Question: Do both films: Manju (Film) and Phantom Detective have the directors from the same country?

The film was scripted and directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair himself and stars Sangeeta Naik, Nanditha Bose, Indira, Sankar Mohan and Desh Maheshwari. Manju  is a 1983 Malayalam film based on the novel of the same name by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. <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". 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 "ManjuMistKaalamTimeAsuravithuThe Prodigal Son" - translated to English as "The Demon Seed") and "RandamoozhamThe 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. Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair (born 9 August 1933), popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He served as the editor of "Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly" for several years. <SEP> Phantom Detective (lit. " Detective Hong Gil-Dong: Its central protagonist is a modern iteration of the classic Korean folk hero Hong Gildong. It was released in South Korea on May 4, 2016. Disappeared Village") is a 2016 South Korean film noir action comedy film directed and written by Jo Sung-hee. It was released in U.S. and Canada on 20 May 2016. <SEP> Jack Shea (August 1, 1928 – April 28, 2013) was an American film and television director. He was the president of the Directors Guild of America from 1997 to 2002. <SEP> I Want Your Love is the title of both a 2010 short film and a 2012 feature- length film. Both films were directed and written by Travis Mathews. The drama films both revolve around the friends and ex-lovers of Jesse Metzger, a gay man in his mid-thirties who is forced to move back to his hometown from San Francisco due to financial reasons. The actors' own names, along with much of their real- life stories, were used for their characters in both films, which features graphic sexual scenes. The production of both films was aided by the gay pornographic studio NakedSword. This led to the full- length film being refused exemption from classification, which would have allowed it to screen at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a decision to which actor James Franco( who invited Mathews to collaborate on Franco's film" Interior. Leather Bar.") reacted negatively. <SEP> He directed the box office hit "A Werewolf Boy" (2012). Jo Sung-hee (born February 3, 1979) is a South Korean film director.