Question: Do both Moondram Pirai and Triple 9 films have the directors from the same country?

<P0-S0> Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran( 20 May 1939 13 February 2014), commonly known as Balu Mahendra, was a legendary cinematographer, director, screenwriter and film editor who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. <P0-S1> Born in a Eelam Tamil family, he developed a passion for photography and literature at a young age. <P0-S2> After witnessing the shoot of David Lean's" The Bridge on the River Kwai"( 1957) during a school trip in Sri Lanka, he was drawn towards filmmaking. <P0-S3> He graduated from the London University and started his career as a draughtsman with the Sri Lankan Government. <P0-S4> Upon completion of his diploma, he entered Malayalam cinema as a cinematographer in the early 1970s. <P0-S5> After working in over 20 films as a cinematographer, Mahendra made his directorial debut in 1977 with the Kannada film" Kokila". <P0-S6> Since then, he directed over 20 films in a span of 36 years. <P0-S7> Along with P. Bharathiraja and J. Mahendran, he is regarded as a trendsetter in Tamil cinema. <P0-S8> During the tail end of his career, he established a film school in Chennai, which offers courses in cinematography, direction and acting. <P0-S9> Following a brief phase of poor health, Mahendra died of cardiac arrest in February 2014. <P0-S10> In 1966, he moved to India and gained admission to the Film and Television Institute of India( FTII) to pursue a course in motion picture photography. <P0-S11> Widely regarded as an auteur, Mahendra usually scripted and edited his films apart from shooting them. <P0-S12> He was the recipient of six National Film Awards( including two for Best Cinematography), five Filmfare Awards South and several state government awards. <SEP> <P1-S0> The film stars Kamal Haasan and Sridevi, while Silk Smitha, Poornam Vishwanathan and Y. G. Mahendran play supporting roles. <P1-S1> It revolves around a school teacher who rescues a woman suffering from retrograde amnesia, from a brothel, and protects her in his house located in Ketti. <P1-S2> The rest of the film shows how the woman recovers her memory with the teacher's help. <P1-S3> " Moondram Pirai" is based on Balu Mahendra's brief relationship with actress Shoba, who died in 1980, shortly after their marriage. <P1-S4> The first film independently produced by G. Thyagarajan and G. Saravanan's Sathya Jyothi Films, it was predominantly shot in Ooty and Ketti, with further shooting also taking place in Bangalore. <P1-S5> The music for the film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Kannadasan, Vairamuthu and Gangai Amaran. <P1-S6> It also featured the last song written by Kannadasan to be recorded before his death in 1981. <P1-S7> " Moondram Pirai" was released on 19 February 1982 to positive critical reception. <P1-S8> It was also a box office success and had a theatrical run of 329 days. <P1-S9> The film won two National Film Awards: Best Actor for Haasan, and Best Cinematography for Mahendra. <P1-S10> It also won the Best Director Award for Mahendra at the Filmfare Awards, and five Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, including Best Film( third prize), Best Actor( Haasan) and Best Actress( Sridevi). <P1-S11> Mahendra remade the film in Hindi as" Sadma", with Haasan, Sridevi and Smita reprising their roles. <P1-S12> Moondram Pirai is a 1982 Indian Tamil- language romantic drama film written, directed and filmed by Balu Mahendra. <SEP> <P2-S0> The film stars an ensemble cast featuring Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie, Aaron Paul, Clifton Collins Jr., Norman Reedus, Teresa Palmer, Michael K. Williams, Gal Gadot, Woody Harrelson, and Kate Winslet. <P2-S1> The film was released on February 26, 2016 in the United States by Open Road Films. <P2-S2> The film polarized critics and audiences, and was a box office disappointment, grossing$ 25 million against its$ 20 million production budget. <P2-S3> Triple 9 is a 2016 American action thriller film directed by John Hillcoat and written by Matt Cook. <SEP> <P3-S0> Anton Skachkov is a Paralympian athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category F46 long and triple jump events. <P3-S1> He finished the Cherkasy National University( 2005). <P3-S2> Anton competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics winning silver in both the long jump and triple jump. <P3-S3> In the 2008 Summer Paralympics he went better in both events winning gold in the long jump and triple jump. <SEP> <P4-S0> John Hillcoat( born 1960) is an Australian- Canadian film director, screenwriter, and music video director. <SEP> <P5-S0> Robert Stone is a British- American documentary filmmaker. <P5-S1> His work has been screened at dozens of film festivals and televised around the world, notably seven of his films have appeared on PBS's" American Experience" series and four of his films have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival( including Closing Night Film in 2009).