Question: Do director of film Kaddipudi and director of film Strays (1997 Film) have the same nationality?

Strays is a 1997 American drama film written, directed, produced by, and starring Vin Diesel, which follows a drug dealer and hustler who is fed up with the repetitious life style he leads and begins looking for meaning in his life. It marked Diesel's feature film directing debut and takes a hard look at his own adolescence and upbringing in New York City. <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> He became known as Duniya Suri in the wake of the success of his debut movie" Duniya", for which he won the 2006 – 2007 Karnataka State Film Awards in the Best Screenplay category. Suri came to fame after the" Duniya" release, for its realistic style. The work brought a different dimension to Kannada movies. Suri/ Soori known as Duniya Suri or Raw Suri is an Indian movie director. His second film" Inthi Ninna Preethiya" though critically acclaimed, performed poorly at the box office, while his next project" Junglee" was a greater critical and commercial success. Recent projects include the film" Jackie" with Puneeth Rajkumar which was declared the blockbuster of 2010 and was adjudged the Best Film of 2010 at the South Filmfare Awards. After the success of" Jackie" in 2010, Soori teamed up with Puneeth Rajkumar again in" Anna Bond" which released on 1 May 2012 and broke all previous" Sandalwood" opening records. <SEP> The screenplay was written by Soori and Rajesh Nataranga and the film stars Shivrajkumar as Anand alias Kaddipudi, a" rowdy" in Bangalore who vows to relinquish his life of crime and lead a normal life. The film also features Radhika Pandit, Rangayana Raghu, Anant Nag, Rajesh Nataranga, Balu Nagendra, Sharath Lohitashwa, Renuka Prasad and Avinash in pivotal roles. The music of the film was composed by V. Harikrishna with lyrics for the soundtracks written by Yogaraj Bhat and Jayant Kaikini. " Hedarabyadri" song sung by Shachina heggar also received a State award for best play back singer year 2013- 14. The movie received mixed reviews from the critics. However, it was later hailed as a neo-noir experiment. Kaddipudi is a 2013 Indian Kannada language crime drama directed by Duniya Soori and produced by M. Chandru. <SEP> He rose to international fame with his role as Dominic Toretto in" The Fast and the Furious" franchise. Mark Sinclair( born July 18, 1967), better known as Vin Diesel, is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. Diesel began his career in 1990, but initially struggled to gain roles until he created and starred in the short film" Multi- Facial"( 1995), which attracted the attention of director Steven Spielberg, who was developing his film" Saving Private Ryan". Spielberg re-wrote elements of the film to allow Diesel to appear in it, which helped kickstart his career. He subsequently voiced the title character in" The Iron Giant"( 1999) and gained a reputation as an action star after starring in" The Fast and the Furious The Chronicles of Riddick", and the" XXX" series. Later in his career, Diesel also became known for lending his voice to the character of Groot in" Guardians of the Galaxy"( 2014) and voicing a character in" Ralph Breaks the Internet"( 2018). He also founded the production company One Race Films. Away from action films, Diesel has enjoyed commercial success in a number of other genres, such as in the comedy film" The Pacifier"( 2005), while his performance in" Find Me Guilty"( 2006) was praised. Diesel is attached to portray the comic book character Bloodshot in its 2020 film adaptation, and is slated to appear in the" Avatar" sequels.