Question: Are the directors of films Chunhyang (Film) and Suvarna Sundari both from the same country?

Manaalane Mangaiyin Baakkiyam is a Tamil film starring Gemini Ganesan, Anjali Devi, Rajasulochana and Girija. The Tamil version of film was released first in 1957 and then in Telugu in the same year. The film was made simultaneously in Telugu as Suvarna Sundari, starring A. Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi in lead roles. It was remade in Hindi as" Suvarna Sundari", starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi in lead roles. The music was a great success and P. Adinarayana Rao won the award for Best Music Director in Hindi. It's an all too familiar fairly tale. A folklore hero from the planet earth and an angel from a celestial land falling in love and the many turns the tale takes before reaching the climax. <SEP> This page lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Film. This award is presented to the directors of the film. <SEP> Im Kwon-taek (born May 2, 1936) is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards as well as considerable box-office success, and helped bring international attention to the Korean film industry. As of spring 2015, he has directed 102 films. <SEP> Vedantam Raghavaiah Raghavaiah was an accomplished Kuchipudi dancer, who was awarded “Bharata Kala Prapurna” in dance by the Andhra Pradesh government. Raghavaiah served in the committee of the First General Council of the "Andhra Pradesh Sangeeth Nataka Academy" that represented Dance and was also nominated in 1964 as the President of the "National Dance Festival". Noted dancer, Bhagavathula Yagna Narayana Sarma, Sangeet Natak Akademi winner was trained under Raghavaiah's Fellowship. Raghavaiah was the co-owner of the film production house "Vinodha Pictures", starting his career as a dance master, he choreographed for films such as "Raithu Bidda", and "Swarga Seema", which was screened at the "Vietnam Film Association". Regarded as one of the pioneers of romantic tales, Raghavaiah, made his directorial and production debut with "Stree Sahasamu" (1951). He then directed successful films such as "Devadasu" (1953), "Annadata" (1954), "Anarkali" (1955), "Chiranjeevulu" (1956), "Bhale Ramudu" (1956), "Prema Pasam" (Tamil, 1956), "Suvarna Sundari" (1957), "Rahasyam" (1967). (June 8, 1919 – 1971) was an Indian film choreographer, method actor, Kuchipudi exponent, musician, director and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, and Tamil cinema. As an actor he starred in Mohini Rukmanigada (1937), Garuda Garvabhangam (1943) and Raksharekha (1949). <SEP> Chunhyang  is a Korean Pansori film directed by Im Kwon-taek, with a screenplay by Kang Hye-yeon and Kim Myung-gon. Distributed by CJ Entertainment, the film was released on January 29, 2000 in South Korea. Lee Hyo-jeong and Cho Seung-woo played Chunhyang and Mongryong, respectively. To date, there have been more than sixteen works based on this narrative, including three North Korean films. Im Kwon-taek's "Chunhyang" presents a new interpretation of this oral tradition but it is created for a more global audience. " It is the first Chunhyang movie that lyrics of Pansori became part of the screenplay. Therefore, the contents of the Pansori reappear as scenes in the movie. The film uses the framing device of a present-day narrator who, accompanied by a drummer, sings the story of Chunhyang in front of a responsive audience. The film flashes back and forth between the singer's presentation and scenes of Mongryong. It was entered into the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. The film is the first Korean film which was presented at the 2000 Telluride Film Festival. At the 2000 Asia Pacific Film Festival, it won a Special Jury Award. It also won an award for Best Narrative at the Hawaii International Film Festival in 2000. <SEP> Suvarna Sundari (English: Golden Beauty) is a 1957 Telugu swashbuckling adventure fantasy film, produced by P. Adinarayana Rao under the Anjali Pictures banner and directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi in the lead roles and music also composed by Adinarayana Rao. The film recorded as a "Blockbuster" at the box office. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil as "Manaalane Mangaiyin Baakkiyam" which was released first. Lata Mangeshkar suggested that 'Suvarna Sundari' be remade in Hindi instead of dubbing the film. It was then made in Hindi with the title same as the Telugu version. Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi did their roles in the Hindi version as well; it was the only Hindi movie in ANR's film career, while Gemini Ganesan played the male lead role in the Tamil version. The shooting of the film was held at Venus Studios, Madras and the outdoor shooting was held at Shimla falls, Mysore. The film was released through Chamria Talkie Distributors, headed by Sundar Lal Nahata, and it set a record at the box office by celebrating 50 days in 48 centers and completed 100 days in 18 centers.