Sentence 1: Ramachandran recommended K. A. Thangavelu initially for the role of Punyakodi , but T. R. Ramachandran said that his father wanted Saravanan in the role .
Sentence 2: Ramachandran initially recommended K. A. Thangavelu for the role of Punyakodi , but T. R. Ramachandran said that his father wanted Saravanan in the role .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?