Tamil film director AC Tirulokachandar passes away

He had directed iconic yesteryear actors like MG Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganesan
Tamil film director AC Tirulokachandar passes away
Tamil film director AC Tirulokachandar passes away
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Veteran Tamil film director AC Tirulokachandar, who had directed over 60 movies including Tamil, Telugu and some Hindi films, passed away on Wednesday.

He was 85 and he passed away at a hospital here due to age related health issues and he is survived by a son and a daughter,” N. Shan, son-in-law of Raj Chandar, son of Tirlokachandar told PTI.

Remembered for films in which he had directed iconic yesteryear actors like MG Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganesan, he debuted in Tamil film industry in the 1962 movie “Veera Thirumagan,” a AVM production.

Before that he had worked in film studios and had written numerous short stories in Tamil magazines. Films like Anbey Vaa (1966), Ramu(1966), Athey Kangal (1967), Naanum Oru Pen(1963), Baratha Vilas (1973), Enga Mama(1970), were among his Tamil hits.

Totally, he had directed 65 films, most of them in Tamil followed by Telugu and Hindi, he said. He also directed Rajinikanth starrer movies, including Badrakali.

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