Question: Do both directors of films Effi Briest (2009 Film) and Nirmalyam share the same nationality?

The film received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and Kerala State Film Award for Best Film in 1974. It is one of the classics in Malayalam cinema. It is the debut of M. T. Vasudevan Nair as director and also the debut of Sukumaran and Sumithra as actors. Nirmalyam( meaning Remains or Yesterday's Offerings) is a 1973 Malayalam film written and directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, and starring P. J. Antony and Shanta Devi. Malayalam actor P. J. Antony won the National Film Award for Best Actor in 1974 for his performance as a" velichappadu"( an oracle or a medium between the Goddess and the worshipper in a Hindu temple) in this movie. It is the second movie of Ravi Menon, who acted earlier in a Hindi movie. This movie was a breakthrough in Ravi Menon's acting career. The movie is an adaptation of the short story" Pallivalum Kalchilambum" by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. <SEP> Effi Briest( also known as Fontane Effi Briest) is a 1974 film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, adapted from German author Theodor Fontane's 1894 novel of the same name. The film's full title that was originally used in West Germany was" Fontane Effi Briest" oder" Viele, die eine Ahnung haben von ihren Möglichkeiten und Bedürfnissen und dennoch das herrschende System in ihrem Kopf akzeptieren durch ihre Taten und es somit festigen und durchaus bestätigen". In English this is translated to mean:" Fontane Effi Briest" or" Many People Who Are Aware of Their Own Capabilities and Needs Just Acquiesce to the Prevailing System in Their Thoughts and Deeds, Thereby Confirming and Reinforcing It". The black- and- white film uses Fontanes's words in dialogue, narration, and the text of letters. <SEP> She is best known for her 2005 film" The White Masai". Hermine Huntgeburth( born 13 November 1957) is a German film director. <SEP> Mahla is a 2009 film. <SEP> He is a prolific and versatile writer in modern Malayalam literature, and is one of the masters of post -Independence Indian literature. He was born in Kudallur, a small village in the present day Anakkara panchayath in Pattambi Taluk, Palakkad district( Palghat), which was under the Malabar District in the Madras Presidency of the British Raj. He shot into fame at the age of 20 when, as a chemistry undergraduate, he won the prize for the best short story in Malayalam at World Short Story Competition conducted by" The New York Herald Tribune". Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair( born 9 August 1933), popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. His debut novel" NaalukettuAncestral Home"- translated to English as" The Legacy"), wrote at the age of 23, won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958. His other novels include" ManjuMistKaalamTimeAsuravithu The Prodigal Son"- translated to English as" The Demon Seed") and" Randamoozham The Second Turn"). The deep emotional experiences of his early days have gone into the making of MT's novels. Most of his works are oriented towards the basic Malayalam family structure and culture and many of them were path- breaking in the history of Malayalam literature. His three seminal novels on life in the matriarchal family in Kerala are" NaalukettuAsuravithu", and" KaalamRandamoozham", which retells the story of the" Mahabharatha" from the point of view of Bhimasena, is widely credited as his masterpiece. M. T. Vasudevan Nair is a script writer and director of Malayalam films. He has directed seven films and written the screenplay for around 54 films. He won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay four times for:" Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha"( 1989)," Kadavu"( 1991)," Sadayam"( 1992), and" Parinayam"( 1994), which is the most by anyone in the screenplay category. He was awarded the highest literary award in India, Njnanpeedam, in 1995 for his overall contribution to Malayalam literature. In 2005, India's third highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan was awarded to him. He has won numerous other awards and recognition including Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, Vayalar Award, Vallathol Award, Ezhuthachan Award and Mathrubhumi Literary Award. He was awarded the J.C. Daniel Award for lifetime achievement in Malayalam cinema for the year 2013. He served as the editor of" Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly" for several years. <SEP> It is based on the 1895 novel" Effi Briest" by Theodor Fontane. Effi Briest is a 2009 German drama film directed by Hermine Huntgeburth.