Question: Are the directors of films Simha (Film) and The Desert Sheik both from the same country?

The Desert Sheik is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Wanda Hawley, Nigel Barrie and Pedro de Cordoba. British star Stewart Rome also appears in a supporting role. The story is inspired by the 1898 novel" The Tragedy of the Korosko" by Arthur Conan Doyle. <SEP> Best known for directing action films, Sreenu has garnered two state Nandi Awards, and two" TSR National Awards" for his works. In 2005, Srinu made his directorial debut with" Bhadra", which starred Ravi Teja, Meera Jasmine, and Prakash Raj. " Tulasi" was his second film. In 2010, Srinu's third release was" Simha", starring Nandamuri Balakrishna in a dual role, Nayantara and Sneha Ullal. In 2012, he made his fourth film" Dhammu", starring Jr NTR, Trisha, Karthika Nair. Boyapati Srinivas, sometimes also spelled Boyapati Sreenu, is an Indian film director. <SEP> The Desert Mothers were female Christian ascetics living in the desert of Egypt, Israel, and Syria in the 4th and 5th centuries AD. They typically lived in the monastic communities that began forming during that time, though sometimes they lived as hermits. Other women from that era who influenced the early ascetic or monastic tradition while living outside the desert are also described as Desert Mothers. The Desert Fathers are much more well known because most of the early lives of the saints" were written by men for a male monastic audience" — the occasional stories about the Desert Mothers come from the early Desert Fathers and their biographers. Many desert women had leadership roles within the Christian community. The" Apophthegmata Patrum", or" Sayings of the Desert Fathers", includes forty- seven sayings that are actually attributed to the Desert Mothers. There are several chapters dedicated to the Desert Mothers in the" Lausiac History" by Palladius, who mentions 2,975 women living in the desert. Other sources include the various stories told over the years about the lives of saints of that era, traditionally called" vitaelife"). The lives of twelve female desert saints are described in Book I of" Vitae PatrumLives of the Fathers"). <SEP> After trying various occupations, he became an actor playing a variety of roles, beginning in 1890, in plays, pantomime and Edwardian musical comedy. After the First World War, he left the stage and pursued a decade- long film career. Thomas Herbert F. Lewin( 28 September 1872 – 8 February 1964), known professionally as Tom Terriss, was a British actor, screenwriter and film director. He was the brother of the musical comedy star Ellaline Terriss and son of leading man actor William Terriss. <SEP> This page lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Film. This award is presented to the directors of the film. <SEP> The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna as the protagonist in a dual role. It also stars Nayantara and Sneha Ullal in the other lead roles, Adithya Menon and Sai Kumar as the antagonists and Namitha, Kota Srinivasa Rao, K. R. Vijaya and Rahman in supporting roles. The film features original soundtrack by Chakri, art direction by A. S. Prakash, cinematography by Arthur Wilson and editing by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. The film was released on 30 April 2010 and received positive reviews from critics. The film was a massive success at the box office and went on to become the highest grosser of 2010 in Tollywood. The film also achieved the distinction of being one of the highest-grossing films in the Telugu Film Industry. It is also the first time in nine years that a Balakrishna film has become the biggest grosser of the year after "Narasimha Naidu". Balakrishna received the Nandi Award for Best Actor for this film, his second after his 2001 film "Narasimha Naidu". Simha  is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Boyapati Srinu and produced by Paruchuri Kireeti under the United Movies banner.