A. C. Tirulokchandar
DirectingPersonal Info
gender
Male
birthday
June 11, 1930
died
June 15, 2016
place of birth
Arcot, Vellore district, Madras presidency, British India
also known as
A. C. Trilogchander · A. C. Thirulokachandar · Arcot Chengalvaraya Mudaliyar · Tirulogchander
Biography
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.