Question: Do director of film Varumayin Niram Sivappu and director of film Chocolate (2007 Film) have the same nationality?

Zara Si Zindagi is a 1983 Indian Hindi- language film directed by K. Balachander, starring Kamal Haasan, Anita Raj, Nilu Phule, Mazhar Khan, Shriram Lagoo and Karan Razdan. It is the remake of the Tamil film" Varumayin Niram Sivappu"( 1980), which was simultaneously shot in Telugu as" Aakali Rajyam"( 1981), directed by Balachander himself. " Zara Si Zindagi" story was written by Balachander, while the dialogues were written by Gulzar. <SEP> Main actors are Prithviraj, Jayasurya, Roma, Samvrutha Sunil, and Remya Nabeeshan. The film has been remade in Telugu as" Chalaki" with Aditya Babu. Chocolate is a Malayalam movie released in 2007, directed by Shafi. Surya Tv Reserved Satellite Rights Of This Movie <SEP> Varumaiyin Niram Sivappu is a 1980 Indian Tamil- Telugu drama film directed by K. Balachander, starring Kamal Haasan and Sridevi in the lead roles. The film was simultaneously shot in Telugu as Aakali Rajyam, released the following year. The film was also remade in Hindi as" Zara Si Zindagi" with Kamal Haasan and Anita Raj in 1983, directed by K. Balachander himself. The film was blockbuster at box -office. <SEP> Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects. <SEP> He has also directed a Tamil film. Shafi made his directorial debut with" One Man Show" in 2001. The director Rafi of the Rafi Mecartin duo is his elder brother. Shafi started his film career in the mid-1990s by assisting director Rajasenan and the Rafi Mecartin duo. Rasheed M. H., better known by his stage name Shafi is an Indian film director who works in Malayalam cinema, best known for directing comedy films. <SEP> 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.