Question: Are the directors of films Joker (2000 Film) and Aakrosh (1980 Film) both from the same country?

A list of films produced in Uruguay. <SEP> He has been the recipient of six National Film Awards, and five Bollywood Filmfare Awards. In 1996, his script for" Drohkaal" was adapted by Kamal Hassan for its Tamil remake," Kuruthipunal", which subsequently became India's official entry for the 68th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film category. His first directorial venture was" Aakrosh", starring Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil and Amrish Puri. Govind Nihalani( born 19 December 1940) is an Indian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Hindi cinema. The film was scripted by noted Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar. The film shared the Golden Peacock for best film at the International Film Festival of India held in New Delhi in 1981. <SEP> The film stars Dileep and Manya in the lead roles while Nishanth Sagar, Bahadoor, T. S. Raju, Mamukkoya and Bindu Panicker play the supporting roles. The film was edited by A. Sreekar Prasad and the cinematography was handled by Venugopal. The film has soundtracks all were composed by Mohan Sithara while S. P. Venkatesh scored the background music. The film reveals through the story of" Royal Circus", an unwealthy circus company owned by Govindan( T. S. Raju) and its surroundings as poverty and sorrows faced by the members in the circus and the love between Babu( Dileep) the" Joker" and Kamala( Manya) the only daughter of Govindan. Joker is distributed by Aachis films through Aadithya Release. The film was a blockbuster in the year and one of the best movies in the Malayalam Film Industry and also one of the successful movies of actor Dileep. " Joker" is a 2000 Indian Malayalam- language drama satire film written and directed by A. K. Lohithadas and produced by Salim Sathar under the banner" Aachis Films". This was the last film of the Malayalam actor Bahadoor. The film received favourable response and well appreciated by critics and commercially succeeded also. <SEP> Blowback is a 2000 film directed by Mark L. Lester. <SEP> The film starred Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri and Amrish Puri in lead roles and went to win 1980 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi and several Filmfare Awards. Aakrosh is a 1980 Hindi arthouse film directed by Govind Nihalani and written by Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar. It won the' Golden Peacock' for the Best Film at the International Film Festival of India. This was a debut film of Nihalani, who went on to be known for his dark and frighteningly real depictions of human angst in other landmark alternative movies such as" Ardh Satya" and" Tamas". It is in the list of 60 films that shaped the Indian film industry spanning six decades. <SEP> Ambazhathil Karunakaran Lohithadas( 5 May 1955 – 28 June 2009) was an Indian screenwriter, playwright, film maker, and producer who was worked in the Malayalam Film Industry. Known for his rich, detailed, and realistic screenplays, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest screenwriters of Malayalam Cinema of all time. In a career spanning over two decades, his films have won a National Film Award, 6 Kerala State Film Awards, and 14 Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Script. Lohithadas made his debut as a screenwriter with" Thaniyavarthanam"( 1987). He has written screenplays for 35 films in a 24- year- long career, such as" Vicharana"( 1988)," Ezhuthapurangal"( 1988)," Kireedam"( 1989)," Dasharatham"( 1989)," Mrugaya"( 1989)," His Highness Abdullah"( 1990)," Sasneham"( 1990)," Bharatham"( 1991)," Amaram"( 1991)," Aadhaaram"( 1992)," Kamaladalam"( 1992)," Vatsalyam"( 1993)," Venkalam"( 1993)," Padheyam"( 1993)," Chenkol"( 1993)," Chakoram"( 1994)," Thooval Kottaram"( 1996)," Sallapam"( 1996), and" Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal"( 1999). He later became a director, and made his directorial debut with" Bhoothakkannadi"( 1997). He later wrote and directed other films such as" Karunyam"( 1997)," Kanmadam"( 1998)," Joker"( 2000), and" Kasthooriman"( 2003). He died on 29 June 2009 due to a heart attack.