What occupation do both Guru Dutt and Denys Arcand have in common?
Denys Arcand Georges-Henri Denys Arcand, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (] ; born June 25, 1941) is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. He has won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004 for "The Barbarian Invasions". He has also been nominated three further times, including two nominations in the same category for "The Decline of the American Empire" in 1986 and "Jesus of Montreal" in 1989, becoming the only French-Canadian director in history to receive this number of nominations and, subsequently, to win the award. Also for "The Barbarian Invasions", he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, losing to Sofia Coppola for "Lost in Translation".
Tattuvarayar Tattuvarayar was an ascetic scholar and disciple of Svarupananda Desikar in the late 14th century - early 15th century time. He composed an anthology of verses on the Advaita philosophy called "Kurundirattu" containing about 1400 verses around the same time his "guru" (teacher) wrote an anthology. Tattuvarayar is also known for his many devotional songs and poems, famous among which are the "Paduturai", "Nanavinodan Kalambakam", "Mohavadaip-parani" and "Annavadaipparani".