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{{Short description|Indian film director and screenwriter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = A. C. Thirulokachandar
| image = A.C. Thirulokchandar.jpg
| birth_name = Arcot Chengalvaraya Mudaliyar Thirulokachandar
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1930|06|11}}
| birth_place = [[Arcot]], [[Vellore district]], [[Madras presidency]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2016|06|15|1930|06|11}}
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| education = M. A.
| occupation = Film director, screenwriter
| image_size =
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=3}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Storyteller-who-found-his-flair-in-versatility/articleshow/52789439.cms |title=Storyteller who found his flair in versatility |website=The Times of India |date=2016-06-17 |access-date=2016-07-17 |archive-date=18 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618154333/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Storyteller-who-found-his-flair-in-versatility/articleshow/52789439.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
| yearsactive = 1952–1988
| spouse =
| children = 3
| parents =
}}
''' Arcot Chengalvaraya Thirulokachandar''' (11 June 1930 – 15 June 2016) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked mainly in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil films]] from the 1950s to 1988. He also directed a few films in [[Hindi]] and Telugu.<ref>{{cite news|title=Performer to the core|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/02/16/stories/2008021650270100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109234415/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/02/16/stories/2008021650270100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 November 2012|access-date=4 June 2011|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 February 2008}}</ref> His 1969 Tamil film ''[[Deiva Magan (1969 film)|Deiva Magan]]'' was the first South Indian film to be [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|submitted by India in contest for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]].<ref>{{cite news|title=India's Oscar drill|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/indias-oscar-drill/265710/2|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=4 June 2011|archive-date=11 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611124531/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/indias-oscar-drill/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2012/04/29182433/thirulogasandar-direct-sivaji.html |title=திருலோகசந்தர் இயக்கத்தில் சிவாஜி கணேசன் 3 வேடத்தில் நடித்த 'தெய்வ மகன்' |trans-title=Sivaji Ganesan portrayed 3 roles in 'Deiva Magan' under Tirulokachander's direction |access-date=2013-11-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207134643/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2012/04/29182433/thirulogasandar-direct-sivaji.html |archive-date=7 December 2013 }}</ref>

== Career ==
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During the making of the film [[Kumari (1952 film)|''Kumari'']] in 1952, A.C. Tirulokchandar 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. Tirulokchandar 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 Productions]] which was bilingual made simultaneously as ''Main Bhi Ladki Hoon'' in Hindi and as ''[[Naanum Oru Penn|Nannum Oru Penn]]'' (1963) in Tamil. The latter won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] at [[11th National Film Awards]] and also won [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Award]] for [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil|Best film]]. With this, he became a permanent fixture as director with AVM. He became like the fifth son of Mr. [[A. V. Meiyappan]] and became close friend of [[AVM Saravanan|A.V.M.Saravanan]].

Tirulokchandar directed the fiftieth film produced by AVM banner – ''[[Anbe Vaa (1966 film)|Anbe Vaa]]'', a romantic comedy film, in 1966 with [[M.G. Ramachandran]] and [[Saroja Devi]] in the lead. He directed the films produced by [[K. Balaji]] – ''[[Thangai]]'' (1967), ''[[En Thambi]]'' (1968), ''[[Thirudan]]'' (1969) and [[Engirundho Vandhaal|''Engiruntho Vanthaal'']] (1970) which were Tamil remakes of blockbuster films in other languages. He was not only adept at directing social dramas like ''[[Babu (1971 film)|Babu]]'' (1971) with [[Sivaji Ganesan]] in the lead, ''[[Ramu (1966 film)|Ramu]]'' (1966) with [[Gemini Ganesan]] as the hero but also romantic dramas such as ''[[Iru Malargal]]'' (1967) and ''[[Anbalippu]]'' (1969) as well as the romantic comedies ''[[Anbe Vaa (1966 film)|Anbe Vaa]]'' (1966) and [[Anbe Aaruyire (1975 film)|''Anbe Aaruyire'']] (1975).

