Question: Do director of film California Split and director of film Mithileya Seetheyaru share the same nationality?

California Split is a 1974 Americam Metrocolor comedy- drama film directed by Robert Altman and starring Elliott Gould and George Segal as a pair of gamblers and was the first non-Cinerama film to use eight- track stereo sound. <SEP> A five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and an enduring figure from the New Hollywood era, Altman was considered a "maverick" in making films with a highly naturalistic but stylized and satirical aesthetic, unlike most Hollywood films. He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in American cinema. His style of filmmaking covered many genres, but usually with a "subversive" twist which typically relied on satire and humor to express his personal views. Altman developed a reputation for being "anti-Hollywood" and non-conformist in both his themes and directing style. However, actors especially enjoyed working under his direction because he encouraged them to improvise, thereby inspiring their own creativity. He preferred large ensemble casts for his films, and developed a multitrack recording technique which produced overlapping dialogue from multiple actors. This produced a more natural, more dynamic, and more complex experience for the viewer. He also used highly mobile camera work and zoom lenses to enhance the activity taking place on the screen. Critic Pauline Kael, writing about his directing style, said that Altman could "make film fireworks out of next to nothing." In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized Altman's body of work with an Academy Honorary Award. He never won a competitive Oscar despite seven nominations. Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films "MASH" (1970), "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971), and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for the United States National Film Registry. Altman is one of the few filmmakers whose films have won the Golden Bear at Berlin, the Golden Lion at Venice, and the Golden Palm at Cannes. <SEP> Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre. <SEP> The film stars Geetha, Akhila Thandur, Kalpana Iyer and B. V. Radha in the lead roles. Mithileya Seetheyaru( Kannada: ಮಿಥಿಲೆಯ ಸೀತೆಯರು) is a 1988 Indian Kannada film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy( Lalitha Ravi) and produced by B. V. Radha. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar. <SEP> He entered cinema at an early age as an assistant to popular directors of the time such as G. V. Iyer and M. R. Vittal. He debuted as an independent film director with the 1966 film," Thoogudeepa". His other films such as" Gandhinagara"( 1968) and" Bhagya Jyothi"( 1975) and" Malaya Marutha"( 1986) proved successful. His 1989 film" Jamboo Savari" won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film at the 37th National Film Awards. Swamy was a close associate of director Puttanna Kanagal, and completed two of his films –" Masanada Hoovu"( 1984) and the long delayed" Saavira Mettilu" that released in 2006, following the latter's death, which also turned out be his own last directorial venture. Recognizing his contribution to cinema, Swamy was awarded the Dr. B. Saroja Devi National Award in 2013. He was married to actress B. V. Radha. Swamy was also an adept singer well known for the track" Suryangu Chandrangu" for the film" Shubhamangala" and" I lle Swarga Ille Naraka" for" Nagarahole". Swamy died on 20 October 2015 due to breathing complications at Bangalore. Kikkeri Shamanna Lakshminarasimha Swamy( 21 February 1939 – 20 October 2015), popularly known as K. S. L. Swamy/ Lalitha Ravee/ Ravee, was an Indian film director, producer, actor and playback singer. <SEP> Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.