Question: Are both director of film Sattekalapu Satteya and director of film Remote (1993 Film) from the same country?

<P0-S0> 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). <P0-S1> Sattekalapu Satteya is a 1969 Telugu- language film written and directed by K. Balachander. <SEP> <P1-S0> After graduating from the University of Texas film program, he joined the crew of" The Texas Chain Saw Massacre"( 1974) as a sound recordist. <P1-S1> Later, he joined Charles Band's Empire Pictures, where he worked as an editor on such films as" Ghoulies"( 1985) and eventually debuted as a director with" The Dungeonmaster"( 1985) and" TerrorVision"( 1986). <P1-S2> His most famous directorial effort is the" Subspecies film series". <P1-S3> Ted Nicolaou is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. <P1-S4> Apart from his feature film projects, he also works in television. <SEP> <P2-S0> Patham Pasali is a 1970 Tamil- language comedy- drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. <P2-S1> It is a remake of his own 1969 Telugu film" Sattekalapu Satteya". <P2-S2> The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh and Rajasree. <SEP> <P3-S0> Remote is a 1993 American comedy film that was released directly to video on September 22, 1993 by Paramount Pictures through Moonbeam Entertainment. <P3-S1> Ted Nicolaou directed the film and it was written by Mike Farrow, best known for his hard- boiled detective persona Tommy Sledge. <P3-S2> It stars Chris Carrara, Jessica Bowman, and John Diehl. <P3-S3> It is the second film to be released by Moonbeam Entertainment, following" Prehysteria!"( 1993). <SEP> <P4-S0> Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV. <SEP> <P5-S0> 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. <P5-S1> Balachander's films are well known for their portrayal of women as bold personalities and central characters. <P5-S2> 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. <P5-S3> He started his film career in 1964 as a screenwriter and graduated to a director with" Neerkumizhi"( 1965). <P5-S4> 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. <P5-S5> 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. <P5-S6> In his film career, Balachander had won nine National Film Awards and 13 Filmfare Awards. <P5-S7> 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. <P5-S8> Kailasam Balachander( 9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian filmmaker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil film industry. <P5-S9> He also made films under his production house, Kavithalaya Productions. <P5-S10> Apart from Tamil, he made films in other languages such as Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. <P5-S11> Towards the tail end of his career, he directed a few TV serials and made a few film appearances as well.