Question: Are director of film Mother'S Happiness and director of film Neethaane En Ponvasantham from the same country?

It is one of the earliest extant Chinese films, but a portion is still missing. Mother's Happiness is a 1926 Chinese drama film directed by Shi Dongshan and written by Zhu Shouju, starring Zhou Wenzhu as a devoted rural mother who reared 4 children by herself after her husband died from an accident. Like most Chinese films from this period, it is a black- and- white silent film with both Chinese and English intertitles. The English title is ironic, because the mother in the story hardly enjoyed any happiness in her life. <SEP> His most notable film was "Eight Thousand Li of Cloud and Moon", released in 1947. He served in the Communist government after 1949, but was later persecuted and committed suicide in 1955. Shi Dongshan (December 29, 1902 – February 23, 1955), born Shi Kuangshao, was one of the most prominent film directors and screenwriters in pre-Communist China, together with Chen Liting, Cai Chusheng, and Zheng Junli. <SEP> Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV. <SEP> Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre. <SEP> Neethaane En Ponvasantham is a 2012 Indian Tamil- language romantic drama film co written, co produced and directed by Gautham Menon, featuring Jiiva and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead roles. The film is based on a story written by Reshma Ghatala, who produced the film alongside Elred Kumar, Jayaraman, Venkat Somasundaram and Menon. The film's background score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja which went on to become a chartbuster, while cinematography was handled by M. S. Prabhu and Om Prakash. The audio rights were acquired by Sony Music and the soundtrack album sold a record 8.5 million units through various platforms on its release. " Neethaane En Ponvasantham" tells the love story of Varun( Jiiva) and Nithya( Samantha) through three stages of their life; their school days, college life and then in their late twenties. The venture was simultaneously shot in Telugu as" Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu", which features Nani playing Jiiva's role, while the team also briefly filmed an incomplete Hindi version with Aditya Roy Kapoor, with Samantha playing the leading female role in all three versions. The film was released on 14 December 2012, receiving positive to mixed reviews from critics, before enduring a good run at the box office. The film was praised for its ravishing music and the chemistry between the lead actors; Jiiva and Samantha were appreciated for their performances, although the film's screenplay was criticised. At the end of its theatrical run" Neethane En Ponvasantham" received a number of awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress for Samantha. <SEP> He has also directed Telugu and Hindi films, which are remakes of his own Tamil films. Many of his films have been critically acclaimed, most notably his romantic films" Minnale"( 2001)," Vaaranam Aayiram"( 2008)," Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa"( 2010) and his thrillers" Kaakha Kaakha"( 2003)," Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu"( 2006) and" Yennai Arindhaal"( 2015). " Vaaranam Aayiram" won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. Menon produces films through his Photon Kathaas film production company. His production" Thanga Meengal"( 2013) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. Gautham Vasudev Menon( born 25 February 1973), also known as GVM, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema.