Question: Do both directors of films The Big Year and Sarvam Thaala Mayam share the same nationality?

A big year is a personal challenge or an informal competition among birders who attempt to identify as many species as possible by sight or sound, within a single calendar year and within a specific geographic area. Popularized in North America, big years are commonly done within single US states and Canadian provinces, as well as within larger areas such as the entire world, the lower 48 continental U.S. states, or within the official American Birding Association Area. The ABA big year record of 840 species was set by John Weigel of Australia in 2019. He has one provisional species( Pallas's Grasshopper- Warbler) and time to add to his record before the close of the year. The world big year record of 6,852 species was set in 2016 by Arjan Dwarshuis of the Netherlands. <SEP> The Big Year is a 2011 comedy film starring Jack Black, Owen Wilson and Steve Martin. It was based on the nonfiction book" The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature and Fowl Obsession" which was written by Mark Obmascik. The book followed three men on a quest for a Big Year- a competition among birders to see who can see and identify the greatest number of species of birds in North America( north of Mexico) in a calendar year. The film uses the same premise with fictional characters. " The Big Year" was directed by David Frankel and written by Howard Franklin. The film was released on October 14, 2011, in the United States. Filming took place from May to July 2010. It was released in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2011. <SEP> The soundtrack album for the film Sarvam Thaala Mayam consists of six feature songs plus instrumental tracks. The film's director Menon has also composed a song which Rahman has curated. <SEP> The film stars G. V. Prakash Kumar and Aparna Balamurali in the lead roles, with a supporting cast including Nedumudi Venu, Vineeth, Kumaravel, Santha Dhananjayan, and Dhivyadharshini. The film features music composed by A. R. Rahman, cinematography by Ravi Yadav, and editing by Anthony. Sarvam Thaala Mayam, also titled Madras Beats, is a 2019 Tamil- language musical drama film written and directed by Rajiv Menon. Returning to direction after 19 years, Menon makes a solid comeback with a film that is relevant, entertaining, and inspirational in parts. " Sarvam Thaala Mayam" works fittingly. The film released on 1 February 2019. The film was a box office success. <SEP> David Frankel( born April 2, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. <SEP> After making his breakthrough as a film cinematographer with Mani Ratnam's drama" Bombay"( 1994), Menon has continued to collaborate with Ratnam on other projects including" Guru"( 2007) and" Kadal"( 2013). Rajiv Menon( born 20 April 1963) is an Indian filmmaker who has worked as a director and cinematographer in several Indian regional film industries. He has also directed two critically acclaimed Tamil films," Minsara Kanavu"( 1997) and" Kandukondain Kandukondain"( 2000), winning a Filmfare Award for the latter. Away from films, Menon is a leading Indian advertising director, and runs Rajiv Menon Productions and Mindscreen Film Institute, which supplies equipment for documentaries, advertising films and cinema.