Question: Are the directors of films Blade Runner 2049 and Karisakattu Poove both from the same country?

He is the father of actor Dhanush and director Selvaraghavan. He worked as an assistant director with Director K.S.G. Most of the films he directed were either village based or infatuation of youngsters. Kasthuri Raja is an Indian film director based in Chennai, India, and his native place is Mallingapuram near Pannaipuram, Theni District, Tamil Nadu. He also worked with Director Visu on more than 16 films. He began his life, running away from home to Chennai and working in a mill. <SEP> He is a four- time recipient of the Canadian Screen Award( formerly Genie Award) for Best Direction, for" Maelström" in 2001," Polytechnique" in 2009," Incendies" in 2011 and" Enemy" in 2014. The first three of these films also won the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture, while the latter was awarded the prize for best Canadian film of the year by the Toronto Film Critics Association. Internationally, he is known for directing several critically acclaimed films, such as the thriller films" Prisoners"( 2013) and" Sicario"( 2015), as well as the science fiction films" Arrival"( 2016) and" Blade Runner 2049"( 2017). Denis Villeneuve( born October 3, 1967) is a French Canadian film director, writer, and producer. For his work on" Arrival", he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. He was awarded the prize of Filmmaker of the Decade by the Hollywood Critics Association in December 2019. <SEP> A sequel to the 1982 film" Blade Runner", the film stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, with Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Dave Bautista, and Jared Leto in supporting roles. Ford and Edward James Olmos reprise their roles from the original. Set thirty years after the first film, Gosling plays K, a Nexus- 9 replicant" blade runner" who uncovers a secret that threatens to destabilize society and the course of civilization. Original director Ridley Scott served as an executive producer on the film. Principal photography took place between July and November 2016, mainly in Budapest, Hungary. " Blade Runner 2049" premiered in Los Angeles on October 3, 2017, and was released in the United States in 2D, 3D, and IMAX on October 6, 2017. Blade Runner 2049 is a 2017 American neo- noir science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green. The film was praised by critics for its performances, direction, cinematography, musical score, production design, visual effects, and faithfulness to the original film, and was considered by many critics to be among the best films of 2017. Despite positive reviews, the film was a box office disappointment, grossing$ 260 million worldwide against a production budget between$ 150 – 185 million. " Blade Runner 2049" received five nominations at the 90th Academy Awards, winning Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects. It also received eight nominations at the 71st British Academy Film Awards, including Best Director, and won Best Cinematography and Best Special Visual Effects. <SEP> The film features Napoleon, Vineeth, Kushboo and Ravali in lead roles. The film, produced by Vijayalakshmi Kasthuri Raja, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 23 June 2000 to negative reviews. Karisakattu Poove is a 2000 Tamil drama film directed by Kasthuri Raja. <SEP> Benjamin Mark Lasker Wallfisch( born 7 August 1979) is an English composer, conductor, and pianist. Since the mid-2000s, he has composed and contributed to music for over 60 feature films. His compositions include original scores for" A Cure For Wellness Hidden FiguresLights OutDesert DancerItBlade Runner 2049", and" Shazam!". In 2017, he was jointly nominated with Pharrell Williams and Hans Zimmer for Best Original Score at the 74th Golden Globe Awards for his work on" Hidden Figures," and a BAFTA Award and Grammy Award for" Blade Runner 2049." In 2014, Wallfisch was appointed an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, London. He is also a member of Remote Control Productions, a company by Hans Zimmer. <SEP> Michael Hodges is an American singer- songwriter, record producer, composer, executive music producer and music executive best known for his work in music for film and television most notably on" Blade Runner 2049"( 2017)," Point Break"( 2015)," The Expanse"( 2015 – present) and" Pete the Cat"( 2017 – present). He has received three Grammy nominations for his work as songwriter and producer. In 2017, Hodges was an executive music producer on" Blade Runner 2049", produced the" Blade Runner 2049" soundtrack and co-wrote and produced the only original song on the album" Almost Human" performed by Lauren Daigle. The album debuted at No. 1 in the" Billboard" Soundtrack Sales Charts and No. 53 in the" Billboard" 200. In October 2017, Hodges signed on as executive music producer and co-composer of the Amazon Original Series Pete the Cat. In 2018, The Blade Runner 2049 Soundtrack, co-produced by Hodges, was nominated for a Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.