Question: Are both directors of films Little Otik and Kokila (1977 Film) from the same country?

<P0-S0> Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran( 20 May 1939 13 February 2014), commonly known as Balu Mahendra, was a legendary cinematographer, director, screenwriter and film editor who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. <P0-S1> Born in a Eelam Tamil family, he developed a passion for photography and literature at a young age. <P0-S2> After witnessing the shoot of David Lean's" The Bridge on the River Kwai"( 1957) during a school trip in Sri Lanka, he was drawn towards filmmaking. <P0-S3> He graduated from the London University and started his career as a draughtsman with the Sri Lankan Government. <P0-S4> In 1966, he moved to India and gained admission to the Film and Television Institute of India( FTII) to pursue a course in motion picture photography. <P0-S5> Upon completion of his diploma, he entered Malayalam cinema as a cinematographer in the early 1970s. <P0-S6> After working in over 20 films as a cinematographer, Mahendra made his directorial debut in 1977 with the Kannada film" Kokila". <P0-S7> Since then, he directed over 20 films in a span of 36 years. <P0-S8> Along with P. Bharathiraja and J. Mahendran, he is regarded as a trendsetter in Tamil cinema. <P0-S9> During the tail end of his career, he established a film school in Chennai, which offers courses in cinematography, direction and acting. <P0-S10> Following a brief phase of poor health, Mahendra died of cardiac arrest in February 2014. <P0-S11> Widely regarded as an auteur, Mahendra usually scripted and edited his films apart from shooting them. <P0-S12> He was the recipient of six National Film Awards( including two for Best Cinematography), five Filmfare Awards South and several state government awards. <SEP> <P1-S0> Mr. Right is a 2009 British film directed by David Morris and Jacqui Morris. <P1-S1> The jointly- made gay- themed film is the debut for both directors. <SEP> <P2-S0> Little Otik, also known as Greedy Guts, is a 2000 Czech dark comedy surreal horror drama film by Jan Švankmajer and Eva Švankmajerová. <P2-S1> Based on the folktale Otesánek by K.J. Erben, the film is a comedic live action, stop motion- animated feature film set mainly in an apartment building in the Czech Republic. <P2-S2> The film uses the Overture to" Der Freischutz"( 1821) by Carl Maria von Weber as the score. <SEP> <P3-S0> Jan Švankmajer( born 4 September 1934) is a Czech filmmaker and artist whose work spans several media. <P3-S1> He is a self- labeled surrealist known for his animations and features, which have greatly influenced other artists such as Terry Gilliam, the Brothers Quay, and many others. <SEP> <P4-S0> Kokila is a 1977 Kannada- language romance film starring Kamal Haasan, Shoba playing the title character along with Roja Ramani and Mohan in other prominent roles. <P4-S1> The film marked the directorial debut of Balu Mahendra, who was a cinematographer working predominantly in South Indian films then. <P4-S2> The film was successful upon release in Karnataka and its neighbouring states, becoming the first Kannada film to be screened for 100 days in Madras( now Chennai). <P4-S3> " Kokila" was remade into Malayalam as" Oomakkuyil" and in Hindi as" Aur Ek Prem Kahani" both by Mahendra himself in 1983 and 1996. <P4-S4> Mahendra won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography and Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay. <SEP> <P5-S0> Between the Lines is a 1977 film from Midwest Films directed by Joan Micklin Silver and produced by her husband Raphael D. Silver. <P5-S1> The film won two out of the three awards it was nominated for at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival.