Question: Do both directors of films Johnny (1980 Film) and Mona Lisa (1986 Film) have the same nationality?

Mahendran is regarded as one of the greatest film makers of Tamil cinema and has influenced several filmmakers of the generations followed. Mahendran entered the film industry as a screenwriter, writing scripts for nearly 26 films. He made an immediate impact with his first directional venture" Mullum Malarum"( 1978). Mahendran's next film" Uthiripookkal", based on a short story written by Pudumaipithan, firmly established him as an important filmmaker in Tamil cinema. His" Nenjathai Killathe" won three National Film Awards including the award for the best regional film. He has also acted in films during the latter part of his film career, including" Kamaraj"( 2004)," Theri"( 2016)," Nimir"( 2018) and" Petta"( 2019). Before his death, he was the head of the direction department of BOFTA Film Institute in Chennai. J. Alexander( 25 July 1939 – 2 April 2019), known professionally as Mahendran, was an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor, known for his work in the Tamil film industry. <SEP> Neil Patrick Jordan( born 25 February 1950) is an Irish film director, screenwriter, novelist and short- story writer. His first book," Night in Tunisia", won a Somerset Maugham Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1979. He won an Academy Award( Best Original Screenplay) for" The Crying Game"( 1992). He has also won three Irish Film and Television Awards, as well as the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival for" The Butcher Boy"( 1997). Jordan also created" The Borgias"( 2011 TV series) for Showtime. <SEP> The film was written by Neil Jordan and David Leland, and directed by Jordan. Mona Lisa is a 1986 British neo- noir crime drama film about an ex-convict who becomes entangled in the dangerous life of a high- class call girl. It was produced by HandMade Films and stars Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, and Michael Caine. The film was nominated for multiple awards, and Bob Hoskins was nominated for several awards for his performance( including the Academy Award for Best Actor), winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. <SEP> Lesley Walker is a British film and television editor with more than thirty feature film credits. She came into prominence in the 1980s, when she" developed a fast and snappy editing style in the decade, with" A Letter to Brezhnev"( 1985)," Mona LisaCry Freedom"( 1987), and" Shirley Valentine She has worked extensively with directors Terry Gilliam and Richard Attenborough. Walker's work has been honored by nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing(" Mona Lisa"( 1986) and" Cry Freedom"( 1987)), for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Editing(" Tideland"( 2005)), and the American Cinema Editors Eddie Award(" Mamma Mia!"( 2008)). <SEP> The film stars Rajinikanth and Sridevi in the lead roles, with the former in a dual role. It revolves around a parsimonious barber who must flee from the police after meeting with a look- alike gangster. " Johnny" was released on 15 August 1980, and became a critical and commercial success. Johnny is a 1980 Indian Tamil- language film, written and directed by J. Mahendran. <SEP> Catherine Tyson( born 12 June 1965) is an English stage, film and television actress. She won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1986 film" Mona Lisa". The film also earned her Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations. She has also starred in" The Serpent and the Rainbow"( 1988)," Priest"( 1994), and in the ITV drama series" Band of Gold"( 1995 – 97).