Ian Barry (director)
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Rachel Feldman
Rachel Feldman( born August 22, 1954) is an American director of film and television and screenwriter of television films.
K. S. Ravikumar
K. S. Ravikumar( is an Indian film director, primarily working in Tamil cinema.
In a career spanning around 30 years, he has directed some of the most recognisable and well- known films of all time evergreens and is considered one of the most popular directors in Kollywood.
He has acted in numerous films ranging from comedy and drama to action thrillers.
The Friend (film)
The Friend is a drama film, directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, from a screenplay by Brad Ingelsby.
It stars Casey Affleck, Dakota Johnson and Jason Segel.
It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2019.
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
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Hanro Smitsman
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Peter Levin
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Howard W. Koch
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Padayappa
Padayappa is a 1999 Indian Tamil- language drama film, written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, and featuring Sivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth, Ramya Krishnan and Soundarya in the lead roles, with Abbas, Lakshmi, Radha Ravi and Nassar in supporting roles.
The soundtrack album and background score were composed by A. R. Rahman.
The plot revolves around Padayappa( Rajinikanth), an engineer whose father( Sivaji Ganesan) dies of shock soon after he is defrauded and loses his property to his foster brother( Manivannan).
Neelambari( Ramya Krishnan) initially loves Padayappa, but plans to take revenge on him and his love interest Vasundhara( Soundarya) after his family humiliates her father( Radha Ravi).
The rest of the story deals with Padayappa climbing back to financial success and arranging his daughters' marriage while overcoming all the obstacles placed by Neelambari.
Principal photography for the film began in October 1998.
" Padayappa" was released on 10 April 1999 on the eve of Tamil New Year's day.
This was the first Tamil film to be released worldwide with 210 prints and 700,000 audio cassettes.
It became Tamil cinema's highest grossing film at that point.
Ramya Krishnan's performance was praised, winning her a Filmfare Award under the Best Actress category.
The film also won five Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
" Padayappa" was dubbed into Telugu under the title" Narasimha".
The dubbed version was also commercially successful, and had a theatrical run of 50 days at 49 theatres.
Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Gabriela Cowperthwaite( born 1971) is an American filmmaker who also directs, produces, edits, and writes for television and documentary films.
She has directed two documentaries and released two feature films.
Her films often deal with social, cultural and environmental issues relating to real life events.
Her most notable film," Blackfish"( 2013), had 60 million views in its first years, and won Cowperthwaite a BAFTA nomination for Best Documentary.

Question: Are director of film The Friend (Film) and director of film Padayappa from the same country?
Answer: no