A. C. Tirulokchandar

A. C. Tirulokchandar
Born	A. Chengalvaraya Mudaliar Thirulokachander 11 June 1930 Arcot, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu[1]
Died	15 June 2016 (aged 86) Chennai, Tamilnadu
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1964 – 1988
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Children	Mallikeswari Raj Prem Trilok (deceased)

A. C. Tirulokachandar (11 June 1930 – 15 June 2016) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked mainly in Tamil films from the 1960s to 1988. He also directed a few films in Hindi and Telugu.^[3][4] His 1969 Tamil film Deiva Magan was the first South Indian film to be submitted by India in contest for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.^[5][6]

Career

During the making of the film Manthiri Kumari in 1950, A.C.Trilogchander was working as a junior assistant on the sets and during the shooting of this film became a close friend of M.G.Ramachandran. Producer A.V. Meiyappan noticed his talent and gave A.C.Trilochander his break as the director in 1962 film Veerathirumagan. With the success of his debut film, he got one more film to direct under AVM banner which was bilingual made simultaneously as Main Bhi Ladki Hoon in Hindi and as Nannum Oru Penn in Tamil. The latter won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil at 11th National Film Awards and also won Filmfare Award for Best film.With this he became a permanent fixture as director with AVM films. He became like the fifth son of Mr. A.V.Meiyapan and became close friend of A.V.M.Saravanan. Trilogchander directed the fiftieth film produced by AVM banner - Anbe Vaa, a romantic comedy film, in 1966 with M.G.Ramachandran in the lead.He directed for the film produced by K. Balaji - Thangai in 1967. He was not only adept at directing social dramas like Babu (1971) with Sivaji Ganesan in the lead, Ramu (1966) with Gemini Ganesan as the hero but also romantic dramas such as Iru Malargal and Anbalippu as well as the romantic comedies Anbe Vaa and Anbe Aaruyire. He was given the task of directing the first bilingual suspense thriller film from AVM banner in 1967 which was Ave Kallu in Telugu and Adhey Kangal in Tamil. He directed the pair Sivaji Ganeshan and Jayalalitha in 5 films - Deiva Magan, Dharmam Engey, Engirundho Vandhaal, Enga Mama, Avanthan Manidhan. He directed Rajesh Khanna in Babu in 1985 which became a hit. His other acclaimed Tamil films include Thirudan, Aval, Dheerga Sumangali, Vasandatil Oru Naal, Bhadrakali, Anbe Aaruyire and Bharata Vilas. He was known to co-ordinate the colour schemes of the actors' outfits with the sets designed for the film.

Death

Tirulokachandar died on 15 June 2016 at the age of 86 due to age-related issues.^[7] His youngest son, Prem Tirilok, succumbed to cancer a few days before his death.^[8] Tirulokachandar is survived by his elder son Raj T and daughter Mallikeswari.^{[9] [10]}

Partial filmography

S.No	Year	Film	Language	Notes
1	1987	Anbulla Appa	Tamil
2	1985	Babu	Hindi
3	1985	Do Dilon Ki Dastaan	Hindi
4	1982	Teri Kasam	Hindi
5	1982	Vasandhathil Or Naal	Tamil	Remake of Mausam
6	1981	Lorry Driver Rajakannu	Tamil
7	1980	Vishwaroopam	Tamil
8	1978	Pilot Premnath	Tamil
9	1978	Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye	Tamil
10	1978	Ennai Pol Oruvan	Tamil
11	1977	Penn Jenmam	Tamil
12	1977	Bhadrakali	Telugu
13	1976	Bhadrakali	Tamil
14	1975	Dr. Siva	Tamil
15	1975	Anbe Aaruyirae	Tamil
16	1975	Avanthan Manithan	Tamil	Remake of Kasturi Nivasa
17	1974	Dheerga Sumangali	Tamil
18	1973	Bharatha Vilas	Tamil
19	1972	Aval	Tamil
20	1972	Dharmam Engey	Tamil
21	1971	Babu	Tamil	Remake of Odayil Ninnu
22	1970	Enga Mama	Tamil	Remake of Brahmachari
23	1970	Engirundho Vandhaal	Tamil	Simultaneously made as Khilona
24	1969	Deiva Magan	Tamil
25	1969	Thirudan	Tamil
26	1969	Anbalippu	Tamil
27	1969	Iru Malargal	Tamil
28	1968	En Thambi	Tamil
29	1968	Ramu	Telugu	Remake of Tamil film of same name
30	1967	Adhey Kangal	Tamil
31	1967	Ave Kallu	Telugu
32	1967	Thangai	Tamil
33	1966	Anbe Vaa	Tamil
34	1966	Ramu	Tamil
35	1965	Naadi Aadajanme	Telugu
36	1965	Kakkum Karangal	Tamil
37	1964	Main Bhi Ladki Hoon	Hindi
38	1963	Naanum Oru Penn	Tamil
39	1962	Veerathirumagan	Tamil

References

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2. "Storyteller who found his flair in versatility - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
3. "Sivaji Ganesan & The Sadists- Part II". Indiaglitz. indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
4. "Performer to the core". Hindu.com. Chennai, India: The Hindu. 16 February 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
5. "India's Oscar drill". The Indian Express. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
7. "Director AC Tirulokchandar passes away". Behindwoods.com. 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
8. "Maalaimalar News: Director AC Thirulogachander son death". Maalaimalar.com. 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
9. Roshne B; Johanna Deeksha (2016-06-16). "The Deiva Magan of all directors, he shared special bond with Sivaji Ganesan". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
10. "Veteran film director AC Tirulokchandar passes away". Deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 2016-07-17.

External links

• A. C. Tirulokachandar at the Internet Movie Database