Question: Do both films, Vaanam Vasappadum and Black Sunday (1977 Film), have the directors who are from the same country?

The film stars newcomers Poongkothai Chandrahasan and Karthik Kumar in the lead roles and features Revathy, Nassar, Thalaivasal Vijay, Vijayakumar, Bosskey, and Kovai Sarala in supporting roles. It was based on a novel written by Sujatha. Vaanam Vasappadum is a 2004 Tamil- language film directed by P. C. Sreeram. It was the first high definition film to be shot, edited and released in India. <SEP> He is an alumnus of the Madras Film Institute. Apart from his work as a cinematographer, Sreeram was much appreciated for his directorial venture" Kuruthipunal", a remake of the 1994 Hindi film" Drohkaal". The film was submitted by India as its official entry to the Oscars in 1996, but was not nominated. P. C. Sreeram( born 26 January 1956) is an Indian cinematographer and film director who works mainly in the Indian film industry. Sreeram is well known for his association with Mani Ratnam and received critical acclaim for his work in films such as" Mouna RagamNayakan Agni NatchathiramGeethanjaliThevar MaganAlaipayutheyO Kadhal Kanmani". He has worked as a cinematographer in over 30 films spanning across Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi language, besides directing three films and a few TV commercials. He is the one of the founding members of Indian Society of Cinematographers( ISC). <SEP> Poongkothai Chandrahasan( born 1980) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker and activist. Poongkothai starred in award- winning cinematographer P. C. Sriram's 2004 movie," Vaanam Vasappadum", India's first film shot in digital High Definition format. <SEP> The film was produced by Robert Evans, and stars Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern, and Marthe Keller. It was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture in 1978. Black Sunday is a 1977 American thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer, based on Thomas Harris' novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Ernest Lehman, Kenneth Ross, and Ivan Moffat. Ross had previously written the screenplay for" The Day of the Jackal", a similar plot- driven political thriller. The inspiration of the story came from the Munich massacre, perpetrated by the Black September organization against Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics, giving both the novel and film its title. <SEP> Among his credits were "Birdman of Alcatraz" (1962), "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962), "Seven Days in May" (1964), "The Train" (1965), "Seconds" (1966), "Grand Prix" (1966), "French Connection II" (1975), "Black Sunday" (1977), and "Ronin" (1998). He won four Emmy Awards—three consecutive—in the 1990s for directing the television movies "Against the WallThe Burning SeasonAndersonville", and "George Wallace", the last of which also received a Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film. John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films. Frankenheimer's 30 feature films and over 50 plays for television were notable for their influence on contemporary thought. He became a pioneer of the "modern-day political thriller", having begun his career at the peak of the Cold War. He was technically highly accomplished from his days in live television; many of his films were noted for creating "psychological dilemmas" for his male protagonists along with having a strong "sense of environment," similar in style to films by director Sidney Lumet, for whom he had earlier worked as assistant director. He developed a "tremendous propensity for exploring political situations" which would ensnare his characters. Movie critic Leonard Maltin writes that "in his time [1960s]... Frankenheimer worked with the top writers, producers and actors in a series of films that dealt with issues that were just on top of the moment—things that were facing us all." <SEP> Satan Town is a 1926 American Western film featuring Harry Carey. Prints of the film have survived.