Question: Do both films Coco (2009 Film) and Mr. Sampat have the directors from the same country?

He is the founder of the Tamil- language magazine" Ananda Vikatan" and the film production company Gemini Studios, Gemini Film Laboratories and Gemini Picture Circuit. He was a member of parliament( Rajya Sabha) from 1964 and served his term till his death. Vasan was born in Thiruthuraipoondi in the then Tanjore district but was forced to migrate to Madras following the death of his father at an early age. Vasan discontinued his studies before graduation and set up a flourishing mail order and advertising business. In 1928, Vasan purchased a struggling Tamil magazine" Ananda Vikatan" that was published by Pudhoor Vaidyanadhaiyar since February 1926 and has stopped publication in December 1927. Vasan bought the publication in January 1928 and relaunched it with the same name but in a different format from February 1928. " Ananda Vikatan", subsequently, emerged as the leading Tamil magazine in the then Madras Presidency and continues to be the oldest and most respected Tamil magazine till this day. Vasan entered the Tamil film industry in 1936 when his novel" Sathi Leelavathi" was made into a film. In 1940, he purchased the Motion Picture Producers Combine, a film studio and renamed it Gemini Studios. Gemini Studios made a number of successful Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies from 1940 to 1969, notable ones being" Mangamma Sapatham Aboorva Sagotharargal," Nandanaar Bala Nagamma Miss MaliniChandralekhaVanjikkottai ValibanNishaanMangalaInsaaniyatGrahastiGharanaZindagiVazhkai PadaguMotor Sundaram PillaiOlivilakkuChakradhariAuratAvvaiyarPaigham" and" Irumbu Thirai". Vasan also directed some of his later movies, the first being" Chandralekha", which is considered by critics and film historians to be a milestone in Indian cinema. Subramaniam Srinivasan( 4 January 1904 – 26 August 1969), popularly known by his screen name S. S. Vasan, was an Indian journalist, writer, advertiser, film producer, director and business tycoon. Vasan died in Madras on 26 August 1969, at the age of 65. Vasan was an accomplished writer and translator and a hugely successful journalist. As a director, Vasan was known for his grandiose sets and innovative techniques that he introduced. Film historian Randor Guy hailed Vasan as the" Cecil B. De Mille of India". He was the first film and media personality to be invited to be a member of parliament in India's Rajya Sabha where he advocated the granting of industry status to the film trade( a battle still being fought). He was one of the founders of Film Federation India, Producer's Guild of India and the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1969, the year of his death, by the government of India for his extraordinary contribution to Indian media. The Government of India and the Postal department released postage stamps bearing his likeness on 26 August 2004, the year of his centenary. <SEP> Mr. Sampat is a 1952 Indian Hindi- language satirical film produced and directed by S. S. Vasan under Gemini Studios. It is based on R. K. Narayan's 1949 novel" Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi", and the Tamil film" Miss Malini"( 1947). The film revolves around the title character( Motilal), a con artist who manipulates a theatre actress( Padmini) and a ghee merchant( Kanhaiyalal) for his own benefits. " Mr. Sampat" was released on 25 December 1952. Although Motilal received rave reviews for his performance, the film was a commercial failure. <SEP> Gabbla is a 2009 film. <SEP> The film is based on a character sketch he created for his one- man show" La Vie Normale". The film earned$ 8.5 million in its opening weekend at the French box office, and went on to gross$ 11.7 million in the European market. Coco is a 2009 French comedy film written, directed, and starring Gad Elmaleh. Although it was a box office success," Coco" was not well received by critics. It received only one star out of four from" PremièreParis Match", and" Télérama", and two stars from" Elle" and" Le Journal du Dimanche". <SEP> Fissures is a 2009 film. <SEP> Gad Elmaleh( born 19 April 1971) is a Moroccan- French- Canadian stand- up comedian and actor who achieved notoriety in France, Canada and United States. He is most famous in the French- speaking world and more recently in the United States. He has starred in several feature films, including" CocoPricelessLa Doublure" and" Midnight in Paris". Voted the funniest person in France, he was named knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Minister of Culture; he was also named knight of the National Order of Quebec. Elmaleh is often referred to as the" Seinfeld of France." In 2015 and 2018, Elmaleh did national comedy tours across the United States. In 2019, he released the Netflix series" Huge in France."