Question: Do both films, I Wish I Knew and Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (Film), have the directors who are from the same country?

Pazhassi Raja is a 1964 Malayalam biographical film, directed and produced by Kunchako. It is written by well known playwright Thikkodiyan and is based on the life of warrior king Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja. It stars Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair in the title role, with Prem Nazir, Sathyan, Satyapal, S. P. Pillai, Rajashree and Pankajavalli in other important roles. " Pazhassi Raja" is the second historical film in Malayalam, the first one was" Veluthamby Dalava"( 1962) by the same director. " Pazhassi Raja" was completely filmed from Kunchako's Udaya Studios, which resulted in the lack of technical perfection and eventually lead to the commercial failure of the film. Its music is composed by A. R. Rahman's father R. K. Shekhar, who debuted as a music director through this film. The music was widely appreciated and was a hit. <SEP> Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical drama film based on the life of Pazhassi Raja, a Hindu king who fought against the British in the 18th century. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Mammootty, Manoj K. Jayan, Kanika Subramaniam, Sarath Kumar, Padmapriya, Thilakan, Peter Handley Evans, Harry Key, Linda Arsenio and Jagathi Sreekumar. The music score and soundtrack were created by Ilaiyaraaja, while its sound design is by Resul Pookutty. The political situation of the time is portrayed from an Indian viewpoint in the film, and the locals are treated sympathetically. The film won National Film Award for Best Background Score, Best Audiography and Special Jury Award (for Padmapriya). The film was directed by Hariharan, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and produced by Gokulam Gopalan. It received numerous other accolades including eight Kerala State Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards South. "Pazhassi Raja" was produced at a cost of 27 crore, making it the costliest film made in Malayalam until then. Originally filmed in Malayalam, "Pazhassi Raja" was dubbed in Tamil as well as Hindi. The film released on 16 October 2009 across Kerala with 150 prints. <SEP> He is generally regarded as a leading figure of the" Sixth Generation" movement of Chinese cinema, a group that also includes such figures as Wang Xiaoshuai, Lou Ye, Wang Quan'an and Zhang Yuan. Jia's early films, a loose trilogy based in his home province of Shanxi, were made outside of China's state- run film bureaucracy, and therefore are considered" underground" films. Beginning in 2004, Jia's status in his own country rose when he was allowed to direct his fourth feature film," The World", with state approval. Jia's films have received critical praise and have been recognized internationally, notably winning the Venice Film Festival's top award Golden Lion for" Still Life". NPR critic John Powers praised him as"( perhaps) the most important filmmaker working in the world today." Jia Zhangke( born 24 May 1970) is a Chinese film director and screenwriter. <SEP> Gokulam Gopalan is an Indian businessman, film producer and distributor from Kerala. He is the owner of Gokulam Group of Companies. He is best known for producing the 2009 historical drama film Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja and the 2015 Kollywood action thriller Thoongaa Vanam. Other significant film credits include Naku Penta Naku Taka( 2013), Thilothama( 2015), Clint( 2017) and Kayamkulam Kochunni( 2018). In 2018, he appeared alongside Dileep and Siddharth in Rathish Ambat `s Malayalam drama Kammara Sambhavam. His 2019 releases include Mr.& Ms. Rowdy and Kuttimama. <SEP> Hariharan is an Indian film director who has directed over 50 Malayalam films. His movies mainly revolve around the cultural and relational aspects of a typical Keralite society. His most notable works include" Panchagni"( 1986)," Nakhakshathangal"( 1987)," Amrutham Gamaya"( 1987)," Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha"( 1989)," Sargam"( 1992)," Parinayam"( 1994), and" Pazhassi Raja"( 2009), has won him wide critical acclaim. <SEP> I Wish I Knew  is a 2010 Chinese documentary film directed by Jia Zhangke. It was screened as part of the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. The film features a number of people (including film director Hou Hsiao-hsien) talking about their life experiences of Shanghai, and about China's film history.