K. Balachander
Kailasam Balachander( 9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian filmmaker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil film industry.
He was well known for his distinct film- making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of unconventional themes and hard- hitting contemporary subject matter.
Balachander's films are well known for their portrayal of women as bold personalities and central characters.
Popularly referred to as" Iyakkunar Sigaram"( lit." the director who scaled the peak"), his films are usually centred on unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes.
He started his film career in 1964 as a screenwriter and graduated to a director with" Neerkumizhi"( 1965).
In a career that spanned 50 years, he had contributed to nearly 100 feature films either as a screenwriter or director, thus becoming one of the most prolific filmmakers in the country.
Known among his colleagues as a tough task master, he was credited with having nurtured numerous actors, notably Nagesh, Sujatha, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, Jayaprada, Sridevi, Jayasudha, Saritha, Renuka, Nassar, Prakash Raj, Ramesh Aravind and Vivek.
In his film career, Balachander had won nine National Film Awards and 13 Filmfare Awards.
He was honored with the Padma Shri( 1987), India's fourth highest civilian award, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema.
He also made films under his production house, Kavithalaya Productions.
Apart from Tamil, he made films in other languages such as Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.
Towards the tail end of his career, he directed a few TV serials and made a few film appearances as well.
Sattekalapu Satteya
Sattekalapu Satteya is a 1969 Telugu- language film written and directed by K. Balachander.
It was later remade in Tamil as" Patham Pasali"( 1970) by Balachander himself, in Hindi as" Mastana"( 1970) and in Kannada as" Manku Thimma"( 1980).
Patham Pasali
Patham Pasali is a 1970 Tamil- language comedy- drama film written and directed by K. Balachander.
It is a remake of his own 1969 Telugu film" Sattekalapu Satteya".
The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh and Rajasree.
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Question: Are both director of film Sattekalapu Satteya and director of film Remote (1993 Film) from the same country?
Answer: no