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 [[Athey Kangal (1967 film)|''Adhey Kangal'']] in Tamil. He directed the pair Sivaji Ganesan and [[Jayalalithaa]] in five films – ''[[Deiva Magan]]'' (1969), ''[[Dharmam Engey]]'' (1972), ''[[Engirundho Vandhaal]]'' (1970), ''[[Enga Mama]]'' (1970) and ''[[Avanthan Manidhan]]'' (1975). He directed [[Rajesh Khanna]] in ''[[Babu (1985 film)|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.

== Personal life ==
Tirulokchandar had a daughter and two sons,<ref>{{cite news |author1=Roshne B |author2=Johanna Deeksha |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/The-Deiva-Magan-of-all-directors-he-shared-special-bond-with-Sivaji-Ganesan/2016/06/16/article3484496.ece |title=The Deiva Magan of all directors, he shared special bond with Sivaji Ganesan |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=2016-06-16 |access-date=2016-07-17 |archive-date=16 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616120506/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/The-Deiva-Magan-of-all-directors-he-shared-special-bond-with-Sivaji-Ganesan/2016/06/16/article3484496.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/160616/veteran-film-director-ac-tirulokchandar-passes-away.html |title=Veteran film director AC Tirulokchandar passes away |website=Deccan Chronicle |date=16 June 2016 |access-date=2016-07-17 |archive-date=5 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005102716/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/160616/veteran-film-director-ac-tirulokchandar-passes-away.html |url-status=live }}</ref> the younger of whom died of cancer in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2016/06/08104807/1017391/Director-AC-Thirulogachander-son-death.vpf |title=Maalaimalar News: Director AC Thirulogachander son death |website=Maalaimalar.com |date=2016-06-08 |access-date=2016-07-17 |archive-date=13 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613173822/http://www.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2016/06/08104807/1017391/Director-AC-Thirulogachander-son-death.vpf |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Death ==
Tirulokchandar died on 15 June 2016 at the age of 86. The reason for death was declared as "age-related issues".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/jun/15/veteran-tamil-film-director-ac-tirulokachandar-passes-away-940690.html | title=Veteran Tamil film director AC Tirulokachandar passes away | date=15 June 2016 | access-date=2 May 2022 | archive-date=2 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502174557/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/jun/15/Veteran-Tamil-film-director-AC-Tirulokachandar-passes-away-940690.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tamil-film-director-ac-tirulokachandar-passes-away-44933 | title=Tamil film director AC Tirulokachandar passes away | date=16 June 2016 | access-date=2 May 2022 | archive-date=2 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502174556/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tamil-film-director-ac-tirulokachandar-passes-away-44933 | url-status=live }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#000;"
! Year !! Film !! Language !!class=unsortable| Notes
|-
|1952 || [[Kumari (1952 film)|''Kumari'']]|| Tamil ||Assistant Direction
|-
|1960 || ''[[Vijayapuri Veeran]]''|| Tamil ||Story & Dialogue Writer
|-
