Question: Are both director of film Sadma and director of film Thrice Resurrected 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> 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-S6> After working in over 20 films as a cinematographer, Mahendra made his directorial debut in 1977 with the Kannada film" Kokila". <P0-S7> Since then, he directed over 20 films in a span of 36 years. <P0-S8> Along with P. Bharathiraja and J. Mahendran, he is regarded as a trendsetter in Tamil cinema. <P0-S9> During the tail end of his career, he established a film school in Chennai, which offers courses in cinematography, direction and acting. <P0-S10> Following a brief phase of poor health, Mahendra died of cardiac arrest in February 2014. <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> His films broke theatre attendance records and are still some of the top- selling DVDs in Russia. <P1-S1> He has been described as" the king of Soviet comedy". <P1-S2> Leonid Iovich Gaidai( 30 January 1923, Svobodny, Amur Oblast – 19 November 1993, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian comedy film director who enjoyed immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former Soviet Union. <SEP> <P2-S0> Sadma is a 1983 Indian romantic drama film, written, directed and filmed by Balu Mahendra. <P2-S1> It stars Sridevi and Kamal Haasan in the lead roles along with a music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. <P2-S2> The film tells the story of Nehalata Malhotra( Sridevi), a young woman who regresses to childhood as result of retrograde amnesia after suffering a head injury in a car crash. <P2-S3> Lost, she ends up trapped in a brothel before being rescued by Somu( Kamal Haasan), a lonely school teacher who falls in love with her. <P2-S4> The film was initially released on July 8, 1983 and then 2 weeks later released on July 22 in Delhi and other areas. <P2-S5> The film was a remake of Mahendra's own 1982 Tamil film" Moondram Pirai", which also starred Kamal and Sridevi. <P2-S6> Sadma was widely acclaimed by critics for its direction, screenplay, music and performances. <P2-S7> Sridevi's performance as an amnesiac woman was widely praised and is considered as one of the finest performances in Indian film history. <P2-S8> Although a commercial failure upon release," Sadma" over the years has gained a cultural following and cult status and is considered to be one of the finest Indian movies to be ever made. <P2-S9> At the 31st Filmfare Awards, Sadma received three nominations: <P2-S10> Best Actor( Haasan) Best Actress( Sridevi), and Best Story. <SEP> <P3-S0> Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre. <SEP> <P4-S0> Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV. <SEP> <P5-S0> Thrice Resurrected is a 1960 Soviet drama film directed by Leonid Gaidai.