Question: Do director of film Bring It On (Film) and director of film Vanna Vanna Pookkal share the same nationality?

Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran( 20 May 1939 13 February 2014), commonly known as Balu Mahendra, was a legendary cinematographer, director, screenwriter and film editor who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. Born in a Eelam Tamil family, he developed a passion for photography and literature at a young age. After witnessing the shoot of David Lean's" The Bridge on the River Kwai"( 1957) during a school trip in Sri Lanka, he was drawn towards filmmaking. He graduated from the London University and started his career as a draughtsman with the Sri Lankan Government. Upon completion of his diploma, he entered Malayalam cinema as a cinematographer in the early 1970s. After working in over 20 films as a cinematographer, Mahendra made his directorial debut in 1977 with the Kannada film" Kokila". Since then, he directed over 20 films in a span of 36 years. In 1966, he moved to India and gained admission to the Film and Television Institute of India( FTII) to pursue a course in motion picture photography. Along with P. Bharathiraja and J. Mahendran, he is regarded as a trendsetter in Tamil cinema. During the tail end of his career, he established a film school in Chennai, which offers courses in cinematography, direction and acting. Following a brief phase of poor health, Mahendra died of cardiac arrest in February 2014. Widely regarded as an auteur, Mahendra usually scripted and edited his films apart from shooting them. He was the recipient of six National Film Awards( including two for Best Cinematography), five Filmfare Awards South and several state government awards. <SEP> The film, produced by S. Thanu, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil at the 39th National Film Awards. The film completed a 100-day run at the box-office. Vanna Vanna Pookkal  is a 1992 Tamil romantic drama film, directed by Balu Mahendra, starring Prashanth, Mounika and Vinodhini. The film was dubbed in Telugu as "Prema Paatam". <SEP> Bring It On: Worldwide Cheersmack( stylized as Bring It On: Worldwide# Cheersmack, and known as Bring It On: Worldwide Showdown in the United Kingdom) is a 2017 cheerleading film directed by Robert Adetuyi and the sixth installment in the" Bring It On" film series. It was released direct- to- video on August 29, 2017. <SEP> Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects. <SEP> He is best known for directing the comedy films "Bring It On" (2000), "Down with Love" (2003), "The Break-Up" (2006) and "Yes Man" (2008), as well as the superhero films "Ant-Man" (2015) and its sequel, "Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018). Peyton Tucker Reed (born July 3, 1964) is an American television and film director. <SEP> Bring It The film stars Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford, and Gabrielle Union. It was the first of the" Bring It On" film series and was followed by five direct- to- video sequels, none of which contain any of the original cast members:" Bring It On Again"( 2004), which shared producers with the original,( 2006),( 2007),( 2009), and( 2017). The plot of the film centers around a team's preparation for and participation in cheerleading competitions. " Bring It On" was released in theaters in the North America on August 25, 2000. " Bring It On" earned a worldwide gross of approximately$ 90 million. Since it s release, the film has become a cult classic. On is a 2000 American teen cheerleading comedy film directed by Peyton Reed and written by Jessica Bendinger.