|1962 || ''[[Paarthaal Pasi Theerum]]''|| Tamil ||Story & Dialogue Writer
|-
|1962 || ''[[Veerathirumagan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|1963 || ''[[Naanum Oru Penn]]''|| Tamil ||
|-
|1964 || ''[[Main Bhi Ladki Hoon]]''|| Hindi ||
|-
|1965 || ''[[Naadi Aada Janme]]''|| Telugu ||
|-
|1965 || ''[[Kakkum Karangal]]''|| Tamil ||
|-
|1966 || ''[[Anbe Vaa (1966 film)|Anbe Vaa]]'' || Tamil ||Remake of American film ''[[Come September]]''
|-
|1966 || ''[[Ramu (1966 film)|Ramu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|1967
|''[[Thangai]]''
|Tamil
|
|-
|1967 || ''[[Athey Kangal (1967 film)|Athey Kangal]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|1967 || ''[[Iru Malargal]]''|| Tamil ||
|-
|1967 || ''[[Ave Kallu]]''|| Telugu ||
|-
|1968 || ''[[Ramu (1968 film)|Ramu]]'' || Telugu || Remake of [[Ramu (1966 film)|Tamil film of same name]]
|-
|1968 || ''[[En Thambi]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|1969 || ''[[Thirudan]]'' || Tamil || Remake of [[Adrushtavanthulu]]
|-
|1969 || ''[[Deiva Magan]]''|| Tamil ||
|-
|1969 || ''[[Anbalippu]]'' || Tamil || Story and screenplay credits as well
|-
|1970 || ''[[Engirundho Vandhaal]]''|| Tamil ||Simultaneously made as [[Khilona (1970 film)|''Khilona'']]
|-
|1970 || ''[[Enga Mama]]''|| Tamil ||Remake of [[Brahmachari (1968 Hindi film)|''Brahmachari'']]
|-
|1971 || ''[[Pavitra Hrudayalu]]''|| Telugu ||
|-
|1971 || [[Babu (1971 film)|''Babu'']]|| Tamil ||Remake of [[Odayil Ninnu (film)|''Odayil Ninnu'']]; screenplay credits as well
|-
|1972 ||''Itho Entha Deivam''|| Tamil ||
|-
|1972 ||[[Aval (1972 film)|''Aval'']]|| Tamil ||
|-
|1972 || ''[[Dharmam Engey]]''|| Tamil ||
|-
|1973 || ''[[Radha (1973 film)|Radha]]''|| Tamil || 25th Film
|-
|1973 ||''[[Sontham (1973 film)|Sontham]]''|| Tamil ||
|-
|1973 || ''[[Bharatha Vilas]]''|| Tamil ||
|-
|1974 || ''[[Dheerga Sumangali]]''|| Tamil ||
|-
|1975 ||''[[Dr. Siva]]''|| Tamil ||
|-
|1975 || [[Anbe Aaruyire (1975 film)|''Anbe Aaruyirae'']]|| Tamil ||
|-
|1975 || ''[[Avanthan Manithan]]''|| Tamil ||Remake of ''[[Kasturi Nivasa]]''
|-
|1976 || ''Nee Indri Naanillai''|| Tamil ||
|-
|1976 || [[Bhadrakali (film)|''Bhadrakali'']]|| Tamil ||
|-
|1977 || ''Penn Jenmam''|| Tamil ||
|-
|1977 || ''Bhadrakali''|| Telugu ||
|-
|1978 || ''[[Pilot Premnath]]''|| Tamil ||
|-
|1978 || ''[[Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye]]''|| Tamil ||
|-
|1980 || [[Vishwaroopam (1980 film)|''Vishwaroopam'']]|| Tamil ||
|-
|1980||''Kadhal Kiligal''|| Tamil||Remake of ''Ghar''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-05-04/page/n47/mode/2up|title=Kalki magazine|website=archive.org|date=4 May 1980 |access-date=8 April 2023}}</ref>
|-
|1981 ||''[[Lorry Driver Rajakannu]]''|| Tamil ||
|-
|1982 || ''[[Teri Kasam]]''|| Hindi ||
|-
|1982 || ''[[Baawri]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
|1982 || ''[[Vasandhathil Or Naal]]''|| Tamil ||Remake of [[Mausam (1976 film)|''Mausam'']]
|-
|1985 || [[Babu (1985 film)|''Babu'']]|| Hindi ||
|-
|1985 || [[Do Dilon Ki Dastaan (1985 film)|''Do Dilon Ki Dastaan'']]|| Hindi ||
|-
|1987 || ''[[Kudumbam Oru Koyil]]''|| Tamil ||
|-
|1987 || ''[[Anbulla Appa]]''|| Tamil ||
|-
|1988
|''Shukriyaa''
|Hindi
|
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=0858235|name= A. C. Tirulokachandar}}
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{{FilmfareAwardBestTamilDirector}}

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