Who directed the English movie that Thoovalsparsham is based on?
Leonard Nimoy
Title: Asathal
Passage: Asathal is a 2001 Tamil comedy film written and directed by P. Vasu.  The film featured Sathyaraj and Ramya Krishnan in the leading roles.  Produced by Mala Cine Creations and featuring music composed by Bharathwaj, the film was released on 19 May 2001.  The movie is a remake of 1990 Malayalam movie "Thoovalsparsham" which was earlier remade in Telugu as "Chinnari Muddula Papa" and went on to be remade in Hindi as "Heyy Babyy". " Thoovalsparsham" was itself was based on the 1987 English movie "Three Men and a Baby" which in turn was based on the 1985 French movie "Three Men and a Cradle".
Title: Chinnari Muddula Papa
Passage: Chinnari Muddula Papa (English: "Cute Lovely Baby") is a 1990 Telugu drama film produced by Vadde Ramesh on Nallini Cini Creations banner and directed by Vaasi Reddy.  Starring Jagapathi Babu, Kaveri in the lead roles and music was composed by S. P. Kodandapani Eeswar.  The film is based on Malayalam film "Thoovalsparsham" which was inspired by the 1987 American film "Three Men and a Baby" which itself was based on the 1985 French movie "Three Men and a Cradle" and later on remade in Tamil as "Asathal" and in Hindi as "Heyy Babyy" (2007).
Title: Three Men and a Baby
Passage: Three Men and a Baby is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Leonard Nimoy, and stars Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson and Nancy Travis.  It follows the mishaps and adventures of three bachelors as they attempt to adapt their lives to pseudo-fatherhood with the arrival of the love child of one of them.  The script was based on the 1985 French film "Trois hommes et un couffin" ("Three Men and a Cradle").
Three Men and a Baby Asathal