Question: Do director of film Thodari and director of film Jyothi (1976 Film) share the same nationality?

It is based on the story of an innocent girl" Jyothi." Jayasudha won the Nandi award as Best Actress for her performance in the title role. Jyothi( Telugu: జ్యోతి) is a 1976 Telugu film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. She later credited the film's success for making her a famous actress in Telugu films. It is a remake of the Hindi film" Mili"( 1975) starring Jaya Bhaduri. though the storyline is completely different from the original except for the heroine suffering from a deadly disease. <SEP> Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV. <SEP> Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects. <SEP> Thodari( English:" The Train") is a 2016 Indian Tamil- language action thriller film co produced, written and directed by Prabhu Solomon. It stars Dhanush and Keerthy Suresh in the lead roles, while D. Imman composed the film's music. The film revolves around a pantry worker who risks his own life to save his girlfriend and fellow passengers on board when the train goes out of control and hijackers enter the scene. " Thodari" was released theatrically on 22 September 2016, along with a Telugu dubbed version titled" Rail". It was later dubbed into Hindi as" Express Khiladi" in 2018. <SEP> Prabhu Solomon( born 7 May 1969) is an Indian film director who has primarily worked on Tamil films. After making his debut in 1999, he had a middling career before rising to prominence with the success of the romantic tragedy film" Mynaa"( 2010). <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. 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. 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.