A. C. Tirulokchandar

A. C. Tirulokchandar

Birth : 1930-06-11, Arcot, Vellore district, Madras presidency, British India

Death : 2016-06-15

History

A. C. Thirulokachandar (11 June 1930 – 15 June 2016) also known as A. C. Tirulokchandar, 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. 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.

Profile

A. C. Tirulokchandar

Movies

Anbulla Appa
Director
The movie is about father-daughter affection. Radha (Nadhiya) is the daughter of Rajasekhar (Sivaji). Rajasekhar convinces Radha to get married to Madhu (Rahman). Radha goes to London with Madhu. Even, after marriage, she couldn't live without her father and misses him a lot.
Kudumbam Oru Koyil
Screenplay
Kudumbam Oru Koyil
Director
Babu
Director
Babu is a naive young man who likes to go out of his way to help people. He has fallen in love with Kammo, but in the process of helping another, he lands himself in jail for two years. After his discharge, he finds that a lady who had once helped him is now a destitute widow with a small child, Pinky.
Vasandhathil Oru Naal
Director
Lorry Driver Rajakannu
Director
Vishwaroobam
Director
Pilot Premnath
Director
Ennai Pol Oruvan
Director
Dr. Siva
Writer
Dr. Siva treats leprosy patients and gives great importance to his patients' care. When Geetha falls in love with him, he marries her expecting that she would understand the hassles of his profession.
Dr. Siva
Director
Dr. Siva treats leprosy patients and gives great importance to his patients' care. When Geetha falls in love with him, he marries her expecting that she would understand the hassles of his profession.
Anbe Aaruyire
Director
Avan Thaan Manidhan
Director
Bharatha Vilas
Story
A couple share a house with other three tenants who hail from different parts of the country. However, an unexpected turn of events changes the couple's dynamics with the tenants.
Bharatha Vilas
Producer
A couple share a house with other three tenants who hail from different parts of the country. However, an unexpected turn of events changes the couple's dynamics with the tenants.
Bharatha Vilas
Director
A couple share a house with other three tenants who hail from different parts of the country. However, an unexpected turn of events changes the couple's dynamics with the tenants.
...Aval!
Screenplay
Chandranath, a writer by profession impresses a rich girl, Geetha with his writings. He teams up with Sadanandh, his publisher to get rich using sleazy words.
...Aval!
Director
Chandranath, a writer by profession impresses a rich girl, Geetha with his writings. He teams up with Sadanandh, his publisher to get rich using sleazy words.
Babu
Screenplay
Babu, a young man, falls in love with Kammo. When a thug rapes her, he murders him out of revenge, which leads to his arrest.
Babu
Director
Babu, a young man, falls in love with Kammo. When a thug rapes her, he murders him out of revenge, which leads to his arrest.
Engirundho Vandhaal
Director
At the request of a wealthy man, a courtesan agrees to help heal his mentally disturbed son by pretending to be his wife. Her efforts only earn her abuse and wrath at the hands of most family members.
Enga Mama
Director
Deiva Magan
Screenplay
A lawyer leads a happy life until his wife delivers twins and one of them has a scarred face just like him. Dejected, he deserts the child and lies to his wife that their baby was stillborn.
Deiva Magan
Director
A lawyer leads a happy life until his wife delivers twins and one of them has a scarred face just like him. Dejected, he deserts the child and lies to his wife that their baby was stillborn.
En Thambi
Director
Ramu
Director
A man faces many trials and tribulations while taking care of his son who has a hearing impairment. He goes through many hardships to emerge victorious for his son.
Ave Kallu
Director
Rich and pretty, Susila returns from college to find that her family is being bumped off one by one. The only clues are a half smoked cigar left at the scene of each murder and a mysterious woman in white running through the courtyard.
Iru Malargal
Story
Iru Malargal
Director
Athey Kangal
Writer
A woman gets ready to leave for a get together and finds her husband dead in their room. In no time, she is also tried to kill by a black masked face man. His attempt gets failed and he escapes. The woman is now in state of shock and mentally paralysed. A murder case is registered and investigation take place. Susi (Kanchana) a young college girl comes to her home for vacation along with her friends. She lives with younger paternal uncles Kamalanathan and Vimalanathan who are the younger brothers of the victim and her aunt who was supposed to be the victim in the hands of the murderer. Susi meets Baskar (Ravichandran), a singer and both of them are attracted to each other at first sight.
Athey Kangal
Director
A woman gets ready to leave for a get together and finds her husband dead in their room. In no time, she is also tried to kill by a black masked face man. His attempt gets failed and he escapes. The woman is now in state of shock and mentally paralysed. A murder case is registered and investigation take place. Susi (Kanchana) a young college girl comes to her home for vacation along with her friends. She lives with younger paternal uncles Kamalanathan and Vimalanathan who are the younger brothers of the victim and her aunt who was supposed to be the victim in the hands of the murderer. Susi meets Baskar (Ravichandran), a singer and both of them are attracted to each other at first sight.
Thangai
Director
Ramu
Director
Raja returns from war only to learn that tragedy struck his family while he was away. He decides to help his son by leaving his village and seeking treatment for him.
Anbe Vaa
Writer
A rich man decides to take a vacation after working for two years straight. However, upon arrival, he is shocked to find that his caretaker, Krishnaiah, is missing after renting his Shimla bungalow.
Anbe Vaa
Director
A rich man decides to take a vacation after working for two years straight. However, upon arrival, he is shocked to find that his caretaker, Krishnaiah, is missing after renting his Shimla bungalow.
Kaakum Karangal
Writer
After her husband’s death, a woman struggles to raise her only son. Later, he becomes a famous surgeon and gets married to a wealthy girl but misunderstandings drive them apart.
Kaakum Karangal
Director
After her husband’s death, a woman struggles to raise her only son. Later, he becomes a famous surgeon and gets married to a wealthy girl but misunderstandings drive them apart.
Naanum Oru Penn
Director
The plot revolves around the dark complexioned and uneducated girl and how she convinces everyone that more than appearance and education, it is the character which is important for a woman.
Parthal Pasi Theerum
Story
Believing his wife to be dead, a soldier in the British-Indian army marries another woman and moves on. After few years, he finds out that his ex-wife is still alive and feels miserable.