Question: Are the directors of both films Pokkiri Raja (1982 Film) and The Velvet Hand from the same country?

Pokkiri Raja is a 1982 Indian Tamil- language action comedy film directed by S. P. Muthuraman. It is a remake of the Telugu film" Chuttalunnaru Jagratha"( 1980). The film stars Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Raadhika in lead roles with R. Muthuraman in Villain Role. This film was remade in Hindi as" Mawaali" and in Kannada as" Bazar Bheema"( 1987). <SEP> Mawaali( English: Rogue) is a 1983 Indian masala film, produced by G. Hanumantha Rao by Padmalaya Studios banner, presented by Krishna and directed by K. Bapaiah. The film stars Jeetendra, Sridevi, Jaya Prada in the lead roles and music composed by Bappi Lahiri. The film is a remake of Telugu movie" Chuttalunnaru Jagratha"( 1980), starring Krishna, Sridevi, which was later remade in Tamil as" Pokkiri Raja"( 1982) which starred Rajnikanth, Sridevi. Sridevi has replicated her role in Telugu and Tamil adapataions, while Jayaprada has reprised Sridevi's role in Hindi adaptation. Govinda starrer Hathkadi is another unofficial remake that happened in the 90s. Mawaali was a commercial success grossing ₹ 40.7 million at the box office, becoming the sixth highest grossing Indian film of 1983. <SEP> He appeared in 116 films between 1913 and 1949. He also directed 23 films between 1916 and 1920. He was born in Dublin, Ireland and died in Hollywood, California. Douglas Gerrard( 12 August 1891 – 5 June 1950) was an Irish- American actor and film director of the silent and early sound era. He was the brother of actor Charles K. Gerrard. <SEP> I Want Your Love is the title of both a 2010 short film and a 2012 feature- length film. Both films were directed and written by Travis Mathews. The drama films both revolve around the friends and ex-lovers of Jesse Metzger, a gay man in his mid-thirties who is forced to move back to his hometown from San Francisco due to financial reasons. The actors' own names, along with much of their real- life stories, were used for their characters in both films, which features graphic sexual scenes. The production of both films was aided by the gay pornographic studio NakedSword. This led to the full- length film being refused exemption from classification, which would have allowed it to screen at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a decision to which actor James Franco( who invited Mathews to collaborate on Franco's film" Interior. Leather Bar.") reacted negatively. <SEP> The film stars Fritzi Brunette, William Conklin, Gino Corrado, F. A. Turner, Wedgwood Nowell and Carmen Phillips. The film was released on September 30, 1918, by Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.. The Velvet Hand is a 1918 American drama film directed by Douglas Gerrard and written by F. McGrew Willis. <SEP> He has directed nearly 75 films in Tamil. He was one of the most successful commercial directors in Tamil cinema. Initially he worked mainly with R. Muthuraman, Rajinikanth, Sivaji Ganesan and Kamal Haasan. He was born in karaikudi. His father Karaikudi Subbiah was an MLA. S. P. Muthuraman debuted as an assistant director in the film Kalathur Kannamma( 1960). He has received two South Filmfare Awards and a Best Director award from the Tamil Nadu State Government. S. P. Muthuraman, also referred to as SPM, is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. In the late 1970s, his association with Rajinikanth proved to be extremely successful, as they went on work together in 25 films. Muthuraman was mainly responsible for moulding Rajini's career and turning him into a commercial star. He was also the associate producer of the Rajinikanth starrer" Sivaji".