Question: Do both directors of films Punnagai Mannan and Jeeva (1995 film) have the same nationality?

He was well known for his distinct film- making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of unconventional themes and hard- hitting contemporary subject matter. Balachander's films are well known for their portrayal of women as bold personalities and central characters. Popularly referred to as" Iyakkunar Sigaram"( lit." the director who scaled the peak"), his films are usually centred on unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes. He started his film career in 1964 as a screenwriter and graduated to a director with" Neerkumizhi"( 1965). Kailasam Balachander( 9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian filmmaker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil film industry. In a career that spanned 50 years, he had contributed to nearly 100 feature films either as a screenwriter or director, thus becoming one of the most prolific filmmakers in the country. Known among his colleagues as a tough task master, he was credited with having nurtured numerous actors, notably Nagesh, Sujatha, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, Jayaprada, Sridevi, Jayasudha, Saritha, Renuka, Nassar, Prakash Raj, Ramesh Aravind and Vivek. In his film career, Balachander had won nine National Film Awards and 13 Filmfare Awards. He was honored with the Padma Shri( 1987), India's fourth highest civilian award, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema. He also made films under his production house, Kavithalaya Productions. Apart from Tamil, he made films in other languages such as Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. Towards the tail end of his career, he directed a few TV serials and made a few film appearances as well. <SEP> The film introduced Babar Ali and Resham into Lollywood. Nadeem played the title role alongside Resham and Babar Ali. Playback ssinger Anwar Rafi is in this film. Folk singer Shaukat Ali sang a duet with Noor Jehan. Jeeva( Urdu:) is a 1995 Urdu Pakistani film directed by Syed Noor. Jeeva was a Platinum Jubilee movie. The music was by M. Arshad. <SEP> In 1970 Syed Noor( born Syed Ghulam Mohyuddin Noor) joined the Pakistani film industry as an assistant to director S. Suleman. Noor assisted S. Suleman for 18 feature films, after which, he penned his first script for the film," Society Girl" in 1976, which was considered the best film of the year. Syed Noor( Punjabi) is a Pakistani film director based in Lahore. After the success of his first film, Noor became the prime screenwriting talent in the Pakistani film industry and worked with all the prominent directors of the time. Syed Noor wrote about 250 films from 1976 to 1992. His written scripts and screenplays were both in Urdu and in Punjabi. As a writer, Noor won many awards in his career, including National Award, Nigaar Award, Graduate Award, Bolan Award, and Asian Award. During his writing career, he was also offered acting opportunities, which he turned down as his ultimate goal was to direct feature films. He had assisted S. Suleman for 5 years with the intention of one day directing his own work. In 1993, Syed Noor made his directorial debut with the movie," Qasam," which was successful at the box office. During this time, Pakistani cinema was reigned by Pubjabi films. Syed Noor began to make films with the intention of reviving Urdu cinema, and his second film" Jeeva" and third film" Sargam" realized his intent. Noor also introduced a number of new actors in his films, who went on to have illustrious careers in the film industry. With the success of Urdu movies, now Punjabi films began to disappear from cinemas, especially after the death of Punjabi film superstar, Sultan Rahi. At this point, Noor announced that he would work on Pubjabi films and gave his first Punjabi directorial super hit film," Choorian," which is still considered one of the most successful films of Pakistani film industry. The vast success of" Choorian" was followed by another film in the Punjabi language," Majajan," which ran in cinemas for even longer than its predecessor. With the intent of teaching filmmaking to a new generation, Syed Noor launched Paragon Studios and Paragon Academy of Performing Arts. Partnering with the Mass Communications department of Punjab University, Noor began to teach film as a subject. During this time, multiplex cinemas began to be built in Pakistan and film became digitized, which gave new filmmakers excellent opportunities for new material and projects. After writing nearly 300 films, directing 55 films, and winning more than 10 National Awards and many other honors, Syed Noor was awarded the highest civilian honor of Pakistan, the" Sitaara- e- Imtiaz" by the Pakistani government. <SEP> The film stars Kamal Haasan and Revathi in the lead roles. Punnagai Mannan is a 1986 Indian Tamil- language romantic drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. It was released on 1 November 1986, during Diwali, and ran for 25 weeks in theatres. It was later dubbed into Telugu as" Dance Master", and into Hindi as" Chacha Charlie" in 1996. <SEP> Mr. Right is a 2009 British film directed by David Morris and Jacqui Morris. The jointly- made gay- themed film is the debut for both directors. <SEP> Mr. Right is a 2009 British film directed by David Morris and Jacqui Morris. The jointly- made gay- themed film is the debut for both directors.