S. A. Chandrasekar (born 2 July 1945) is an Indian film director, producer, writer, and actor who primarily works within

Kollywood Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood ...

. He made his directorial debut with ''Aval Oru Pachai Kuzhanthai'' (1978), He got his breakthrough with ''

Sattam Oru Iruttarai ''Sattam Oru Iruttarai'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film written and directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar, from a story by his wife Shoba. The film stars Vijayakanth, Poornima Devi and Vasumathi, with Sangili Murugan, Nithi ...

'' (1981). He has directed over 70 movies in all south Indian languages, and is known for directing films focusing on

social issues A social issue is a problem that affects many people within a society. It is a group of common problems in present-day society and ones that many people strive to solve. It is often the consequence of factors extending beyond an individual's cont ...

Personal life

Chandrasekhar had a daughter named Vidya; who died at the age of two. His brother-in-law, S. N. Surendar is a playback singer and voice artist and his nephew Vikranth is an actor.

Film career

Chandrasekar has directed over 70 movies in

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and

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. Directors S. Shankar, M. Rajesh, Ponram had worked with him as assistants. Some of his hit movies include ''

'' (1981), ''

Chattaniki Kallu Levu ''Chattaniki Kallu Levu'' () is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Madhavi, Lakshmi, Hema Sundar and Kannada Prabhakar in important roles. It is a remake of the 1981 Tamil film '' Sa ...

'' (1981), ''

Nyaya Ellide ''Nyaya Ellide'' () is an Indian Kannada-language film which was released on 3 September 1982. It is a remake of the Tamil movie ''Sattam Oru Iruttarai'', which was directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar, who also directed the Kannada version of the f ...

'' (1982), '' Palletoori Monagadu'' (1983), '' Saatchi'' (1983), '' Vetri'' (1984), '' Naan Sigappu Manithan'' (1985), '' Sattam Oru Vilayaattu'' (1987), '' Sendhoorapandi'' (1993), '' Rasigan'' (1994), ''

Deva Deva may refer to: Entertainment * ''Deva'' (1989 film), a 1989 Kannada film * ''Deva'' (1995 film), a 1995 Tamil film * ''Deva'' (2002 film), a 2002 Bengali film * Deva (2007 Telugu film) * ''Deva'' (2017 film), a 2017 Marathi film * Deva ...

'' (1995), '' Once More'' (1997) and '' Nenjirukkum Varai'' (2006). He introduced Vijay and directed several films in his formative years such as '' Naalaiya Theerpu'' (1992), ''Sendhoorapandi'' (1993), ''Rasigan'' (1994), ''Deva'' (1995) and ''

Vishnu Vishnu ( ; , ), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism. Vishnu is known as "The Preserver" withi ...

'' (1995). Most of his movies are with

Vijayakanth Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami (born 25 August 1952), better known by his stage name Vijayakanth, is an Indian politician and former actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Leg ...

(19 films) and Vijay (9 films). He also directed Telugu movies such as ''

'' (1981) and '' Palletoori Monagadu'' (1983) with

Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu, as well as some film ...

. He has appeared in supporting roles in some movies such as '' Kudumbam'' (1984), '' Pudhu Yugam'' (1985), ''Naan Sigappu Manithan'' (1985), '' Neethiyin Marupakkam'' (1985), '' Enakku Nane Needipathi'' (1986), '' Vasantha Raagam'' (1986), '' Nilave Malare'' (1986), '' Neethikku Thandanai'' (1987), ''Sattam Oru Vilayaattu'' (1987), '' Innisai Mazhai'' (1992), ''Deva'' (1995), '' Priyamudan'' (1998), '' Sukran'' (2005) and '' Kodi'' (2016). In the early 2000s, Chandrasekhar slowed down his work as a director and focused on business interests, including on the construction of a three star hotel for his son. In 2000, he began pre-production work on a film titled ''Dhoosi'' with

Sarathkumar Sarathkumar Ramanathan (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, politician, filmmaker, and singer. He has acted in more than 130 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. He has won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards ...

but the project was later shelved. He turned as the lead actor at the age of 70 in '' Touring Talkies'' (2015) which is also his last directorial venture. S. A. Chandrasekhar returned after a break with a biopic on social activist '' Traffic Ramasamy'' (2018). In 2019, he directed his 70th film titled '' Capmaari''. Chandrasekhar spoke at the music launch of the movie ''Visiri'' held on November 22, 2018, at Vadapalani Prasad Lab, Chennai. He allegedly said "offering at Tirupati Hundiyal was like a bribe to the deity and one cannot pass the exam by simply making offering to a deity. If the offering to deity can help you pass the exams, you don't need to write the exams and sit at home". He also said that "success can be achieved only by studying." Virugambakkam police registered a FIR against Chandrasekhar on charges of hurting religious beliefs after a complaint filed by Hindu Munnani over his statements.

Filmography

References

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