Question: Are the directors of films Sundarakanda (1992 Film) and War And Peace (1915 Film) both from the same country?

Richard Kevin Betts( born August 15, 1947) is the Arnold Saltzman Professor of War and Peace Studies in the Department of Political Science, the director of the Institute of War and Peace Studies, and the director of the International Security Policy Program in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. <SEP> The film stars Venkatesh, Meena Durairaj and Aparna playing the lead roles, with original soundtrack by M. M. Keeravani. The film was a remake of the Tamil film "Sundara Kandam". Sundarakanda is a 1992 Telugu action comedy film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and produced by K. V. V. Satyanarayana under Saudhamini Creations. The film was a "Super Hit" at the box office. <SEP> The Sheriff's Dilemma is a 1915 film featuring Harry Carey. <SEP> He has garnered eight state Nandi Awards, the IIFA Award, the SIIMA Award, five Filmfare Awards South and two Cine MAA Awards. In a film career spanning more than five decades, Rao has directed more than a hundred feature films, of which around ninety were box office hits, across multiple genres such as romantic comedy, fantasy, melodrama, action thriller, biographical and romance films. Rao received the state Nandi Award for Best Director for his works such as" Bobbili Brahmanna"( 1984), and" Pelli Sandadi"( 1996). He garnered the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu for the drama film" Prema Lekhalu"( 1977), the super natural fantasy film," Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari"( 1990), and the romance film" Allari Priyudu"( 1993). Rao is known for his works in hagiographical films such as" Annamayya"( 1997), which won two National Film Awards, and was also showcased at the 1998 International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section. Rao also received the Nandi Award for Best Direction, the Filmfare Award for Best Direction for his work in the film. His other hagiographic works such as" Sri Manjunatha"( 2001)," Sri Ramadasu"( 2006)," Shirdi Sai"( 2012) and" Om Namo Venkatesaya"( 2017), received several state honors. His mainstream works such as the 1987 Social problem film" Agni Putrudu", and the 1988 action thriller" Aakhari Poratam", were screened at the 11th and 12th International Film Festival of India respectively in the mainstream section. In 1992, he directed the melodrama" Gharana Mogudu", premiered at the 1993 International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section, which became the first Telugu film to gross over 10 crore at the box office. Next, he directed the instant hit" Allari Priyudu", which was also premiered at the 1994 International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section. K. Raghavendra Rao( born Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao on 23 May 1942) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and choreographer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few Hindi and Kannada films. <SEP> War and Peace was a 1915 Russian film written and co-directed by Vladimir Gardin, based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy. <SEP> He first gained renown as a stage actor in the adaptations of Russian classics by Vera Komissarzhevskaya and other directors. In 1913, he turned to cinema and started producing screen versions of great Russian fiction:" Anna Karenina"( 1914)," The Kreutzer Sonata"( 1914)," Home of the Gentry"( 1914)," War and Peace"( 1915, co-directed with Yakov Protazanov), and" On the Eve"( 1915). After the Russian Revolution of 1917, he organized and presided over the first film school in the world, now known as VGIK. With the advent of sound pictures, he stopped directing and returned to acting. Vladimir Rostislavovich Gardin( born Vladimir Rostislavovich Blagonravov( Благонра́вов); – 28 May 1965) was a pioneering Russian film director and actor who strove to raise the artistic level of Russian cinema. His roles won him a high critical acclaim and the title of People's Artist of the USSR( 1947). Gardin published two volumes of memoirs in 1949 and 1952. Another book," The Artist's Life and Labor", followed in 1960.