Puthiya Vaarpugal
Puthiya Vaarpugal is a 1979 Tamil language film, directed by P. Bharathiraja.
K. Bhagyaraj and Rati Agnihotri played the lead roles in this film along with Goundamani and G. Srinivasan.
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
The film marked the debut of Bhagyaraj as a lead actor.
The film was remade in Telugu as" Kotha Jeevithalu".
The movie was shot in picturesque locations in the Theni area of Tamil Nadu.
Bhagyaraj is the dialogue writer and hero of this movie.
Bhagyaraj used this fact in his own Dhavani Kanavugal movie where he cast his mentor P Bharathiraja in a cameo role( movie director) as himself who decides to cast an extra( Bhagyaraj) as hero and dialogue writer of his movie after accidentally discovering his skills.
Kotha Jeevithalu
Kotha Jeevithalu is a 1980 Indian Telugu- language film directed by Bharathiraja.
The film was a remake of director's own Tamil film" Puthiya Vaarpugal".
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
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P. Bharathiraja
Bharathiraja( born 23 August 1942) is an Indian film director who works mainly in the Tamil film industry.
Making his debut in 1977 with" 16 Vayathinile", he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films.
As of 2017, he has won six National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and a Nandi Award.
He has also directed films in Telugu and Hindi.
The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri award, India's fourth- highest civilian honour, in 2004 for his contribution to the film industry.
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Marc Klasfeld
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He has directed over two hundred music videos for artists such as Katy Perry, Jay- Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Britney Spears, Kid Rock, Michael Bublé, Nelly, Foo Fighters, Kelly Clarkson, Charli XCX, Little Mix, Nick Jonas, Twenty One Pilots, Avril Lavigne, Aerosmith and many others with multiple award wins and nominations.
His hit video for Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's" See You Again" is currently the 2nd most viewed video on YouTube at 3 billion views, surpassing Psy's" Gangnam Style" on July 10, 2017, but later surpassed by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's" Despacito" on August 4, 2017.
He is also the founder of Rockhard, a music video production company that has produced videos for Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, LMFAO, Britney Spears, Aerosmith, Prince, Mariah Carey, Kelly Rowland, Jessie J, Pixie Lott, Adam Lambert, and Big Time Rush among others.
He is also a director of television commercials for Target, Nike, NFL, NBA, Motorola, Reebok, Cartoon Network and Hummer.
His best- known commercial work is for Justin Timberlake's Target campaign, ESPN's This is SportsCenter campaign, Hammer Pants Dance for the A&E Network's reality show Hammertime, Avril Lavigne's Canon campaigns and Smirnoff's Green Tea Partay viral video sung by Sebastian Siegel.
On March 29, 2010 Klasfeld released a comedic video of an elementary school reenactment of the Al Pacino film" Scarface", entitled" Scarface School Play".
It went viral on CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC and Fox News.
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He is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
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Question: Are director of film Puthiya Vaarpugal and director of film The L.A. Riot Spectacular both from the same country?
Answer: no