Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Ra.One
Ra. One is a 2011 Indian Hindi- language superhero film directed by Anubhav Sinha and starring Shah Rukh Khan, Armaan Verma, Kareena Kapoor khan, Arjun Rampal, Shahana Goswami and Tom Wu in pivotal roles.
The script, written by Anubhav Sinha and Kanika Dhillon, originated as an idea that Anubhav Sinha got when he saw a television commercial and which he subsequently expanded.
The film follows Shekhar Subramanium( Shah Rukh Khan), a game designer who creates a motion sensor- based game in which the antagonist( Ra. One) is more powerful than the protagonist( G. One).
The former escapes from the game's virtual world and enters the real world; his aim is to kill Lucifer, the game ID of Shekhar's son and the only player to have challenged Ra. One's power.
Relentlessly pursued, the family is forced to bring out G. One from the virtual world to defeat Ra. One and protect them.
Principal photography began in March 2010 and took place in India and the United Kingdom and was overseen by an international crew.
The post-production involved 3- D conversion and the application of visual effects, the latter being recognised as a technological breakthrough among Indian films.
With a budget of, inclusive of publicity costs," Ra. One" was the most expensive Indian film at the time of release surpassing the budget of" Enthiran".
The producers spent out of a marketing budget, which involved a nine- month publicity campaign, brand tie- ups, merchandise, video games and viral marketing.
The film faced controversies involving plagiarism, content leaks and copyright challenges.
Consequently," Ra.One" was theatrically released on 26 October 2011, the beginning of the five- day Diwali weekend, in 2D, 3D and dubbed versions in Tamil and Telugu languages, with three international premieres being held between 24& 26 October 2011.
The film witnessed the largest international theatrical release for an Indian film as of 2011, and was preceded by high audience and commercial expectations.
Upon release," Ra. One" received mixed to positive reviews, with critics praising the visual effects, action sequences, music, and the performances of Khan and Rampal, but criticising the script, direction, and screenplay.
Commercially, the film became the third highest- grossing Bollywood film of 2011 domestically, the second highest- grossing Bollywood film of 2011 worldwide, and broke a number of opening box office records.
As the film earned more than Rs 207 crores, it was considered a Super Hit.
The film subsequently won a number of awards for its technical aspects, notably one National Film Award, one Filmfare Award and four International Indian Film Academy Awards.
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.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Anubhav Sinha
Anubhav Sinha( born 22 June 1965) is an Indian film director, producer and writer known for his work in" Tum Bin"( 2001)," Dus"( 2005)," Ra. One( 2011)" and" Mulk( 2018)".
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.
Ben Cura
Ben Cura( born 30 September 1988) is a British- Argentine actor and director of film, television and theatre.
Hanro Smitsman
Hanro Smitsman, born in 1967 in Breda( Netherlands), is a writer and director of film and television.
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects.
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).

Question: Are director of film Sattekalapu Satteya and director of film Ra.One from the same country?
Answer: yes