, Trisha, and Parvathy Nair in the lead roles with Vivek, Anikha, Ashish Vidyarthi, Suman, and Avinash playing pivotal roles.
The film revolves around Sathyadev( played by Ajith), who is a sincere police officer trying to stop an organ- trafficking racket.
However, he is unaware that, Victor( Arun Vijay), the person who is performing the illegal trade, is the same person who killed his beloved one.
This film marks Gautham Menon's first collaboration with Ajith.
Menon decided to finalise the script in October 2013, with Sridhar Raghavan and Thiagarajan Kumararaja, being the script consultants.
The film's entire cast and crew were finalized within six months.
Principal photography of the film was launched on 9 April 2014, where its first schedule took place at Chennai on 11 April 2014, within 12 days.
The second schedule of the film took place on May 2014, where the filming took place in Chennai, Hyderabad, Rajasthan, Sikkim, and a few parts in Malaysia.
The film was shot entirely on the Arri Alexa digital motion picture camera system.
The soundtrack album and background score for the film was composed by Harris Jayaraj, collaborating with Ajith for the first time, and also reuniting with Gautham Menon, after" Vaaranam Aayiram"( 2008).
Dan Macarthur handled the cinematography for the film, while Anthony was the editor of the film.
It is also the final film of Menon's police trilogy of films, after" Kaakha Kaakha"( 2003) and" Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu"( 2006).
The film was released on 6 February 2015, after several postponements and received positive reviews from critics.
At the 63rd Filmfare Awards South, the film was nominated under five categories including Best Actor for Ajith Kumar, Best Supporting Actor for Arun Vijay, Best Music Director for Harris Jayaraj and Best Lyricist for Thamarai.
The film has nominated for six categories under the 5th South Indian International Movie Awards, in which Arun Vijay won the award for Best Actor in a Negative Role- Tamil.
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Anikha Surendran is an Indian actress who is known for her work in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries.
Her first movie was" Chotta Mumbai".
She made her official acting debut in the Malayalam film" Kadha Thudarunnu"( 2010) and gained popularity in other major films, including the Tamil films," Yennai Arindhaal"( 2015) and" Viswasam"( 2019) both alongside Ajith Kumar.
She received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist in 2013 for the role of Sethulakshmi in" 5 Sundarikal"( 2013).
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Anikha Surendran is an Indian actress who is known for her work in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries.
Her first movie was" Chotta Mumbai".
She made her official acting debut in the Malayalam film" Kadha Thudarunnu"( 2010) and gained popularity in other major films, including the Tamil films," Yennai Arindhaal"( 2015) and" Viswasam"( 2019) both alongside Ajith Kumar.
She received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist in 2013 for the role of Sethulakshmi in" 5 Sundarikal"( 2013).

Question: Do both directors of films Yennai Arindhaal and Swayamvaram (1972 Film) have the same nationality?
Answer: yes