Question: Are director of film The Salvation Hunters and director of film Gemini (2002 Tamil Film) from the same country?

The film features Vikram in the title role of a small- time criminal and aspiring don who, after falling in love, decides to refrain from crime; Kiran Rathod plays his love interest. Murali stars as Singaperumal, a police officer who inspires and guides Gemini in his attempts to reform. The cast includes Kalabhavan Mani as the principal antagonist while Vinu Chakravarthy, Manorama and Thennavan portray significant roles. Based on gang wars in Chennai, the film delves into the lives of outlaws and the roles the police and society play in their rehabilitation and acceptance. In early 2001, rival gangsters" Vellai" Ravi and Chera reformed themselves with the patronage of a police officer. Saran was inspired by this incident to make the film. Production began shortly afterwards in December the same year and was completed by March 2002. The film was shot mainly at the AVM Studios in Chennai, while two song sequences were filmed in Switzerland. The film had cinematography by A. Venkatesh and editing by Suresh Urs while the soundtrack was scored by Bharathwaj. The soundtrack was well received, with the song" O Podu" becoming a sensation in Tamil Nadu. " Gemini" was released two days ahead of the Tamil New Year on 12 April 2002 and received mixed reviews, with praise for the performances of Vikram and Mani but criticism of Saran's script. Gemini is a 2002 Indian Tamil- language action film written and directed by Saran and produced by AVM Productions. Made at an estimated cost of, the film earned at the box office and became the highest- grossing Tamil film of the year. Its success, largely attributed to the popularity of" O Podu", resurrected the Tamil film industry, which was experiencing difficulties after a series of box office failures. The film won three Filmfare Awards, three ITFA Awards and four Cinema Express Awards. Later that same year, Saran remade the film in Telugu as" Gemeni". <SEP> The feature stars Georgia Hale and George K. Arthur, and would bring Sternberg," a new talent", to the attention of the major movie studies, including Metro- Goldwyn- Meyer and Paramount Pictures. " Film Mercury" included" The Salvation Hunters" in its ten- best list for the films of 1925. The Salvation Hunters( 1925) is an American silent film, which marked the directorial debut of the 31- year old Josef von Sternberg. <SEP> Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV. <SEP> Saran is an Indian film director active mainly in Tamil cinema. He was once an assistant to K. Balachander. He owns a production houses called Gemini Productions and Saran movie factory. <SEP> Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects. <SEP> He is best known for his film collaboration with actress Marlene Dietrich in the 1930s, including the highly regarded Paramount/ UFA production," The Blue Angel"( 1930). Josef von Sternberg( born Jonas Sternberg, 29 May 1894 – 22 December 1969) was an Austrian- American filmmaker whose career successfully spanned the transition from the silent to the sound era, during which he worked with most of the major Hollywood studios. Sternberg's finest works are noteworthy for their striking pictorial compositions, dense décor, chiaroscuro illumination and relentless camera motion, endowing the scenes with emotional intensity. He is also credited with initiating the gangster film genre with his silent era movie" Underworld"( 1927). Sternberg's themes typically offer the spectacle of an individual's desperate struggle to maintain their personal integrity as they sacrifice themselves for lust or love. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for" Morocco"( 1930) and" Shanghai Express"( 1932).